Ten Carat Reign — 10ct Natural Blue Sapphire (Neelam) Ring in Sterling Silver

Description

A ten-carat sapphire does not compete for attention. It holds it, quietly, the way deep water holds light.

The stone

Ten carats of natural blue sapphire, oval cut, a deep royal blue that turns to ink where the light leaves it. Look closely and you will find the internal landscape that natural corundum carries — fine silk, faint colour zoning, the quiet evidence of iron, titanium, pressure and geological time.

These are not flaws. They are the reason a natural stone at this size exists at all, and the reason yours will never be identical to the photograph or to anyone else’s. Blue sapphire varies more than most stones from one to the next — some lean royal, some lean midnight — so buy expecting your own shade rather than the one on screen. If the colour is not what you hoped for, it can be exchanged for another stone in your preferred shade.

The setting

Four sculpted crescent prongs cradle the sapphire rather than gripping it, leaving the girdle open so light enters from beneath and returns through the stone rather than bouncing off it. Clusters of moissanite climb both shoulders in a deliberately unruly arrangement — a court around a throne, gathered rather than marshalled.

The metal

925 sterling silver, rhodium-plated to a bright white that makes the blue look deeper, not colder. Replated free, for the life of the ring.

Handcrafted in Saddar

Cast, set, filed, and finished by hand at the bench our family has worked since 1947. Three generations, one address.

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Before you buy

• Natural means inclusions. A flawless ten-carat sapphire would cost more than a house, and anyone offering one cheaply is selling you something else.
• Sapphire is 9 on the Mohs scale — hard, durable, built for daily wear.
• Colour varies stone to stone. Expect a difference from the photograph; an exchange for a preferred shade is possible within 30 days.
• Lab card optional. Choose the “With Certificate” option to receive an independent gemstone lab card with your sapphire.
• Made to order, handcrafted in our own workshop — allow 10–16 business days.
• Lifetime free rhodium replating.

Care

Put it on last, after perfume and lotion. Take it off before hand sanitiser, cleaning, and swimming. Store dry. Bring it to us whenever the white dulls — we will replate it, free, for as long as you own it.