1.24 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Imagine slipping a piece of the Ceylon sky onto your finger, a luminous treasure that catches the light and holds it like a secret, a jewel that invites smiles and quiet wonder. This is a transparent 1.24 carat oval blue sapphire from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, with dimensions of 6.96 x 5.14 x 4.17 mm, and its intense color intensity makes every glance feel like the first time. From The Natural Sapphire Company this sapphire arrives with an excellent polish and a clarity grade described as very very slightly included evaluated at eye level, ensuring that its face up presence is clean and captivating. When you gift this stone or place it at the center of a custom piece, you are offering more than color, you are offering a moment, a memory, a promise that will be carried forward with joy and tenderness.

What makes this oval truly sing is the precision of its mixed brilliant cut, a geometric choreography of facets arranged to coax every photon into a dance. The crown facets and the larger, carefully angled pavilion facets work together to produce scintillation and flash, while the smaller precise facets along the girdle and crown edges create a steady shimmer that keeps the eye moving. The mixed brilliant layout blends the best of both worlds, offering the fire and sparkle of brilliant faceting, and the depth and color saturation that well proportioned oval planes reveal. Light that enters through the table is refracted and returned in lively bursts, while the elongated silhouette of the oval offers graceful reflections that flatter the hand or neckline, making the gemstone not just bright, but graceful, and animated in motion. Because of the thoughtful geometry the sapphire displays a balanced play of light across its surface, shimmering in cool cornflower tones and richer twilight blues as it turns, and this optical performance creates an emotional response, a sense of delight and awe that will surface each time it catches the sun.

This sapphire has been heat treated, a standard enhancement that stabilizes and enriches its color, a treatment that The Natural Sapphire Company stands behind for durability and beauty. The stone shows very very slight inclusions when viewed at eye level, which do nothing to diminish its brilliance, rather they offer a signature of natural origin and individuality. With excellent polish the facets are crisp and mirror like, maximizing light return and ensuring that every movement reveals new life and contrast. Picture this gem set in a simple bezel for understated elegance, or in a delicate halo to amplify its luminous heart, either way its 1.24 carat weight and measured proportions will sit harmoniously on a finger or pendant. Sourcing from Ceylon Sri Lanka gives it a provenance rich in history and romance, and at The Natural Sapphire Company we pair that provenance with careful craftsmanship so that the emotional value of the gem is matched by its technical excellence.

Owning this sapphire means holding a conversation starter that speaks through color and light, a small personal universe that glows with sentiment and style. It is the kind of stone that becomes woven into anniversaries, celebrations, and quiet moments of self rewarded joy, a companion to countless stories yet to be told. If you are imagining an engagement ring that will continue to surprise with its depth of blue, or a bespoke necklace that will catch the eye across a crowded room, this oval from Ceylon Sri Lanka is an invitation to create a lasting keepsake. From the geometry of its mixed brilliant faceting, to the intense hue and the careful polish, this sapphire embodies the pure pleasure of discovery, and at The Natural Sapphire Company we are honored to guide you in turning that pleasure into a cherished piece that will be loved for generations.