Imagine our solar system…it’s big. Our star, the sun, is 93 million miles away from Earth. Our star, our sun, and our solar system are on the outer reaches of an arm of our spinning galaxy, the Milky Way. The distances of space and time are so vast within our galaxy that it’s a challenge just to think about.
We call this sapphire and diamond piece Center of Our Galaxy. Yes, the center of our galaxy is a black hole. At the center, no one really knows what’s there. Certainly not a blue sapphire, but we can pretend.
So, now, to further stretch our collective imagination. Earth and our sun are at the outer edge of our galaxy. The distance from Earth to the center of our galaxy is 25,000 light-years, meaning that light traveling at 186,000 miles per second would take 25,000 years to reach the center. That’s a very long way away.
John’s Genius Gems
Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
I sit with John twice a year. It’s usually three hours. John spends a lot of time flying around the world. He lectures in London and Singapore about gems. He spends a lot of time in Thailand and Sri Lanka hunting for the best blue sapphires. John graduated from college with an advanced degree in chemistry and loved gems. I consider John the best person in the jewelry business to discuss the mysteries and chemistry of gems and gemology. John speaks the foreign language of the periodic table fluently.
I’ve known a few people who could talk about the constituent elements in gems. John really understands the fundamentals of gems, understanding them in ways we mere mortals come nowhere near. I liked chemistry in high school. I have one of those clear plastic periodic tables with most of the elements. If I have a deep gem question, I ask John
John isn’t a dry, humorless scientist. He has one of the best senses of humor of anyone I know in jewelry; he’s humble, and he has excellent taste in colored gems, which finally brings me to this blue sapphire necklace.
Why We Love This Necklace
Our galaxy is big. It’s Carl Sagan massive. Just the distance and time to the center is unbelievably long. To build this necklace with earth-mined gems is pure wizardry. The necklace is smaller than a dime. This piece represents the immensity of our galaxy and is nothing short of magic.
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.
