Montana Sapphires, finally! Sourced from the Rock Creek drainage in Philipsburg, MT and cut in Vancouver, WA by a family company I am absolutely psyched to be working with. This piece is mined, sourced, cut, and set in the USA. I could not be more proud!
THIS PARTICULAR SAPPHIRE IS AS PICTURED, a milky light blue Sapphire! This Sapphire I would consider to be in the blue family, and definitely a light blue. This stone has an opaque body, and has two freckly inclusions at the bottom half of this natural light blue sapphire. It is a very interesting stone, lots of personality!
My last batch of MT Sapphires from the cutters are absolutely gorgeous! That being said, these Sapphires are not always your traditional dark blue MT sapphires. Montana is famous for producing some of the world's most gorgeous and varied colors of Sapphire in the world, including greens, yellows, pinks, periwinkle, and nearly clear. Please allow for color variation from the computer screen, but I have tried to capture this rose-cut Sapphire as accurately as I can in various lighting.
I am in a very itchy mohair sweater of my Great Aunt Petes, and I wear an 18". If you would prefer another length, please let me know in the notes of your order. This necklace will come as 18" if not specified otherwise.
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Gold Fill is an excellent alloy I have worked with for many years now. I've found it to be surprisingly durable and wearable, a great color match to 14k solid gold, hypo-allergenic, and all at an affordable price point! This alloy is not to be confused with gold plating, which is total junk. 14k Gold FILL is a thick 14k solid gold layer on top of a brass core on all sides, and will not scratch off like plating always does. Plating is a microscopic dusting of gold over cruddy base-metal, and I never EVER use it.