1.05 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a story held within a single blue, a promise written in hue and fire, and this cushion shape sapphire whispers that story with gentle authority, one point zero five carats of pure blue poetry. At five point three two by five point one seven by four point one six millimeters, its proportions are lovingly balanced, a compact but commanding presence that reads as intimacy from a distance and as a declaration up close. The mixed brilliant cut sets each facet to catch and return light like moonlight on calm water, and the vivid color intensity makes the blue deepen and breathe, shifting from a satiny cornflower tone to a richer, almost inky royal blue as it turns. This gem holds clarity that sings, very very slightly included when judged at eye level, a clarity that allows a brilliant internal life to show without distraction, and an excellent polish that lets every surface sing. Imagined as a center for a ring that marks a turning point, or as the solitary heart of a pendant that rests near the pulse, this stone already behaves like a statement, elegant and inevitable.

Look closely and you will see why size and clarity together make this sapphire ideal for a piece that must be noticed and remembered. At just over one carat its scale is generous enough to command the setting, while restrained enough to wear daily with a quiet confidence. The very very slightly included clarity grade, evaluated at eye level, means that the stone appears crisply transparent to the eye, allowing light to journey through its depths and refract back in flashes that feel alive. Those flashes are shaped and multiplied by the mixed brilliant cut, which combines the scintillation of a brilliant pattern with the soft outline of a cushion, so that the heart of the gem becomes a kaleidoscope of blue light. The excellent polish ensures each reflection is pure, a mirror to the moment you choose to speak your vows or to mark an occasion with tenderness. Treated by heat in the traditional and accepted manner, this sapphire has been given the gentle enhancement that reveals its most soulful color, a treatment that is stable and widely respected among connoisseurs, and its origin from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, lends a romantic provenance, a whisper of tropical mines and skilled hands that have brought it into being.

Imagine this sapphire set into the ring you have been dreaming about, imagine it lifted on a slender band of warm gold or cool platinum, framed in a halo of tiny diamonds, or left alone as a solitary star. Its dimensions, five point three two by five point one seven by four point one six millimeters, create a pleasing footprint that sits comfortably on the hand, neither diminutive nor ostentatious, a presence that reads as both personal and palpable. Photographs that show the sapphire on a finger give a clear sense of scale, a glimpse of how the stone sits against skin and nail, catching sunlight in quick, eager sparks. Because the stone is transparent and very very slightly included, the setting can be designed to welcome light from every angle, to allow the blue to breathe and to shift with motion, becoming sometimes cool and sea like, sometimes warm and velvet deep. As a cocktail ring the gem will sing across a room, as an engagement center it will hold up under daily life, as a pendant it will rest close to the heart and catch passing light in secretive ways. The sapphire is versatile, but its mood is unmistakable, it commands attention without demanding it, it suggests stories rather than telling them.

At The Natural Sapphire Company we see each gem as both a geological marvel and a vessel for feeling, and this Ceylon sapphire arrives to you with all of that potential intact. We take care to note every facet of its character, from the exact dimensions to the clarity and the polish, and we stand ready to help you choose a setting that honors the stone and the moment it will commemorate. Heat treatment is disclosed because honesty is part of the romance we build with our clients, and the Ceylon origin is shared because provenance matters, it is the map of journeys that brought this blue to your hands. If you seek a jewel that reads as a bold sentiment and also as a tender promise, this cushion shape, mixed brilliant cut sapphire has the size, the clarity, and the color to fulfill that desire. Let us craft around it a setting that will become part of your story, something made to last and to gather memory, and know that the piece you choose will speak softly and insistently for years to come.