There’s a rhythm to coastal life you begin to feel more deeply as the years go by. Seasons return in a round, familiar circle—winter into spring, spring leaning into summer—each one carrying its own light, its own sky. I’ve learned, as fifties slip into sixties, and sixties lean toward the next decade, that the slow moments are the sweetest ones. Even winter, which once felt endless, now feels too short.
Cape Cod teaches this kind of slowing down with its sand dunes, beach grass bending in the wind, gulls and terns lifting into the sky, and blue waves sweeping in from the North Atlantic. The tide leaves driftwood and seashells on the upper beach, small reminders of journeys made quietly overnight. It’s a landscape that invites you to breathe differently, to take your time.
The sapphire in this ring carries that same deep-blue calm. It’s about the size of a one-carat diamond, encircled by a halo of high-white, natural diamonds. Fourteen more diamonds trail gracefully along the sides in a woven rope design, like the lobster lines that have shaped so much of coastal New England. All set in 14-karat white gold, the piece feels like a touchstone you can carry, something to bring you back to wind, sand, and ocean whenever life moves too quickly.
People often ask, What is the color of the ocean? Some days it’s green. Some days it’s grey. At sunrise, it can be blush red or orange. Under mid-morning chop, it can turn silver. And yet, ask a child to paint the sea, and they will reach for blue instinctively, confidently.
This sapphire comes close to that childlike blue. It’s the blue you hope to see but rarely do. It’s the blue that lives in memory. The blue that appears only when the light, the water, and the moment align just right.
The Cape Cod ring holds that color beautifully. It holds the feeling of standing at the edge of the continent, wind in your hair, the horizon wide open. A reminder that life moves in cycles, that seasons return, and that beauty—like the tide—always comes back around.
Cross’ Passion for Blue Sapphire
Most Jewelers say the darker the better,
We say the bluer the better
People often comment on how blue our sapphires are, how brilliant and pure the color. We believe in blue, pure true blue. True blue is a medium toned blue. True blue is not navy or inky dark. True blue is bright and brilliant. True blue sapphires are shades of blue you can relax into; they calm, comfort and soothe.
Why a Cross Sapphire is the Best
We love blue. We know blue. We live by the blue sea, beneath summer blue skies. Our business is located on a peninsula called Portland, surrounded by saltwater on three sides. We can feel the blue ocean pulsing with every tide. From the rooftop of our building, we can see the open sea. Binoculars show ships coming and going on a blue, blue sea.
We love blue sapphire: It is bright, brilliant and is amazingly durable. As the second hardest gem to diamond, it is a highly wearable gem, ideal for rings. We love blue sapphire… we love it so much that we have traveled to southeast Asia to find first-choice colors. We choose a lighter, brighter blue than most American jewelers because it shows up best under a wide range of real-world lighting conditions. Our blue sapphires look and perform best on everything from sunny days to a candlelit dinner for two.
We want your blue sapphire to dazzle you, dazzle your partner and everyone in any room you visit. Cross’ blue sapphires are the best.
Chosen One at a Time
Most jewelers prefer dark sapphires because they are easier to source and easier to match. Our sapphire jewelry starts with the selection of the individual gem. We choose gems one at a time, and evaluate them under different lighting conditions to find the best performing sapphires. The result is a gem which is bright, blue, and brilliant – everything you want in a sapphire.
This process takes more time and it results in the best, brightest, and truest bluest sapphire jewelry. The jewelry is then specially crafted to fit the gem.
