1.29 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This exquisite transparent 1.29 carat round blue sapphire is an object of desire from The Natural Sapphire Company, a gem that announces refined taste with quiet certainty. Precisely cut to 6.53 x 6.39 x 4.22 mm, the mixed brilliant cut has been executed to marry depth with scintillation, producing a liveliness of facets that animates every movement. The stone presents an intense color intensity with a hue that sings of oceanic clarity, and it carries a clarity grade described as very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, assuring a clean visual field to the discerning gaze. With an excellent polish and no enhancement, this Ceylon sapphire offers an honest and rare expression of nature, a jewel that requires no artifice to affirm its worth. To wear it is to own a moment of geological poetry, a testament to a life lived with exacting standards, and an heirloom in the making that speaks of achievement, connoisseurship, and enduring elegance.

When placed beside sapphires from other celebrated sources, its hue and tone reveal a compelling personality of their own. Compared with the velvety cornflower blue of Kashmir, this Ceylon gem is lighter and more effervescent, trading Kashmir softness for a brighter, more lively blue. Against the deep, saturated royal tones often seen in Burmese stones, this sapphire offers a more open and luminous blue that reads as spirited rather than somber. Where Australian sapphires tend to present inky, nocturnal blues, and Montana stones lean toward steelier, teal inflections, the Ceylon example here strikes a balance of clarity and fire that is uniquely vivacious, akin to sunlit waters. Madagascar sapphires can approach this vibrant profile, yet the present stone distinguishes itself through exceptional transparency and an intense, unenhanced color that feels immediate and pure. The mixed brilliant cut amplifies the gem’s internal radiance, creating flashes of light that enhance its luxurious presence. For the collector seeking a sapphire that combines provenance, untreated integrity, and an arresting, lively blue, this Ceylon gem from The Natural Sapphire Company represents a rare opportunity to claim a jewel that is at once a status symbol and a deeply personal treasure.