This stunning blue necklace is hand finished with beautiful sapphire stones and created diamonds. It’s a sophisticated touch to any look making you look elegant and graceful. Sapphires are named after the Latin word saphirus and the Greek word sapheiros, both of which mean blue. Sapphires have been prized as precious stones since as far back as 800 BC. Ancient Persian rulers believed that the sky had been painted blue by the reflection of sapphire blue stones. The gemstone was described by a poet as “the blue of a clear sky just minutes after sundown”.