0.95 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This sapphire began its journey deep within the ancient gem gravels of Ceylon Sri Lanka, where monsoon rains and centuries of geology created pockets of extraordinary color. Local miners working by hand have long known these soils as a place where blue takes on a life of its own, a blue that is both deep and alive with inner light. From those riverbeds a transparent 0.95 carat fancy shape blue sapphire emerged, measuring 7.05 x 4.38 x 3.43 mm, a stone that immediately spoke to skilled eyes. The rough carried promise, and our team at The Natural Sapphire Company listened to that quiet voice. The material was assessed and chosen for its dark color intensity and its potential to display a rich, velvety blue once expertly cut and polished. At eye level it registers a clarity grade of very very slightly included, a hallmark of natural origin that lends character rather than detracts from performance. The decision to apply heat treatment was deliberate, a responsible enhancement to stabilize and intensify the color, honoring both the stone and the traditions of Sri Lankan gem craft.

A cutter translated the rough into a refined architectural form, choosing a step cut to emphasize depth and clarity over scintillation. Step cutting creates broad, elegant facets that move light with a calm, noble rhythm, revealing the sapphire’s internal landscape and allowing the rich blue to sit like a calm sea within glass. The fancy shape was selected to balance the stone’s proportions at 7.05 x 4.38 x 3.43 mm, to flatter fingers and to become the centerpiece of many potential designs. Each facet was brought to an excellent polish, so the surface responds to light with a satiny sheen rather than a glare, inviting long looks rather than quick glances. The very very slightly included clarity seen at eye level becomes part of the sapphire’s fingerprint, a mark of authenticity that collectors and families come to cherish. Heat treatment in this context is a time proven, stable enhancement that deepens the blue without obscuring the gem’s origin. Our gemologists document the stone’s story from mine to finished gem, and The Natural Sapphire Company ensures transparent provenance with every step.

Imagine this sapphire at the heart of a ring or pendant, imagined by a designer, set by a master jeweler, then worn and loved through decades. Sapphires are among the hardest of gemstones with a Mohs hardness of nine, a resilience suited to daily wear and to the passing of a piece between generations. That toughness promises that this 0.95 carat blue will not only endure, but will accrue history, picking up the quiet nicks and memories that turn an object into an heirloom. Ceylon sapphires have a long history in royal collections and in the rituals of life, said to symbolize wisdom, serenity, and fidelity, qualities you may wish to mark in a marriage, a milestone, or a birth. When set into a classic bezel for protection, or into a more open mount to let light animate the step cut, it will carry both the story of Sri Lankan mine terraces and the narrative of your family. We at The Natural Sapphire Company recommend routine professional cleaning and periodic checkups of settings so that the piece can be worn with confidence and prepared for the moment when it is handed down. More than a gem, this sapphire is a living bridge from the earth to your story, crafted with care to become a treasured heirloom, a single stone that can hold the weight of decades and the warmth of generations.