Sapphire Engagement Rings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, P...
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Pink Sapphire, Kunzite, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Purple Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gol...
2010s North American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s European Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Gold
1990s French Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Russian Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Sapphire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique and Vintage Sapphire Engagement Rings for Sale on 1stDibs
Sapphires are engagement-ring favorites — an antique or vintage sapphire engagement ring symbolizes fidelity and truth, and provides that requisite “something blue” for the bride’s wedding day ensemble.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. They come in every color of the rainbow, but blue ones are the most common.
Even though Napoléon Bonaparte proposed in 1796 to Joséphine, a fashion icon long before Princess Diana, with a two-carat, sapphire and diamond Toi et Moi engagement ring, the most famous blue sapphire engagement ring has to be the Garrard stunner that the late princess picked out in 1981, with its halo of diamonds surrounding the center stone.
Princess Diana’s engagement ring now graces the finger of the Duchess of Cambridge (the former Kate Middleton) and sparked renewed interest in sapphire rings when Prince William proposed to her with it in 2010. A full decade later, a younger generation is newly besotted with the famous jewel, thanks to the hit Netflix series The Crown, which includes a Princess Diana plot line in season five.
If you’re seeking a stone fit for royalty, pay close attention to origin. “Kashmir sapphires sit atop the throne of the sapphire kingdom for their unique color and scintillation unlike any other,” says Sumeet Chordia, of New York City–based RAF Jewels. The velvety-blue Kashmir variety is also extremely rare, especially since the mine is no longer producing.
Other premium sources are Burma (also called Myanmar), known for sapphires of a rich royal blue, and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), which produces gems in the highly sought-after shade of cornflower blue, à la Princess Diana’s ring. Good sapphires also come from Madagascar.
As with other gems, when shopping for a sapphire engagement ring, the 4Cs are crucial. The most desirable cut is the one that shows to best advantage of the particular stone’s individual combination of color, clarity, and brilliance. Finally, since sapphires are relatively dense, a one-carat stone will appear smaller than a diamond of the same weight.
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