A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING MOUNTED IN PLATINUM

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A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING MOUNTED IN PLATINUM

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A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING MOUNTED IN PLATINUM
Comprising a 6.72 carat oval sapphire from Sri Lanka and flanked by 2 half-moon shape diamonds

Metal: Platinum
Diamonds: 2 half-moon shapes with stated weight of 1.03 carats total
Sapphire: oval brilliant step-cut weighing 6.72 carats as stated in Gem Research SwissLab (GRS) certificate
Certificate: Report GRS2014-016618. Click here to see GRS CERTIFICATE
Size/Dimensions: US Ring size 6
Marks: PT 950

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Specialist's Notes:
Aside from diamonds, sapphires are one of the most popular precious stones and technically, as a variety of the mineral corundum, can appear in many colors. However, blue is the color most associated with sapphires. Mined in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Madagascar, Cambodia and Australia, most sapphires are heat treated today to realize their desired color. Ceylon sapphires had their moment when HRH Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana Spencer with a 12 carat cushion-shaped stone, surrounded by diamonds.

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