[Jewelry making - Article 00483] - Re: [Orchid] Pink Sapphire or Pale Ruby?

[Daniel R. Spirer]

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>     I also view blue sapphires with the same simplicity: they should
>     not be black/blue; not opaque; not "denim blue" but a eye-catching
>     vibrant blue that takes one's breath away 

    Well from a gemological standpoint it isn't the case. From a
    realistic standpoint, while all of my sapphires would probably fall
    into those criteria, the vast majority of stones out there don't. Of
    all of the customer's stones (that I didn't sell them) I have worked
    with over the years (and it's been a lot) I would say that less than
    1% would actually be what you are describing. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
www.spirerjewelers.com
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