0.75 ct Oval Blue Sapphire & Diamond Necklace in 14k Yellow Gold | Diamond Tales

14k Yellow Gold Necklace. Oval Natural Blue Sapphire, 0.75 carats. One Round Diamond, 0.04 carats.

A 0.75 carat oval sapphire is the size I recommend most often for a first serious colored stone. Big enough to be unmistakably blue at conversational distance, small enough to wear to work, and set here in 14k yellow gold with a single diamond above the stone for a bit of light.

Sapphire is corundum — 9 on the Mohs scale, harder than anything you are likely to knock it against. That hardness is why sapphire has been the practical choice for everyday fine jewelry for centuries, and why I have no hesitation recommending it to clients who are hard on their pieces.

What to look for in a blue sapphire is even saturation across the face of the stone, without the pale zoning that shows up under the table on lesser material. Warm yellow gold pushes a blue sapphire cooler by contrast, which is why this pairing reads so cleanly.

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