0.68 Ct. Bluish Green Sapphire from Madagascar

Imagine a single drop of ocean light, captured and held for a lifetime, a pear shaped whisper of bluish green that seems to breathe when it catches the sun. This gem weighs 0.68 carat, and measures 6.46 by 4.40 by 3.22 millimeters, its silhouette carved into a delicate teardrop that leans toward eternal promise. Cut in a mixed brilliant style, each facet has been polished to an excellent finish so that fire and brilliance shuttle through the stone with graceful ease. The color is a medium intense bluish green, the tone and saturation balanced like the tide between sea and shore. Its clarity is described as very very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, a transparency that speaks of natural origin and honest beauty. This sapphire is heat treated to gently refine its color and clarity, a time honored and stable enhancement, and it hails from the storied soils of Madagascar, a place where earth and sea conspire to produce rare treasures. When you hold it beneath light the facets awake, green and blue notes mingling to create a melody that seems almost human in its warmth.

Envision this pear shaped sapphire set into a ring that will be worn on fingers over generations, a crescent of memory cradling each life it touches. The mixed brilliant cut gives it a modern scintillation that also echoes antique charm, making it a perfect bridge between contemporary design and heirloom sentiment. A halo of small diamonds would lift and intensify its oceanic hue, a thin bezel would give the gem a quiet, protective embrace, and a slender three stone composition could tell a story of past present and future. The teardrop silhouette is itself a poem, leaning toward the wearer like a vow, and it complements both the delicate finger and the bold hand. Imagine a grandmother pressing this gem into a velvet lined box with a soft thumb print worn into the leather, a daughter slipping it onto her own finger for a proposal bathed in evening light, the stone traveling through generations as a witness to births, weddings, and quiet afternoons of remembrance. The way the light fractures and recombines within the mixed brilliant facets will carry memory like a prism, each flash a small archive of laughter and promise.

A genuine heirloom is more than material worth, it is provenance, care, and a story that nests within a family. This sapphire’s origin in Madagascar gives it a lineage tied to a place of rare geological poetry, and its treatment and polish reflect the hands and knowledge that shaped it. At The Natural Sapphire Company we treasure that lineage, and we provide documentation and guidance so that the gem’s story is preserved along with its brilliance. Sapphires are a durable and noble species of gemstone, ranking near the top of the Mohs hardness scale, able to withstand decades of daily life when treated with respect. Gentle cleaning with warm soapy water and a soft brush will revive its sparkle, and periodic professional checks will ensure settings remain secure so that the stone can pass intact to future generations. Avoiding harsh chemicals and extreme shocks will preserve both color and facet edge, and when the time comes to reset the sapphire into a fresh design for a new era, its mixed brilliant cut and classic pear outline will adapt with grace to whatever expression you choose.

Owning this pear shaped bluish green sapphire is an invitation to begin a new chapter of legacy, a chance to select a jewel that will sing in photographs decades from now and feel impossibly familiar to hands not yet born. Allow The Natural Sapphire Company to guide you in choosing the setting that best carries the gem forward, whether you prefer a minimalist solitaire that celebrates the stone’s inner fire, or an ornate vintage inspired mount that reads like a family crest. We can provide bespoke design services, certification of origin and treatment, and careful recommendations for daily wear and long term preservation, so the sapphire may be worn with confidence and handed down with pride. In the quiet hours, when the world grows still and light slips through curtains, this gem will return its memories to you in soft, green blue flashes, a living keepsake of promises fulfilled and promises to come. To hold it is to hold a small, luminous history, one destined to move from palm to palm, from heart to heart, becoming more beautiful with each story it carries.