So, just what IS a Padparasha Sapphire? 

Well, a number of years ago, in a mining district of India called Padparadsha, they used to find a really intense reddish orange Sapphire.  You'll still see one occasionaly come out of there, but every one I've ever seen had ugly written all over it -- cloudy, cracked, oxidized and weathered.  In fact, I've never ever seen a good one, but I hear the older guys talk about them with reverence -- it was apparantly a spectacular stone.

Anyway, we've found a source for the same stone, except it's lab created.  It's a bright reddish/orange that is a dead ringer for the original -- totally eye clean and well cut.  Our pictures just don't do this stone justice -- it's like the stones are on fire.  Flash and sparkle like you've never seen.

These stones are set into a traditional basket setting, hanging from a leverback earring.  Notice the thickness of the metal in the mounting.  These are substantial, without being weighty.  I like my stones well protected, and I assume you do too!

This is a good stable setting that won't set you back a month just to get a pair.  There's no reason why this stone shouldn't last you for years, and dazzle every day of it.