Ceylon Sapphire Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka is one of the world's leading sapphire producers. The stone is sometimes called ceylon sapphire, because Sri Lanka had this name until the 1970s.

The capital Colombo is the focal point of the sapphire trade in Sri Lanka. In the south of the island, Ratnapura, which means “city of precious stones”, is home to a famous gem market. Sapphire mining in Sri Lanka dates back several millennia. Many other precious and fine stones are mined from various mines across the country.

Maison Bonnot is a jeweler and dealer in precious stones, without intermediaries. You can choosing a sapphire from Sri Lanka at a fair price and which corresponds exactly to what you like, to have the personalized ring of your dreams made and wear a bijou en saphir exceptional.

You can find a Ceylon sapphire light blue or royal blue, particularly intense, beautiful blue sapphires tinged with purple, a saphir bleu gris, the rare saphir orange and pink called Padparadscha. There is also the saphir rose from Sri Lanka, which presents different shades, from the lightest to the brightest, as well as mauve or violet shades. The saphir jaune from Sri Lanka has exceptional color. This gemstone is known to be blue, but besides all these varieties, it can also se teinter de vert.

When you choose a Sri Lankan sapphire from Maison Bonnot, you always know whether it has been heated or not. Heating sapphire makes it possible to beautify the stones, for example, by intensifying their color. Heated sapphires are not “treated” sapphires. Heating is a traditional technique very widespread in the world of jewelry. Other treatments are less accepted and may affect the value of the stones. They absolutely must be reported.

If you dream of a bague de fiançailles saphir, the Ceylon gemstone is an excellent choice, given its quality and the variety of colors it can offer. The sapphire industry in Sri Lanka is extremely renowned for its know-how, mastery of artisanal techniques and transparency. Many gemological experts and jewelers around the world prefer to buy sapphires from Sri Lanka.

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The estimated price of a Ceylon sapphire is carried out according to several criteria, the main ones of which are always purity and clarity. The most precious sapphires are uniform and have no or very few inclusions or impurities visible to the naked eye, with the exception of Sri Lankan star sapphire. It is a beautiful optical effect, which creates a six-pointed star, thanks to inclusions.

Browse our site to better understand the prices of a Ceylon sapphire for création unique, taking into account other criteria which are, of course, the weight in carats, the shape in which the stone was
cut and origin. Add to this the law of supply and demand, which can cause the prices of sapphires to fluctuate: certain colors become trendy, while others are less sought after.

Saphir jaune

Saphir rose

Saphir bleu

Saphir teal

Saphir bleu gris

Saphir vert

Saphir multicolore

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