Uncut Blue Sapphire Price Per Carat

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Uncut blue sapphire price per carat.

For more information on sapphire quality factors consult our sapphire buying guide blue sapphire appraisal guide and sapphire engagement ring guide. Several years ago we had some excellent 2 2 5 carat blue sapphires at around 400 per carat and recently acquired a 5 09 carat madagascan sapphire with if clarity that is priced at around 600 per carat. Prices typically increase substantially for quality sapphire gems weighing over 2 carats. The pictures below are a rough illustration of differences in blue sapphire saturation.

Blue sapphires come in several shades of blue with those ranging from the palest ones with a mere hint of blue now. After blue pink and pink orange padparadscha colors command the highest prices. The prices per carat for 2 carat heated blue sapphire are about double with very fine stones selling for 1 500 to 2 500 per carat. Where a very good heated blue sapphire in the 1 carat size may sell for 200 to 600 a carat with very fine stones in the 800 to 1 200 a carat range the price per carat increases significantly for larger stones.

Read our notes on burmese sapphire price to get an in depth knowledge how burmese sapphire cost increase with quality.