| FAARO sapphires In FAARO we specialize in | | | | sapphires." These sapphires are somewhat less |
| sapphire jewelry. Our sapphires come in a | | | | expensive than other sapphires but are equally |
| multitude of colors including white, pink, green, | | | | beautiful. Blue sapphires, found primarily in Sri |
| yellow, and blue. All our beautiful stones come | | | | Lanka and Cambodia, have a unique velvety luster |
| from well-known gem producing countries such as | | | | which makes them very expensive. White |
| Thailand and Cambodia as well as Sri Lanka, | | | | sapphires, which are colorless stones, found |
| where we get most of our large blue sapphires | | | | primarily in Sri Lanka too. These fine white |
| and original sapphire crystals, directly from the | | | | sapphires are extremely rare as they have a |
| gem mining pits. We are the only jeweler in the | | | | unique hues or shades of pink, purple or blue. With |
| world which makes sapphire crystal jewelry, by | | | | proper cutting, white sapphires can easily |
| specializing in preserving the shape of the original | | | | compete with diamonds. Ruby, which comes in |
| sapphire crystals, designed by our Italian-trained | | | | red color, can be considered a kind of "red |
| designers (see below for more detail). | | | | sapphire" because they belong to the same |
| History of FAARO's main sapphire producer, Sri | | | | "corundum" family of gem minerals. Image: (this is |
| Lanka Sri Lanka has been known by many | | | | a copyright material of |
| different names throughout time because of its | | | | Rareness of Sapphires As a result of sapphires' |
| abundance of gems and the shape of the | | | | unique color and shades, they tend to be very |
| wonderful island is a gem. Marco Polo once stated | | | | expensive and hard to find. Most of the time |
| in 1292, "I want you to understand that the island | | | | these stone's prices increase several times by the |
| of Ceylon is, for its size, the finest island in the | | | | time they arrive at jewelry stores in North |
| world and from its streams comes sapphires . . . ". | | | | America, Europe, or Japan. Diamonds today are |
| "Serendib" is another name given by Persian | | | | used in almost all of the jewelry sold, especially in |
| traders, who came to this country to trade gems. | | | | United States. This production and usage of |
| "Ranthna deepa" meaning land of gems, is well | | | | diamonds prove that diamonds are not rare; only |
| known for producing world's richest and biggest | | | | the price is expensive due to inflated profit |
| sapphires for thousand years. The blue sapphires | | | | margins. Recently the renowned newspaper Wall |
| found in Sri Lanka are known as "Ceylon | | | | Street Journal, in an article on sapphires, quoted |
| sapphires". One of the world's largest sapphires is | | | | "Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but |
| the 563.35 carat "Star of India". Despite its name, | | | | sapphires have always been a girl's best value." |
| this magnificent gem stone was mined in Sri | | | | Unlike diamonds sapphires comes in different |
| Lanka. The "Star of India" is currently being shown | | | | shades and colors which make them extremely |
| in New York National Museum. | | | | rare and unique. At FAARO, we make the highest |
| Sapphires Sapphires come in different colors such | | | | quality sapphire jewelry at a very affordable price |
| as; violet, dark gray, orange, yellow, pink, green | | | | by procuring sapphires and sapphire crystals by |
| and black, which are also known as "fancy | | | | going directly to the gem miners. |