Star Sapphire

[amberfocus]

Because azriona asked if they really exist, I thought I'd post a picture of a polished uncut star sapphire, and the ring I based Rose's wedding ring off of in You're What?  as well.

       

Comments

[azriona.livejournal.com]

Pretty! I want.

[blemt.livejournal.com]

with or without Nine attached? ;)

[azriona.livejournal.com]

Hmm. If Nine came bearing that ring, I think I'd sort of be honor-bound to take him, wouldn't you agree? I mean, it'd be rude to just let the poor man walk away, wouldn't it?

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

If he came without the ring, wouldn't you still be honor-bound to take him? I mean he is Nine, after all... *grins*

[othermewriter.livejournal.com]

With of course!!!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Me, too, and with Nine, of course!

[stargirl577.livejournal.com]

I want one, too!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

*grins* It's all kinds of pretty, isn't it?

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

my birthstone...with a pretty addition

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Blue sapphire's one of my favorite stones already, but with the star in it it, I just adore it.

[amyo67.livejournal.com]

That's really pretty. I want one. Sapphire is my birthstone and one of my favorite gems. Lucky Rose

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

She is a very lucky girl.

[nonlinearmusing.livejournal.com]

That is a pretty stone. I've never seen one before.

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

It's lovely, isn't it? It felt perfect for a love made in the stars.

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Lol, I was wondering why there was so much specific chemistry terminology in that chapter! Because it actually exists. XD It's very pretty!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

If I can slip the science into Doctor-speak, I always like to do so and this leant itself really well to that. *grins*

beautiful

[captain91.livejournal.com]

all that science was real? i thought you'd just bluffed through it - my most sincere apologies!

and you've just helped me decide what i want for my eighteenth birthday!

Re: beautiful

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I'd say that 95% of the science in my stories is real and 5% is futuristic bluffing. In this case it was all real.

[fishface44.livejournal.com]

I've always liked star sapphires, and I love how thorough you are!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Well, I try to be. I like to back my stuff up with science as much as I can and I wanted something really special for them after all they've been through to get to this point.

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

Ooo, that's awesome! I'm a sucker for unusual gemstones! *waits patiently for her Nine with star sapphire ring to show up on her doorstep* :D What? Is that slightly unrealistic? Wellllll, okay then, he doesn't have to bring me the ring... :P ;)

That really is gorgeous and I'm so glad you posted pics so we can see what a beauty that really is! *hugs!* ♥♥♥!!!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Can you just imagine if he did, though? *sighs*

[starrynights24.livejournal.com]

I love star sapphires! The first ring that my father ever bought my mother was a star sapphire. It was always my favourite of hers, and she gifted me with that ring for my 20th birthday (Blimey! Have I really had that ring just a few months shy of 8 years?!).

Of course, I wouldn't mind getting another one, especially if it meant I got Nine too. ;0)

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Ooh, you should post a photo of yours. I'd love to see it.

[starrynights24.livejournal.com]

I was all ready to say "Ask and ye shall receive", but then I tried to take a picture. *pouts* My camera refused to cooperate.

I can describe it though. It's a small star sapphire in a white gold band. There are four prongs, almost perfectly lined up with the points in the star. It's a tall prong setting - the band of the ring twists under the stone to create the cradle that holds the stone (the two prongs that are part of the "right" branch of the band hold the left side of the stone, and vice versa). It's a very simple, very pretty ring.

If I'm feeling ambitious tomorrow I'll try again to take a picture of it - or at least poke around online a bit more to find a picture of the setting.

[sunstar77.livejournal.com]

I have a black star sapphire ring. They're so pretty to look at.

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

That sounds gorgeous!

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

They are one of the most beautiful stones in the world, and I have to say I prefer them over diamonds (though I'm a sucker for all things blue). My grandmother had one that she gave to me to wear with my sapphire prom dress way back...a lot of years ago. It's my favourite ring!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Sounds lovely. I love these stones myself but I don't have one.

[heather916.livejournal.com]

Oh, I absolutely love star sapphires. My favorite ring is a woman's replica of my dad's college class ring (it was my mom's first engagement ring - a promise ring, I guess). And the stone in that ring is a gorgeous star sapphire.

Of course, sapphire is also my birthstone, so I'm partial to begin with.

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to be partial to sapphires anyway, especially the deep blue ones, though.