![]() ![]() ![]() Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. Women wore ornamental earrings - studs and hoops at the very least - in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories. We specially craft our earrings to fit each gem.In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. ![]() This process takes more time and it results in the best, brightest, and truest bluest sapphire jewelry. The result is a gem which is bright, blue, and brilliant – everything you want in a sapphire. We choose gems one at a time, and evaluate them under different lighting conditions to find the best performing sapphires. Our sapphire jewelry starts with the selection of the individual gem. Most jewelers prefer dark sapphires because they are easier to source and easier to acquire a consistent repeatable color. In its finest qualities, a blue sapphire should be blue under normal life lighting conditions – home, office, and outdoors not just under the bright showcase lights of a jewelry store. Often to see the blue in these sapphires you’d need to stand under intense direct light. The owner of Cross Jewelers shares his thoughts on blue sapphires, how he selects sapphires, and what makes our sapphire collection different from most other jewelers. ![]()
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