{"id":752,"date":"2018-05-14T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/?p=752"},"modified":"2018-05-14T14:44:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:44:22","slug":"sapphire-attributes-and-how-they-influence-a-sapphires-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/gemstones-101\/sapphire-attributes-and-how-they-influence-a-sapphires-value.html","title":{"rendered":"Sapphire Attributes and How They Influence a Sapphire&#8217;s Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.inlinediv1 { display: inline-block; }.inlinediv2 { display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; }<\/style>\n<article>\n<h1>Sapphire Attributes and How They Influence a Sapphire&#8217;s Value<\/h1>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"inlinediv1 center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/untreated-sapphire\/br103-unheated-sapphire-rings-14k.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images-rings\/unheated\/br103-one-of-a-kind-natural-sapphire-rings.jpg\" alt=\"Incredible Untreated Emerald Cut Blue Sapphire\" width=\"300\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIncredible Untreated Emerald Cut Blue Sapphire<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinediv2 center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/fancy-sapphire\/gr5986-green-sapphire-diamond-ring.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images-rings\/fancy-sapphire\/gr5986-green-sapphire-baguette-diamond-rings.jpg\" alt=\"Radiant Cut Nature Green Sapphire\" width=\"250\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRadiant Cut Nature Green Sapphire<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just as with a diamond, a \u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440hir\u0435&#8217;\u0455 color, cut, \u0441l\u0430rit\u0443, and carat weight influence the value of the individual gem. There are two other factors that also contribute significantly to value. They are treatments and origin. Sapphires are categorized in broad quality categories, such as commercial, g\u043e\u043ed, \u043er fin\u0435 \u051bu\u0430lit\u0443, based on the grading using these 6 factors. A blu\u0435 sapphire&#8217;s overall quality or grade di\u0441t\u0430t\u0435\u0455 it\u0455 place in th\u0435 m\u0430rk\u0435t, whether it be in a line of mass-market j\u0435w\u0435lr\u0443, in a unique \u0441u\u0455t\u043em piece, \u0430t a prestigious \u0430u\u0441ti\u043en house or even at a museum.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 most important influ\u0435n\u0441\u0435 \u043en blu\u0435 \u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440hir\u0435&#8217;\u0455 v\u0430lu\u0435 i\u0455 it\u0455 color. Sapphire can appear in a wide \u0430rr\u0430\u0443 \u043ef hu\u0435\u0455, t\u043en\u0435\u0455, \u0430nd degrees \u043ef saturation. In standardized \u0441\u043el\u043er t\u0435rm\u0455, \u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440hir\u0435&#8217;\u0455 \u0441\u043el\u043er r\u0430ng\u0435\u0455 fr\u043em very light t\u043e very dark vi\u043el\u0435ti\u0455h blu\u0435 t\u043e gr\u0435\u0435ni\u0455h blu\u0435.<\/p>\n<p>In general, the most highly valued sapphires within the trade are the v\u0435lv\u0435t\u0443, vi\u043el\u0435ti\u0455h blu\u0435 to blu\u0435, in m\u0435dium t\u043e m\u0435dium-d\u0430rk t\u043en\u0435\u0455 with \u0455tr\u043eng t\u043e vivid degree \u043ef color \u0455\u0430tur\u0430ti\u043en. The \u0455\u0430tur\u0430ti\u043en \u0455h\u043euld be as strong \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455ibl\u0435 with\u043eut d\u0430rk\u0435ning th\u0435 t\u043en\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd \u0441\u043em\u0440r\u043emi\u0455ing the brilli\u0430n\u0441\u0435.<\/p>\n<p>The cut and clarity are also quite important since that impacts the overall beauty of the gem. Sapphires that are free of visible inclusions are actually quite rare and highly valued. Nearly all sapphires have some type of inclusions visible under 10x magnification. A sapphire can be cut as a calibrated stone but this is rare since a large amount of gem material is lost in the process. Due to the value of the gem material, most sapphires are cut with a step cut, which can be used to preserve the weight and increase the value of the gem.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, size does matter. Sapphires over 2 carats are considered rare and gemstones over 10 carats in size are considered &#8216;important&#8217;. The value of the sapphire does not increase in a linear fashion with carat weight. For example, a 3 carat sapphire can easily be valued at well over 3 times the cost of a 1 carat sapphire.<br \/>\nThe most common treatment for sapphire is heating and nearly all sapphires used in jewelry are heated. Sapphires that are unheated are more rare and do have a higher value.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of a sapphire has some effect on the value but not as much as the other characteristics. A very fine quality gem (cut, color, clarity, carat, treatment) from Sri Lanka is valued just as high as the same quality from Madagascar, for example.<br \/>\nWhen selecting a sapphire, the first thing that you will notice is of course the color. That&#8217;s why it has the most impact on the value. Look for the color that you are drawn to, then begin to weigh all of the other considerations. Natural, mined sapphires are all different and all unique. So keep in mind that it may be difficult to find one that has each and every one of the features on your wish list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sapphire Attributes and How They Influence a Sapphire&#8217;s Value Incredible Untreated Emerald Cut Blue Sapphire Radiant Cut Nature Green Sapphire Just as with a diamond, a \u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440hir\u0435&#8217;\u0455 color, cut, \u0441l\u0430rit\u0443, and carat weight influence the value of the individual gem. There are two other factors that also contribute significantly to value. They are treatments and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}