Yellow Sapphire...I had no idea!

guccimamma · Aug 27th, 2008, 01:13 PM

the afternoon pick up at my child's school is like a fashion show

i have been ogling this woman's ring from afar for a couple of years...now her son is in my daughter's class, so we are volunteering together

i admitted that i had been admiring her ring from afar...for quite some time. i feel like a jewelry stalker.

i thought it was a big yellow diamond, but she said it is a yellow sapphire....and cost a fraction of the price

now, i know nothing about yellow diamonds...or yellow sapphire for that matter. but can a yellow sapphire be as beautiful as a yellow diamond? this was a perfect canary color....with beautiful diamond side stones.

any opinions? does anyone own a yellow sapphire? i am in love.

simplysplendid · Aug 27th, 2008, 02:01 PM

Hi, if you are a jewelry lover and would like more info and advice on gemstones, may I suggest that you visit www.pricescope.com? There are lots of jewelry lovers as well as members of the trade there who can put in their 2 cents..

VuittonsLover · Aug 27th, 2008, 03:15 PM

Yellow Sapphires are gorgeous. Definitely not as sparling as any diamond yellow or white..or otherwise. But a very close second...

I looove yellow and pink sapphires so much.

Leelee · Aug 27th, 2008, 04:21 PM

They are definitely pretty....I agree with you! I saw one in a jewelery store a few months ago and I can't get it out of my head. I don't remember asking the price, though.

candypants1100 · Aug 27th, 2008, 05:11 PM

huh. i had no idea! that is so funny you were a jewelry stalker!!

socalgem · Aug 27th, 2008, 05:12 PM

I don't have yellow, but I have pink diamonds and sapphires.

Sometimes people mistake the sapphires as diamonds. And I've seen sapphires that were as expensive as the diamonds.

One of the SA's at a store I go to often, is always saying how she loves my ring. And one day I didn't wear it and she asked where was my ring. She even told my DH that is how she met me, complimenting me on my ring. He said she was like a stalker. LOL

If you like it, you should get it.

courtneyh · Aug 27th, 2008, 07:51 PM

my e-ring is a yellow sapphire!!!

Tina_sue · Aug 28th, 2008, 01:28 AM

The cost is in proportion to the rarity... Diamonds are rarer than yellow sapphires. Althought they look the same, the point is in the mental gratification that u get from owning a diamond vs a yellow sapphire. get wht i mean?

lilach · Aug 28th, 2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tina_sue

Althought they look the same,

the do not! sorry but i while i adore both this has to be said while a sapphire is indeed beautiful and shiny it IS different than a fancy colored diamond. just due to the physical options of a diamond the diamand will sparkle and has the "inner fire" that sapphire simply has not.
but as i said yellow sapphires are a beauty in their own right!
alos yellow and pink sapphires are cheaper then blue sapphires (of course all factors equal) and a fine blue sapphire can even be more valuable then a white diamond etc.

just wanted to clarify and again sapphires (all colors )are gorgy just different

socalgem · Aug 28th, 2008, 12:15 PM

I don't think they look the same either. I think people that aren't familiar with coloured diamonds tend to mistake them for sapphires.

I have blue sapphires and my pink sapphires were more expensive.

guccimamma · Aug 28th, 2008, 03:13 PM

i think they look similar to me...because i have no knowledge of yellow diamonds, or their properties...so i admit i am easily fooled.

but it sure is pretty with the diamond sidestones in the platinum setting...looks like a big ole yellow diamond to my inexperienced eyes!

now, just because i am a jewelery stalker....i am not dangerous! i just like to look, more like a peeper

socalgem · Aug 28th, 2008, 05:19 PM

gucci - I admire nice jewelry too. I haven't gotten to the stalker stage yet. LOL

Bitten · Aug 30th, 2008, 03:36 AM

I love yellow sapphires. They're so bright and cheerful and with diamond shoulders (maybe a tapered baguette or a bullet shape) a large yellow sapphire set in platinum or white gold would look stunning!

Oddly I'm not a fan of the blue sapphire - probably because they tend to be that very dark blue and I'm more into an aquamarine or blue topaz shade...mmmm.

With pink stones, I love a pink diamond (really, who doesn't?) but am not so keen on pink sapphires? Weird, huh? I love morganite, but my jeweller keeps telling me that it's too soft a gem to put in a ring. Darn it...

