1.65 Ct. Blue Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From the weathered riverbeds of Ceylon, Sri Lanka, this sapphire began its journey as a moment of geological generosity, born where ancient heat and pressure coaxed corundum to crystallize into gem quality. Artisanal hands in the mines recognized its promise, and it passed through careful selection guided by generations of local knowledge before arriving at our workshops. At The Natural Sapphire Company we honored that provenance, choosing a single crystal to be shaped into a 1.65 carat cushion shaped blue sapphire, its transparency preserved and its natural character celebrated. This gem measures 7.02 x 6.38 x 4.15 mm, and because it is untreated, no enhancement was applied, leaving an authentic Ceylon signature that collectors and connoisseurs prize.

Skilled lapidaries cut the stone into a mixed brilliant cut that maximizes sparkle while maintaining the velvety saturation of a medium color intensity, and the result is a stone whose polish is excellent and whose clarity is very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level. From the table the gem offers a calm, even field of cornflower blue, and as you tilt it light breaks into lively flashes from the crown facets, while deep pavilion facets return flashes that add depth and motion. The cushion silhouette softens the intensity and wraps the light with rounded corners that flatter any setting, and the superior polish ensures scintillation from every angle, whether viewed face up, in profile, or mounted and seen at arm s length. Because the sapphire is completely natural and free from enhancement, its play of light has a purity that treated stones rarely reproduce, making each reflection feel like a small revelation of its Sri Lankan origins. This sapphire sits beautifully in a ring or pendant for everyday elegance or a special commission, and at The Natural Sapphire Company we are delighted to help you imagine the setting that will best honor its story and its light.