Sapphire also doubles as the 45th wedding anniversary gift. The American Gem Society is the country’s preeminent jewelry trade organization dedicated to consumer protection. Some of the most famous sapphires include: The Star of India, an astonishing 563 carats, the Logan Sapphire, around 423 carats and The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton’s engagement ring which used to belong to the trend setting Princess Diana. Sapphires naturally occur in any color of the rainbow including green, pink and yellow, but blue is the color for September birthstones. This September birthstone symbolizes nobility, wisdom, and enlightenment.
But they can also be found in Australia, Cambodia and within the U.S., Montana. Sapphire, the birthstone of September, is a stunning blue gemstone. Historically, sapphires have been found in Kashmir, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Because of this some cultures believed if a person touched sapphires to their eyes, they would be healed. They were also used to help with pain, stress and seen as a third eye. Sapphires have also been believed to enhance wisdom, purity, truth and protection. Sapphires were sometimes worn during meditation to impart the wearer creativity and divine inspiration. In ancient Greece the gemstone was associated with Apollo and was often worn when people went to visit Oracles. Ancient Persians believed the Earth sat upon a sapphire and that’s why the sky was blue.
Over the years sapphires have come to represent many things. When you look into a sapphire, what do you see? Deep oceans? Endless blue skies? Sapphires are known for their mesmerizing blue color, but did you know sapphires can come in a variety of other colors? A few include: pink, orange or green (referred to as fancy sapphires.) If a sapphire were to be red, it would actually be a ruby! The origins of the word sapphire are debated and said to come from the Latin word sapphirus, the Greek word sappheiros, the Sanskrit word Sanipriya and Hebrew Sapir.
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