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cERTIFICATION
in sAPPHIRES
Is certification important for sapphires? |
The jewelry industry has yet to standardize a consistent
grading scale for sapphires. Though there are several testing agencies that
provide detailed gem grading reports, they fall short when it comes to
classifying sapphires. The reports, which are limited to color-grading, are not
as systematic, methodical and detailed as a diamond grading report, and they
vary significantly from agency to agency.
Unlike diamonds, where the cut is one of the most important qualities, the
“color” of a sapphire plays an important factor in determining its quality and
value. Sapphire cuts are personalized for every sapphire, in order to best
enhance the unique shape and color of every gemstone, thus making certification
difficult.
However, sapphires can and should be certified for origin, to ensure that you
know exactly where your sapphire is coming from and in what conditions it was
mined, cut, and polished.
All of Brilliant Earth’s sapphires are ethically sourced from select mines with
fair trade practices in Australia, Sri Lanka and Malawi. Brilliant Earth
provides a certificate of origin for every sapphire that verifies the gemstone
was ethically mined, cut, and polished.
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