Aug 27th, 2008, 01:13 PM	#1
guccimamma guccimamma	Yellow Sapphire...I had no idea! the afternoon pick up at my child's school is like a fashion show i have been ogling this woman's ring from afar for a couple of years...now her son is in my daughter's class, so we are volunteering together i admitted that i had been admiring her ring from afar...for quite some time. i feel like a jewelry stalker. i thought it was a big yellow diamond, but she said it is a yellow sapphire....and cost a fraction of the price now, i know nothing about yellow diamonds...or yellow sapphire for that matter. but can a yellow sapphire be as beautiful as a yellow diamond? this was a perfect canary color....with beautiful diamond side stones. any opinions? does anyone own a yellow sapphire? i am in love.

Aug 27th, 2008, 02:01 PM	#2
simplysplendid 2 precious boys' mom Location: Topsy Turvy World	Hi, if you are a jewelry lover and would like more info and advice on gemstones, may I suggest that you visit www.pricescope.com? There are lots of jewelry lovers as well as members of the trade there who can put in their 2 cents.. __________________ How does one stick to a ban?

Aug 27th, 2008, 03:15 PM	#3
VuittonsLover Cartier Crazy	Yellow Sapphires are gorgeous. Definitely not as sparling as any diamond yellow or white..or otherwise. But a very close second... I looove yellow and pink sapphires so much. __________________

Aug 27th, 2008, 05:12 PM	#6
socalgem Because I can... Location: California	I don't have yellow, but I have pink diamonds and sapphires. Sometimes people mistake the sapphires as diamonds. And I've seen sapphires that were as expensive as the diamonds. One of the SA's at a store I go to often, is always saying how she loves my ring. And one day I didn't wear it and she asked where was my ring. She even told my DH that is how she met me, complimenting me on my ring. He said she was like a stalker. LOL If you like it, you should get it. __________________ Life is too short to drink cheap champagne. Last edited by socalgem; Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:15 PM.

Aug 27th, 2008, 07:51 PM	#7
courtneyh Happy Holidays! Location: CHRISTMAS-TOWN!	my e-ring is a yellow sapphire!!! __________________ HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ------

Aug 27th, 2008, 04:21 PM	#4
Leelee Up On My Toes! Location: Highland, Maryland	They are definitely pretty....I agree with you! I saw one in a jewelery store a few months ago and I can't get it out of my head. I don't remember asking the price, though.

Aug 27th, 2008, 05:11 PM	#5
candypants1100 Member Location: candyland	huh. i had no idea! that is so funny you were a jewelry stalker!!

Aug 28th, 2008, 01:28 AM	#8
Tina_sue Member	The cost is in proportion to the rarity... Diamonds are rarer than yellow sapphires. Althought they look the same, the point is in the mental gratification that u get from owning a diamond vs a yellow sapphire. get wht i mean? __________________ Current Bag count: Lost Count HG: Fendi Vintage Croc Shopper

Aug 28th, 2008, 12:15 PM	#10
socalgem Because I can... Location: California	I don't think they look the same either. I think people that aren't familiar with coloured diamonds tend to mistake them for sapphires. I have blue sapphires and my pink sapphires were more expensive. __________________ Life is too short to drink cheap champagne.

Aug 28th, 2008, 03:13 PM	#11
guccimamma guccimamma	i think they look similar to me...because i have no knowledge of yellow diamonds, or their properties...so i admit i am easily fooled. but it sure is pretty with the diamond sidestones in the platinum setting...looks like a big ole yellow diamond to my inexperienced eyes! now, just because i am a jewelery stalker....i am not dangerous! i just like to look, more like a peeper

Aug 28th, 2008, 05:19 PM	#12
socalgem Because I can... Location: California	gucci - I admire nice jewelry too. I haven't gotten to the stalker stage yet. LOL __________________ Life is too short to drink cheap champagne.

Aug 30th, 2008, 03:36 AM	#13
Bitten Chic, not cheap. Location: On campus.	I love yellow sapphires. They're so bright and cheerful and with diamond shoulders (maybe a tapered baguette or a bullet shape) a large yellow sapphire set in platinum or white gold would look stunning! Oddly I'm not a fan of the blue sapphire - probably because they tend to be that very dark blue and I'm more into an aquamarine or blue topaz shade...mmmm. With pink stones, I love a pink diamond (really, who doesn't?) but am not so keen on pink sapphires? Weird, huh? I love morganite, but my jeweller keeps telling me that it's too soft a gem to put in a ring. Darn it... __________________ I appreciate fine things, but most of all, fine people.