SAPPHIRES
Sapphires exist in nature not only in all types of blue, but also in colors such as pink, yellow, orange, etc. But blue is definitely the main color of sapphire.
Its beauty, magnificent colors, and transparency, as well as its resistance and hardness, are the main characteristics attributed to the sapphire. Like the ruby, it belongs to the Corundum family, which makes it second in hardness only to diamond.
Sapphires can be found in few places, and very complicated procedures are necessary for their extraction. In addition, they must be cut by very experienced lapidaries, not only because of their hardness, but also because they can show different tones depending on the cutting angle. Therefore, the lapidary must orient the cut to show the best possible color.
The value of sapphires depends on size, color, and transparency, and although new sapphire mines have been found in recent years, high-quality sapphires, such as those selected by Perodri Joyeros, continue to be very scarce in all the mines of the world.