The sapphire is a recessive that is still in the early stages of development. Many sapphires are small, ratty and have poor colouring. A gene that I would only recommend the experienced try to work with, it needs more good dedicated breeders to bring it into quality. The Sapphire is similar to the violet in that it has no black tipping on the fur. But where the violet leans towards the 'purple' end of the blue spectrum, the sapphire remains more to the true colour of the standard, with the black removed.