1.18 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

A single breath of Ceylon sky, held in crystalline form, rests within this beautiful transparent 1.18 carat round blue sapphire, a quiet poem of light and lineage. Measure it and you find delicate symmetry, 5.78 by 5.82 by 4.55 millimeters, a near perfect round whose gentle proportions make it both intimate and unmistakable. The color is a very light blue, as if twilight rehearsed a softer tone just for this stone, and the clarity sits at very very slightly included when viewed at eye level, a whisper of nature that only deepens its authenticity. Untreated, unenhanced, entirely natural, this sapphire bears the honest signature of its origin in Ceylon Sri Lanka, a storied land where gems are born of ancient earth and monsoon memory, and where each facet seems to remember sun and rain alike.

What sets this gem apart is the way it captures and returns light, the extraordinary conversation between cut and fire. Fashioned in a mixed brilliant cut, each facet has been arranged with intention, combining the scintillating dance of brilliant facets with the elegant depth of a modified pavilion, producing flashes that can be both bold and shy, depending on the angle of your gaze. The polish is excellent, a mirror finish that allows every internal shimmer to speak clearly, so that when the stone moves it scatters pinpoints of light like stardust across the skin. Even at 1.18 carats this sapphire asserts itself as a centerpiece, its mixed brilliant facets concentrating brilliance toward the eye and creating a lively, lively heart. The effect is at once refined and arresting, a jewel that lives in motion and memory, a gem that holds attention not by spectacle alone but by the delicate intelligence of its cut and the purity of its presentation.

Imagine this Ceylon blue set gently above a hand, a ring, a promise, the stone perched like a small horizon that reflects the hand that holds it. On a soft finger it reads as both heirloom and modern emblem, the very light color intensity giving it an airy, romantic quality that pairs flawlessly with warm or cool metals. From every sidelong glance the mixed brilliant cut reveals new constellations, and the excellent polish ensures those constellations are never dull. At The Natural Sapphire Company we cherish such stones for their stories and for their capacity to become part of your own story. This sapphire is offered exactly as nature intended, no enhancements, pure provenance, a gem whose Ceylon origin is more than a place, it is a provenance of character. If you seek a center that combines subtlety with undeniable presence, a gem that promises to be worn and loved and passed along, this round blue sapphire stands ready, a small luminous world waiting to rest close to yours.