Whenever we see someone wearing jewellery with deep blue gemstones we immediately think of sapphires. They are perhaps one of the most instantly recognisable gemstones. They are loved by many as their very colour evokes skyward images and images of purity. For hundreds of years many different civilisation across the continents have been using sapphires to create jewellery. This tradition has lived on to the present day where sapphires can be seen in all kinds of jewellery including sapphire earrings, rings and pendants.

The main colour of the sapphire stone is blue but it can also be found in yellow, pink, orange and purple. These coloured stones are called fancy sapphires. The blue colour of the sapphire is linked to human emotions such as sympathy, harmony,
friendship and loyalty. The deep blue of the sapphire through these emotions is related to anything permanent and reliable. This is why sapphires are very popular for engagement rings for the emotions and traits that they symbolise.

Sapphires can be set in almost all types of jewellery but perhaps the way to shown them to their best advantage is with earrings. Earrings can be as bold or as simple as you like, it really is a question of personal taste. Sapphire earrings are best teamed with a beautiful and matching sapphire pendant to complete the look. Sapphires look stunning when set with white gold as the gold really enhances the colour of the stone, more than can be said for yellow gold. There are very many types of sapphire earrings available for sale with the most popular types being stud earrings.