Natural Sapphire Sterling Silver Celtic Ring

Name: Natural Sapphire Sterling Silver Celtic Ring
SKU: AUG SAPPH RING D

This natural beauty has been polished and enhanced only with a sparkling facet cut. Neither dyed, heat treated or glass filled, this naturally blue Sapphire has been set in a sterling silver Celtic Knot wrap style ring.

Due to the clever adjustable feature, this sterling silver ring will approximately fit sizes M-R (UK) and 6¼-8¾ (US) due to the open design of the band, without compromising the original design concept.

Gemstone measures approximately 11x8mm, and the wearing length (the length it spans your finger when worn) is around 23mm. Comes presented in a Two Skies gift box or tartan pouch with colourful Sapphires & Rubies story card.

Please note that our photographer's hands are small, please check with a ruler if uncertain of scale.

As setting adjustable rings can sometimes be a delicate procedure, we are happy to set the size for you before we sent it out to you - just let us know in the 'free gift card message' field or at checkout.

RESIZING ADJUSTABLE RINGS

It is quite easy to change the size of the ring yourself as long as you go slowly and are careful, manipulating the inner area of the band with warm fingers, rather than pulling at the end sections – this will help keep a round shape too. This ring will span quite a few sizes without compromising the original design concept. Once set, it is advisable not to resize again, as silver is quite soft and can become brittle and snap if bent too frequently.

Sapphire, September's birthstone, and its close cousin Ruby, are members of the corundum mineral species; they are chemically the same mineral, just a different colour. This gem can also naturally appear in a wide spectrum of shades including yellow, purple, orange, green and white - corundum in these colours are known as 'Fancy Sapphires'!

Adam has sourced our stones from our network of environmentally conscious gem hunters. They are completely natural and untreated - none of our Sapphires have been chemically enhanced in any way. It is thought around the world that Sapphires are the gems of love and commitment, making it a perfect gemstone to give as a token of love. The stone of wisdom, prophecy, and royalty, Sapphire can bring protection, spiritual insight and good fortune.
Why do silversmiths use 925%? Measured in parts per thousand, pure silver (999%) is too soft so silversmiths mix it with other metals to make it it harder. The purer the metal, the higher the polish, but it is a lot softer (thus less durable). The harder the metal is, the more hard wearing the jewellery is, but it will also tarnish easier as it has less silver content. Therefore, the silver industry set a standard percentage content for fine silver (925); what we know as "sterling silver". At Two Skies our silversmiths use 925 (sterling) silver for ring shafts and moving parts, and a very high 950% on our stones settings, which enables us to get a strong jewellery item with a beautiful and secure stone setting, without any gluing. Each piece of our jewellery is hand stamped with our Two Skies Hallmark alongside the recognised industry 925 Hallmark.