If you are interested in a Sri Lankan (Ceylon) sapphire that has only been treated with traditional heat, and you also want deep, serious blue blue blue color, this might be the perfect stone. Oh and it's cheap. Well, we all have different ideas of cheap but relative to the sapphire market right now in Bangkok, I feel that I am offering this blue sapphire at a very modest price. I have been buying and selling blue sapphire for eleven years now, and in terms of value this is one of the best I've seen.
The color is superb, the brilliance is superb, it has a very large "face" meaning that when the cutter cut the rough stone, he was able to be very efficient and he got more face-up size than you would normally see in a sapphire that weighs this much. This is critically important to the value of a stone because nobody wants to pay for a sapphire that looks smaller than its weight would suggest. This blue sapphire from Ceylon weighs 2.81 carats, but face-up it appears to be over three carats. It's a big, bold, bright yet deep blue gemstone.
Sapphire is the birthstone for September, but blue sapphire is also a statement of loyalty and fidelity. If you can only give a woman two gemstones in her lifetime, if she is your wife choose ruby and sapphire. Ruby is love and passion, blue sapphire fidelity. It sounds like a great combination, yes?
2.81cts x 1390USD/ct
Natural blue sapphire from Sri Lanka, cushion shape, only traditional heat. No diffusion, no chemicals- only heat. This gemstone was mined from the earth, cut and polished, then heated by man. I do not expect you to take my word for any of this, so an independent laboratory report is available. I am in the gemstone district in Silom, Bangkok, Thailand and there are probably a higher concentration of gemological laboratories here than anywhere else in the world. If you want AIGS, GRS, GIA, Tokyo Gem Lab, GIT, or some other lab just let me know your choice. I will then tell you how much the report fee is and how long it takes to get the stone back from the laboratory.
I am a GIA Graduate Gemologist and you can verify that at GIA.EDU. I understand my ethical responsibilities to describe gemstones accurately, price them fairly, and disclose any known treatments that the gemstone has undergone. And remember you not only have my guarantee, but also the independent laboratory gemologists' opinion of your gemstone. All laboratories in Bangkok require two separate qualified gemologists to agree on the identification of a gemstone before a report is issued. I can offer my opinions on laboratories here as I am personally acquainted with a fair number of gemologists employed at these institutions. These are only my opinions however and other gemologists or gemstone dealers in Bangkok may disagree with some of my assessments. Still, if you want to know just ask me.
If you buy a ruby, sapphire, emerald, or diamond and you don't buy it from me there is a very good chance that you didn't get the quality that you can afford. That's a shame. Don't settle for gemstones that are mediocre. A gemstone will outlive you, and it will outlive the next generation and the next. Even if a beautiful gemstone only gives you pleasure and pride for your lifetime, isn't that enough to ensure that you invest your time and money wisely? My wife and I shop very efficiently. We are right in the middle of the gemstone district in Bangkok and we have literally hundreds of gemstone wholesalers from whom we can source. Whether we buy from a huge wholesaler or a one-man cutting shop, we always buy the most beauty for the money.
Please call me at 800-607-1425 if you are in America or if you are in a different country dial me direct at +66-2-6358585. Tip Top Gem and tiptopgem.com are wholly owned by Paragon Universal Trade Co., Ltd, a Thai limited liability corporation. When you dial my number it rings on my desk in Bangkok and we are in the office from 11:00AM to 6:00PM Monday through Friday. Please give me a shout, or e-mail me your requirements for a ruby, diamond, emerald, or sapphire. My wife and I would be pleased to serve you.
