Sapphire and Diamond Bands for Women

Sapphire and Diamond Bands for Women

Sapphire is the one colored stone that truly earns a place in a ring worn every day. At 9 on the Mohs scale it is the hardest thing in the jewelry box after diamond itself, which is why it can sit in a band that never comes off, and why every design on this page pairs the two stones side by side rather than sheltering one from the other.

Blue, pink, and the alternating row

The signature design here is the alternating band: sapphire, diamond, sapphire, diamond around the row, in deep blue or in pink. Five and seven stone versions count a milestone the way a diamond anniversary ring does, with the color carrying the occasion; sapphire has long been tied to September birthdays and to milestone anniversaries, which is why these are bought as gifts as often as wedding bands.

Cuts and settings

Round and princess cut stones fill the alternating rows; oval and marquise cut sapphires appear as single centers with diamonds beside them. Channel set rows wall the stones in metal for daily wear, shared prong and U-prong rows open them to light, and bezel set designs wrap the sapphire completely, the most protective setting there is. A beaded floral design brings the engraved side of the collection into color. Each ring is made to order in white, yellow or rose gold or in platinum.

Related: women's anniversary rings for all diamond counted rows, the legacy sapphire wedding and anniversary rings collection, stones beyond sapphire in gemstone rings, and the full women's wedding rings page.