A gift fit for a king

While I took a small container of Montana sapphires to Thailand to see if there was a market for them, I also took a special sapphire with me. A sapphire fit for a king.

It started with a knock on my door in Bothell. It was Will Chausee, a friend and the owner of the sapphire mine in Montana.

He was excited and wanted to show me a special sapphire he found at his mine.

He had shaped it and polishe...