Sapphire : FAARO Jewelry

FAARO sapphires
FAARO is a brand of jewelry which specializes in sapphire jewelry. Our sapphires come in a multitude of colors including white, pink, green, yellow, and blue. All our beautiful stones come from well-known gem producing countries such as Thailand and Cambodia as well as Sri Lanka, where most of our blue sapphires are formed.

The history of our main Sapphire producer, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been known by many different names throughout time because of its abundance of gems and the shape of the wonderful island is a gem. Marco Polo once stated in 1292, “I want you to understand that the island of Ceylon is, for its size, the finest island in the world and from its streams comes sapphires…”. “Serendib” is another name given by Persian traders, who came to this country to trade gems. “Ranthna deepa” meaning land of gems, is well known for producing the world’s richest and biggest sapphires for thousand years. The blue sapphires found in Sri Lanka are known as “Ceylon sapphires”. Not to forget the “Star of India”, a 563.35 carat sapphire mined in Sri Lanka, is the world’s largest star sapphire exhibited in New York National Museum at the moment.


Sapphires
Sapphires comes in different colors such as violet, dark gray, orange, yellow, pink, green and black which are also known as “fancy sapphires.” These “fancy sapphires” are less expensive than other sapphires but are equally as beautiful. Blue sapphires, found primarily in Sri Lanka and other gem producing countries, have a unique velvety luster which makes them very expensive. Most of the sapphires found in Sri Lanka are of a lighter shade of blue and are usually more than 100 carats. White sapphires, which are colorless stones, are also found primarily in Sri Lanka. These fine white sapphires are extremely rare as a result of their unique hues or shades of pink, purple or blue.

Rareness of sapphires
As a result of sapphires unique colors and shades, they tend to be very expensive and hard to find. Most of the time these stone’s prices increase several times by the time they arrive in North America and Europe. Diamonds today are used in almost all of the jewelry sold, especially in the United States. This production and usage of diamonds prove that diamonds are not rare. Diamonds are so expensive mainly because of inflated profit margins. Unlike diamonds, sapphires come in different shades and colors which make them extremely rare and unique.

Natural Crystal Sapphires
These hexagonal crystal structured sapphires, scientifically called “corundum,” are designed by FAARO for elegance and beauty with a unique taste of nature. Our natural crystal sapphires come from Sri Lanka. These sapphires are in their original form, but cut and polished to a unique shape. Each crystal is unique for their shape and shades of colors, just like sapphires. These natural crystals carry a myth, that they possess various healing powers of the earth making them very popular among the natives of Sri Lanka.