A pair of 18ct white gold huggie hinged earrings, featuring a centre row of round sapphires, complimented by 2 rows of diamonds. Each earring is 13.5mm diameter. The total sapphire weight is approximately 0.45ct and diamonds 0.45ct.
Sapphire
Sapphire is one of the 4 cardinal, or precious gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Emerald. Sapphire is composed of corundum, the same as Ruby. Sapphires come in many colours, but commonly blue. Sapphire measures 9 on the Mohs scale, making it the 3rd hardest substance on earth. It is the traditional birthstone for September.