Antiques Roadshow guest was startled when an expert revealed her sapphire ring was not a genuine gemstone.The woman inherited the blue stone ring from her mother, who was then engaged to a pilot during World War II.Sharing the story to jewellery expert Susan Rumfitt on the BBC One show, she hoped to learn more information about the ring.The gold ring has two sapphire stones and three diamonds in the middle.The guest mentioned that she tried to take the ring to the jewellers in Harrogate for a valuation but the staff "wouldn't give any value" and "wouldn't confirm if they were sapphires".Susan said: "Well they are sapphires, but they're not natural sapphires; they're actually what we call synthetic sapphires, which is actually grown from.
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