Saturday in Maine, Blue Sapphire & Diamond Ring

Saturday in Maine
Blue Sapphire & Diamond
Ring

Ahh…the freedom of the weekend.
Sleeping in late. A lazy breakfast.
Then comfortable jeans, my favorite sweater,
And barefoot on the beach.

This is my Saturday ring, comfortable and casual. It’s pretty, feminine, but not frilly. Practical, low-profile. I can wear it almost anywhere I choose to go. A beautiful antique cushion-cut center gem in the color of summer and eight brilliant diamonds. – E.W.

Cross Saturday Ring
The Story of How It Got Its Name

Eileen was the head of our appraisal department here at Cross. She prepared thousands of appraisals for the jewelry we make. At one point during her career, she moved to Pine Point in Scarborough, a broad, flat to gently sloping white sand beach. During her beach years, I remember her coming into the store and going poetic about her beach before dawn, when she would arrive barefoot and have the entire beach to herself.

When we first made this ring, I showed it to Eileen and asked her what we should call it. She didn’t hesitate for a second. She said she loved it. As she slipped it onto her finger, she said, “I would call it my Saturday ring. I would wear it to my beach on a Saturday because it’s practical and so beautiful.”

This has been our Saturday ring for 16 years. It sits low to the finger. All the gems are locked in solid, safe, and secure. The surfaces are all smooth. The center gem is a big cushion-cut blue sapphire, a gently curved square. On the left and right sides, we have eight tiny white brilliant diamonds.

If you get the sense this is a nice ring, it’s true, and we really like it too. Even if you don’t get up before dawn and walk the beach, it’s a ring you can take almost anywhere.

Why a Cross Blue Sapphire is the Best

We love blue. We know blue. We live by the blue sea, beneath summer blue skies. Even our business is located on a peninsula called Portland, surrounded by saltwater on three sides. We can feel the blue pulsing with every tide. Even 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’s bright, brilliant, and amazingly durable as the second hardest gem to diamond – making it a highly wearable gem. It’s ideal even for rings. We love blue sapphire; we love it so much that we’ve traveled to Southeast Asia to find first-choice colors. We chose 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 sunny summer days to candlelit dinners for two. We want your blue sapphire to dazzle you, dazzle your partner, and everyone in any room you choose to visit. Cross blue sapphires are the best.s are the best.