Military Officer - December 2008 - (Page 20) In all my years as a GIA graduate jeweler, I have never seen a huge sapphire in such a magnificent setting. The craftsmanship and detail used in making the Oval Sapphire Pendant is superb. — JAMES T. FENT, GIA Graduate Gemologist Giant Rare Sapphires Discovered on a Perilous Journey The spellbinding deep blue of the evening sky is revealed in our immense 22 carat natural sapphire. H unting for rare gemological finds can be daring and adventurous. But sometimes luck is on our side. After searching literally high and low in mountaintop villages and in steamy river deltas for large-sized sapphires, through seven countries in six time zones, we met a Burmese professor of geology. Dr. John Ho was kind enough to meet us in the very civilized Peninsula Hotel overlooking Hong Kong Harbor. The Burmese have some of the finest gemstones in the world, but what he showed us after reaching into his pocket truly took our breath away. Not small one, two, or three carat stones, but a handful of magnificent 22 carat plus, faceted sapphires in deep midnight blue. Were these a king’s ransom? No, the professor had been collecting them for years to use in his classes. Now we are always in favor of higher education, but we agreed that these beauties were going to be leaving his classroom for good. A quick flight to Bali for a meeting with our silversmiths and the sterling silver pendant settings were hammered out. Please try the Midnight Blue 22 Stauer is thrilled to present the Midnight Blue 22 carat Sapphire natural sapphire pendant. If you are necklace. And don’t worry; we didn’t not thrilled at this rare find, send it let the luxury mavens dictate the price. back for a full refund of the purchase price. Finding giants can be a rewardMost jewelers would ing adventure. charge exorbitantly high prices for 22 carat stones, JEWELRY SPECS: but Stauer can keep the - 22 ctw oval facet cut sapphire price at under $150. A - Set in hand-crafted sterling silver setting gemological rarity with - Pendant is 11/2" x 11/4" / weight is 1/2 oz. deep ethereal blue tones, Compare the actual - 18" hand-woven sterling silver chain (optional) the sapphire is the size of a 1 carat - Individual color may vary. sapphire to our 22 second hardest stone carat Oval Sapphire. known to mankind, second only to diamonds. The history Midnight Blue 22 Sapphire Pendant of sapphire collecting goes back over (22 ctw) MSRP $1,800 2,400 years and sapphires have Your price $145 +s&h adorned the finest jewelry from British 18" Hand-woven Sterling Silver Chain Royal crowns to Princess Di’s engage- (shown above) Sold separately $75 +s&h ment ring. But we are willing to guar- Call now to take advantage of this limited offer. antee that no one in your circle has a stone anything quite like this. Since every stone is unique, that guarantee is Promotional Code OSN142-01 easy to keep. It goes without saying Please mention this code when you call. that this is a limited edition, since we 14101 Southcross Drive W., are never sure if we can find any more Dept. OSN142-01 Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 stones of this size and cut. 1-800-906-4635 Smart Luxuries—Surprising Prices www.stauer.com http://www.stauer.com
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