Are diamonds still a girl's best friend? If you'd like a little more color on your ring finger, you might want to check out sapphires, instead. And—surprise!—sapphires don't just come in shades of blue, like Kate Middleton's famous sapphire sparkler. Here are eight colorful engagement rings from The Natural Sapphire Company:
TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Padparadscha Sapphire Ring (J4097) $14,025. Pink Sapphire Ring (J4645) $2,975. Padparadscha Sapphire Ring (J1468) $18,700. Unique Sapphire Ring (J3928) $1,275. BOTTOM ROW, FROM LEF: Blue Sapphire Ring (J4620) $2,125. Blue Sapphire Ring (J4424) $7,522.50. Unique Sapphire Ring (J4573) $15,725. Unique Sapphire Ring (J3826) $10,625.
I know some of the prices seem high for non-diamonds, but the sapphires on those rings are huge. (The peachy sapphire weighs in at more than 4 carats! And the purpley-blue one is 8!)
The site doesn't have any pre-made rings with green sapphires, but they have tons of loose sapphires in every shade of green:
FROM LEFT: Cushion Unique Sapphire (U4529) $1,198.50. Cushion Unique Sapphire (U3633) $1,864.05. Cushion Unique Sapphire (U3626) $2,177.70. Cushion Unique Sapphire (U4880) $2,924.
I'm also fascinated with these blue-gray and gray sapphires:
FROM LEFT: Cushion Unique Sapphire (U4696) $5,867.55. Asscher Unique Sapphire (U5055) $794.75.
The only color sapphire I don't see is red. But don't worry, there are loads and loads of pretty ruby rings on the site, if you want a red engagement ring:
Ruby Ring (J3835) $7,522.50.
Would you want a sapphire engagement ring? Which color sapphire do you like best? Which of these rings is your favorite?
I'd LOVE a ring with the third green sapphire as a center stone and side stones the color of the gray sapphire on the right.