Luis Jones
My only issue with this product is that the picture doesn't quite represent what was delivered. The color of the stone that I received was considerably darker in color. The color is almost too dark to see the beauty of the stone, even when back lit with artificial light source. I had actually passed up purchasing stones of the same color just because i wanted a lighted colored stone like the image shown due to being placed in a Bezel setting. Bezel settings don't get as much light to the stone and resulting in less sparkle. I will keep the stone but will simply use it on another type of setting. Do not get me wrong this stone is beautiful. Most people want to see the deep blue color and actually prefer that. I wish that i could post a picture, it is a nice stone. Everything else was top notch: Price, Cut, shape and size. Shipping was amazing. It was double bagged in small "ziploc" style bags, then placed in a over sized bubble wrap envelope, then placed inside of a rigid cardboard box/envelope. Absolutely no damage, scratching or scuffing on the stone itself. I received the stone about 53 hours after placing my order.

Joseph Johnson
The picture did not do the gemstone justice. Wonderful color, clarity, and shape. Had it set in a ring and everyone raves about it.

Julia Hughes
Originally I was hestitant on purchasing this product I thought it might look cheap. After reading the reviews I decided to give it a try only to be disappointed. The sapphire was a nice size and shape however the product did look cheap. The stone was a very dark blue. It did not have any clarity I even held it under the sun looks nothing at all like the picture. As the saying goes you get what you pay for this one was no exception.

Robert Thompson
Although this is a lab created sapphire, just as with natural gems, the lab created variety are also graded and sorted based on quality. This particular stone happens to be a very fine quality lab created sapphire. While most lab stones have good uniformity in color and the blue is a really nice medium shade---I would say somewhere between cornflower and ceylon (leaning closer to cornflower). It really is a lovely shade. The this stone is translucent and has lots of fire! The quality of the cut is really quite decent for a lab stone. I don't know what method was used, but the there are no visible grooves in the stone surface and the stone is very well polished. The stone near perfect symmetry is the only tell tale sign to me that this is a synthetic just going by the naked eye, but that's not a bad thing. Even under 10x magnification, I had a hard time finding gas bubble inclusions, which is common for most synthetics (and a tell time sign of origin). I don't suggest that you try to pass this stone off as the real mccoy. IMHO, any gemologist would be able to spot it as synthetic, but I think this stone is good enough to fool a good chunk of the bench jewelers out there. :) Excellent choice for a low cost option as a replacement stone or as a stop gap in a engagement setting until you save up for the real thing. :)I bought this stone to replace an aquamarine that fractured in its setting. For a daily driver ring that is going to need to take a beating and continue to look fabulous, this is one of the best low cost options out there.