Ordered these in blue sapphire and the stones are flawlessly cut, clear and very pretty.  The settings were okay, but the stone on one earring was set in the setting crooked, so it is not held firmly.  I was afraid it would fall out.  Otherwise, would have been nice.  I returned for a refund.  UPDATE:  Some time later, I tried these earrings once more in the padparadscha color with similar results to my previous purchase.  This time I exchanged them and the second pair had the stones straight and firmly attached.  The padparadscha stones are clear, pretty and nicely cut.  Both sapphire and padparadscha stones catch the light easily because of the cushion cut and are very sparkly.  Settings could be a bit better.  Earring backs are better than some and hold pretty well.  Hope this helps!