Gem Choice For A Big Blue Gemstone Heart Pendant
In a recent survey we asked a select group of jewelry lovers a few questions. One question was related to the big blue stone pendant worn by Kate Winslet in the movie Titanic. We wanted to know what gemstone they thought was set in the heart pendant set in the movie. Almost 95% of the responses confidently claimed that the heart shaped blue stone in the pendant was a blue sapphire. They also commented that the gems that surrounded the center heart sapphire were diamonds!
On a similar note we asked the group what gem they would like to have in a large blue stone heart pendant that, had a gem size of around 30 to 50 carats. Once again, the answer was blue sapphire. Yes indeed, many people know just a few blue stones and one is blue sapphire. Just like the red gem that most people are aware of is, a ruby. Similarly many people are under the impression that all green gemstones are emeralds!.
Now let us climb into a dream world, let us presume that you were dying to have a big sapphire heart pendant. The gem size that you are interested is around 20mm to 25mm heart shape. To put this in perspective of weight, the gem big heart sapphire would weigh around 40 carats to 60 carats. Now let us throw around some figures of what you would be expected to pay for such a pendant.
If you had settled for a medium grade blue sapphire from Thailand that was around 30 to 40 carats, the heart pendant would cost you around 400,000 U.S$ to 600,000 U.S$. At the other extreme, had you intended to get a good blue ceylon sapphire heart gemstone for your pendant, would end up paying around 1.8 to 2 million U.S$ for the gemstone,
Even a casual glance at those pricings would tell you that, we are wasting our time by considering a big blue sapphire heart pendant. So what we will be better doing now is to check the options for affordable gem options for a big blue heart pendant. In the opaque gem range, you could try blue turquoise or blue lapis. Move into the transparent gem category and not many options would exist. One of the most suitable gems for a big blue gem heart pendant would undoubtedly be, blue topaz. The three shades of blue topaz namely sky blue, swiss blue and london blue are modestly priced in the 30 carat to 40 carat gem size range.
One important point that we need to clarify now is that, the gems we are talking about are natural gems. You might come across big heart pendants that have synthetic blue stones or even, simple glass pieces cut to a heart shape. Kaisilver can custom make a big blue gemstone heart pendant for you with the design of your choice. The best part of working with us is that, you get the same quality of design, craftsmanship and gems for gold or 925 sterling silver jewelry.
The above report is compiled by the experts at Kaisilver. We will love to hear your comments or suggestions so do email our support experts at sales@kaisilver.com You can also see more information on blue heart pendants at http://www.kaisilver.com/blue-heart-pendant-blue-gemstone-choice-ks-01.htm