Collection: Sapphire

• Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale – only diamonds are harder.
• Color: The most common color is the deep, velvety blue. However, sapphires also occur in yellow, green, pink, orange, and violet. The rare "Kashmir sapphire," with its intense, velvety blue, is particularly sought-after.
• Transparency: High-quality sapphires are clear and brilliant. Small inclusions ("silk texture") can even increase the value, as they indicate natural formation.
• Origin: Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Madagascar, Thailand and Australia – the origin significantly influences the market value.

Sapphires are not only compelling for their beauty, but also as durable assets. High-quality specimens, especially untreated sapphires from traditional mining areas, are considered rare and retain their value. The sustained high demand from Asia, the USA, and Europe makes sapphires a stable component in the alternative asset sector.

In recent decades, natural sapphires, in particular, have shown strong value appreciation. Auction results from leading houses demonstrate that top specimens are now fetching record prices – especially sapphires with provenance from Kashmir or Burma.

Sapphire is said to have a clarifying and calming effect. It is said to promote wisdom, concentration, and inner balance. In traditional gemstone science, the sapphire is considered a protective stone for truth and sincerity. It is associated with the month of September as a birthstone .