1.55 Ct. Bi Color Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a quiet tide to this sapphire, a gentle meeting of night and dawn held within an oval of light, a 1.55 carat treasure that sings with the subtlety of a secret. From the heights of its mixed brilliant cut each facet gathers and breathes, reflecting a medley of blue and warm undertone that seems to glide from deep sea to pale sunrise. Measuring 7.41 by 5.63 by 4.49 mm this gem sits with a perfect intimacy on the hand, transparent and sure, its medium color intensity offering depth without heaviness, its clarity graded very very slightly included evaluated at eye level, a thoughtful reminder that beauty can be honest and unadorned. Heat treated to refine and harmonize its hues and born of Ceylon, Sri Lanka this sapphire carries the soft patina of island light, and the excellent polish sets each curve to sing with motion when the wrist turns. When you hold it you can feel the artisans eyes that shaped it, and you can imagine the slow patience of the earth that nurtured it, a promise of devotion in mineral form offered by The Natural Sapphire Company.

Picture this stone set in a ring that feels like a memory, a slender band of warm rose gold embracing the oval like a ribbon. Tiny brilliant cut white diamonds halo its outline, each one a dewdrop that amplifies the bi color play within, and on the shoulders a pair of pale peach sapphires or soft pink morganites lend a blush that echoes the warmth in the gem. The contrast of cool blue and gentle peach will make the central sapphire seem alive with conversation, the cooler tones pulling the eye inward, the warmer accents encouraging the light to refract with a romantic shimmer. For a more restrained elegance consider a bezel setting in polished white gold, the clean metal edge cradling the gem and allowing the mixed brilliant facets to perform unimpeded, while a channel of petite diamonds along the band gives a steady sparkle that complements the center stone without stealing its voice.

For those who favor contrasts that speak of sophisticated rebellion, imagine the oval nestled between two trilliant cut teal blue spinels, their sharper geometry playing against the oval softness, or a trio where a deeper cornflower blue sapphire sits opposite a small green tsavorite garnet and a warm champagne diamond. Such pairings turn the jewel into a miniature landscape, a horizon of color where each stone is a hill or a pool, where the bi color sapphire is both sky and shore. A pendant design that suspends the stone on a fine chain places it like a secret kept at the throat, and a single accent of rose cut diamonds above the gem acts like a tiny sunrise, drawing attention to the shifting tones while letting the oval remain the poem at the center. In an heirloom inspired setting, delicate filigree and milgrain can frame the stone like lace, the craftsmanship echoing the island legacy of the sapphire and promising a piece that invites touch.

Imagine a custom three stone engagement ring where the central oval is flanked by two smaller pale blue sapphires set in yellow gold prongs, a composition that reads as both classic and modern, a love that looks forward while holding gentle reverence for tradition. Or consider a bespoke cluster where the 1.55 carat oval sits slightly east west against a crescent of white diamonds and tiny pink sapphires, a composition that feels like a whispered vow, intimate and inventive. For wedding sets, the sapphire plays beautifully with a matching wedding band of mixed cut melee diamonds, the differing cuts creating a dialogue of light that dances across fingers. The Natural Sapphire Company can guide the choice of metal, from cool platinum that sharpens the blues to warm rose gold that amplifies the bi color richness, ensuring the final piece is balanced and thoughtful, a wearable painting composed for personal meaning.

This sapphire is more than a stone, it is an invitation to storytelling, a small world in which medium color intensity and an excellent polish conspire to hold and release light like a short poem. With its origins in Ceylon, Sri Lanka it carries island sun in its veins, and with its heat treatment it bears the hand of refinement without losing its natural voice. Whether set alone or surrounded by whispered accents of morganite, spinel, diamonds, or tsavorite, the oval will anchor a design that feels both romantic and quietly assured. If you are dreaming of a piece that will accompany lifetimes, let this gem be the heart of that design, and allow The Natural Sapphire Company to place it where it will catch the light of your days and the warmth of your nights.