I love rough cut stones because they have so much character and need to be appreciated...they aren't perfect, but so beautiful in their own natural way.  I also own the 7 ct. rough cut sapphire ring from SuperJeweler (which I just love).

The color of the stone is just wonderful and the size of it stone is "to die for".  The setting is nice, but the band is very thin and with the weight of the stone, you should try to go a little smaller in size if you can. I usually wear a 6, but could probably use a 5.5 with this ring, but would never get it over my knuckle.  Also, my stone doesn't have the checkerboard cut, as it is shown - which is fine with me, but the rest of the ring is exactly as pictured.  It feels exotic to wear - it's not the kind of ring you see every day.  It reminds me of something you would see in an old movie!