0.49 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Beneath a sky of slow twilight, a single blue ember waits to be discovered, a cushion of midnight and sea captured in crystallized light. This is a 0.49 carat cushion shape blue sapphire offered by The Natural Sapphire Company, a gem that measures 4.90 x 4.85 x 2.40 mm, small enough to rest close to the skin, yet large enough to hold an ocean of meaning. Its mixed brilliant cut has been coaxed to sing with every turn, each facet a window that draws in light and returns it as a soft, living fire. The color reads as intense, a saturation that suggests depth rather than mere hue, a blue that leans toward the heart of blue, an intimacy of tone that invites long, quiet gazes. The polish is excellent, making every surface mirror smooth, and the overall presence is transparent and pure, a jewel that feels both delicate and defiantly vivid.

Look into the stone and you will see a clarity grade described as very very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, a perfection that holds a human story within it. These tiny natural traces are signatures of origin, gentle reminders that this is a creature of earth and time, not of laboratory sterility. The mixed brilliant cut amplifies the gem, scattering starlight from within so that the blue breathes and pulses like a living thing, sometimes calm like a sheltered lagoon, and sometimes electric like the ripple of moonlight across open water. The enhancement is heat treated, a traditional and respected technique used to clarify and deepen color, a measure taken with care so that the stone can show its truest voice. Origin is Ceylon, Sri Lanka, a place whose name itself evokes old maps and long voyages, a cradle of sapphires renowned for producing blues that have adorned crowns and quiet hands alike.

Durability is the quiet guardian of beauty, and in this sapphire’s case, the guardian is formidable. On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness the sapphire sits at nine, which places it just beneath diamond, which is ten, and above topaz, which is eight, and quartz, which is seven. This means that your sapphire will resist scratches in everyday life better than most gemstones, sustaining the brilliance you fall in love with, day after day. The toughness of corundum, the mineral family to which sapphire belongs, makes it an excellent choice for engagement and everyday wear, capable of holding its polish and resisting abrasion, while still requiring respectful care to avoid hard impacts and rough treatment. A secure setting will further protect the stone, and periodic professional cleaning will keep the facets singing, preserving the intense color and the excellent polish that give this gem its voice.

To imagine this sapphire set is to imagine a vow made visible, a promise in blue that will catch the light of mornings and the hush of evenings. Whether placed at the center of an engagement ring, cradled in a pendant that rests near the heart, or used as an accent in a bespoke design, the gem offers a balance of romance and resilience. The Natural Sapphire Company presents it not only as an object of beauty, but as a companion for a life, an heirloom in the making that will carry stories forward. If you seek a stone that speaks in the language of deep seas and long histories, that marries intense color with excellent polish, and that offers a durability assured by a Mohs hardness of nine, this 0.49 carat cushion shape blue sapphire from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, waits to be given shape and setting, to become the piece that will be worn and remembered.