Sapphire – The Birthstone for September

The Sapphire is the birthstone for September. At John Wallick Jewelers, in Sun City, Arizona, near Phoenix, AZ we carry beautiful,custom Sapphire jewelry.

Sapphire comes in a variety of colors which are pink, white, yellow, green, blue and black star, and the most popular color is blue and is used for September Birthdays as well as the 45^th wedding anniversary.   The Sapphire is ideal for everyday wear since it is the 2^nd hardest material on the MOHs scale of hardness.

Did you know?

Princess Diana received an engagement ring from Prince Charles with an 18 carat oval cut blue Sapphire. Prince William used his beloved mother Princess Diana’s sapphire diamond ring to propose to his then fiancée Kate Middleton. Because of the rich dark blue color, the sapphire exudes nobility, truth, sincerity, faithfulness, good fortune, virtue, and wisdom.   In ancient Greece and Rome royalty believed the sapphire protected them from evil.

The most famous sapphires in existence are the Star of India and the Star of Bombay.

Sapphires are mined in primarily in three locations; Kashmir, Burma and Sri Lanka. The Sapphire is also mined Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Madagascar and India. There are also mines in the USA in Montana and North Carolina.

At John Wallick Jewelers we have exquisite sapphire rings, sapphire earrings and sapphire pendants in all price ranges sure to match your budget.

John Wallick Jewelers is located on the northwest corner of 99^th Avenue and West Bell Road, just 5 minutes west of Loop 101 in Sun City, Arizona near Phoenix, servicing Sun City West, Avondale, Glendale, Gilbert, Litchfield Park, Peoria and Surprise, AZ. Visit us on our website, www.johnwallickjewelers.com, call us at 623-972-1000 or email us at j.wallick@hotmail.com.