Purple Sapphire
The color of royalty and spirituality, purple sapphire exhibits bluish to reddish purple hues. While it shares the color of amethyst, purple sapphire possesses higher brilliance and durability. Purple sapphire’s regal color gives the gemstone an air of mystery and sophistication. Chatham lab grown purple sapphire displays the highest quality of color, brilliance and clarity to rival the finest mined purple sapphires.
Give Purple Sapphire as . . .
The September birthstone.
A more durable alternative to amethyst.
An everyday fashion gem with a hardness of 9.
A representation of royalty, wisdom and spiritual insight.
The astrological gem for Taurus and Virgo.
Chatham Lab-Grown Purple Sapphires
Chatham proudly makes the beauty of purple sapphire more accessible with lab-grown technology. By creating the perfect environment, we grow crystals large and rich in color over the course of about nine months. Then, we cut away 80% of the rough for exceptional quality without any treatments. Our lab grown purple sapphires grow cleaner and brighter than the best mined counterpart.
Our highly trained master cutters hand cut Chatham lab grown purple sapphires in a wide variety of shapes. So far, today’s shoppers especially adore purple sapphire in emerald cut and our exclusive antique cushion. The modern woman can select virtually any shape to suit her style with Chatham lab grown purple sapphire.
On top of Chatham lab grown purple sapphires being nearly as durable as diamonds, they also come with a Lifetime Warranty. This way, she can wear her lab grown purple sapphire ring as everyday elegance without worry. Even better, our lab grown purple sapphires eliminate the negative effects of mining, so the earth stays beautiful too. We invite you to compare our lab grown purple sapphire’s clarity and depth of color with any found under the earth. You can visit a Chatham Retailer to view the two options side-by-side and decide which you prefer.
About Purple Sapphires
Much like blue sapphire, purple sapphires have a royal history. Purple has been used as a marker of royalty since ancient times. This is largely due to purple dye being expensive and hard to come by during the Bronze Age. As a result, it became a marker of wealth and nobility. Today, the royal history of purple lends a powerful and luxurious quality to the hue.
As a close relative to the most famous sapphire, purple sapphire likewise expresses romance and faithfulness. The color is also strongly associated with mystery, magic and spirituality. Therefore, a purple sapphire engagement ring beautifully represents a unique and eternal love. In Hindu astrology, the gem’s powers include bringing peace of mind, self-confidence and professional success.
Purple sapphires are typically mined from Madagascar and come in a range of purple hues from violet to plum. Second only to diamond in hardness, these rare gems make excellent engagement rings or everyday fashion jewelry.
