1.16 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Africa

This transparent 1.16 carat emerald cut blue sapphire measuring 6.70 x 5.54 x 3.14 mm from The Natural Sapphire Company stands apart from many market options because it combines classical geometry with practical daily wearability. The emerald cut, with its broad step facets and clipped corners, emphasizes the stone’s clear window and medium intense blue color more elegantly than heavily faceted cuts that can fragment color and hide clarity. With a clarity grade of very slightly included evaluated at eye level and an excellent polish, this sapphire reads visually clean to the naked eye and offers a bright, open face that draws the eye to its pure tone. Compared with heavily included or heavily treated material, this heat treated sapphire benefits from a widely accepted, stable enhancement that brings out the best of the African rough without compromising durability, while remaining far more affordable and accessible than rare untreated stones. The disciplined proportions and superior polish of this gem make it a refined alternative to round brilliants when you want a modern, architectural look that still shows off true sapphire character and value.

As a potential generational heirloom this sapphire has many of the qualities collectors and families seek. Corundum’s hardness and resistance to wear mean the stone will withstand decades of everyday use, and the emerald cut’s clean planes are easy to reset or reprofile by a skilled jeweler if fashions change. Its 1.16 carat weight and versatile rectangular footprint make it ideal for a wide range of classic settings, from a guarded prong or bezel for protective wear to an elegant solitaire that highlights the stone’s color and clarity, so it can be passed down and restyled across generations without losing identity. Because The Natural Sapphire Company provides transparent information about origin, treatment, and cutting, you can document provenance for inheritance and appraisal purposes, a practical advantage over anonymous market buys. The combination of balanced medium intense color, very slightly included clarity to the eye, excellent polish, and stable heat treatment creates a sapphire that is immediately wearable, collectable, and enduring, giving families a tangible, beautiful link to the future.