Purple Color Change No Heat Sapphire Ring peridot A simple mille grain collet

A simple mille grain collet or bezel setting transitions to leaves and branches of 14k yellow gold that seem to envelope the gemstone in a leafy overgrown garden

a garnet and two natural freshwater seed pearls

A halo of eight brilliant cut diamonds light up this deep

Open work shoulders and under gallery segue with a brilliant cut diamond and etched patterning along the sides

a tradition of tucking jewelry away at home or in the bank

Purple Color Change No Heat Sapphire Ring peridot A simple mille grain colletNature's wonders never cease to amaze, from the grandest to the infinitesimally tiny. Some special sapphires possess an unusual trait. Those that are lavender and purple in hue, can color shift or change to blue. This only occurs if man has not heat treated them. Once heated, this seemingly magical visual property is negated. Usually the more saturated the hue in the purple range, the more distinct the color change to vivid blue. For instance many