1.69 Ct. Padparadscha Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This padparadscha sapphire was born deep within the ancient gem gravels of Ceylon Sri Lanka, where heat and pressure over millennia coaxed trace elements into a rare orangy pink hue. GIA certified and weighing 1.69 carats, this transparent pear shape gem measures 7.96 x 6.11 x 4.42 mm, and its mixed brilliant cut was chosen to celebrate both brilliance and shape. Our artisans at The Natural Sapphire Company embraced the stone's natural personality, enhancing its medium color intensity with careful heat treatment, then bringing each facet to life with an excellent polish. The journey from riverbed to workshop is a craft story, a careful hand to reveal a color that evokes the lotus sunset for which the padparadscha is named, and a respect for the stone that preserves its natural voice while optimizing its beauty.

Look closely and the inclusions become a map of origin and time, unique identifiers rather than flaws. This gem is graded very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, so fine silk rutile needles, tiny mineral crystals, and soft internal zoning whisper of its Ceylon birth. These internal features refract light in small surprises, adding depth and character to the orangy pink field and assuring you of authenticity. Each inclusion is a fingerprint that gemmologists value, a tiny archive of the conditions that formed the sapphire, and a proof that no two stones are ever the same. As a piece offered by The Natural Sapphire Company this padparadscha carries both provenance and provenance documentation through its GIA certification, and stands ready to be set into a piece that will carry its story forward, from ancient river to modern heirloom.