0.98 Ct. Purplish Pink Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

From the warm, iron rich soils of Ceylon, a crystal began its slow, geological journey, absorbing the island silence and tropical rains until it emerged as a rough sapphire of remarkable promise, a story that now continues through The Natural Sapphire Company, where every facet is a chapter in a gemologist's craft. This stone, weighing zero point nine eight carat, has been shaped into a graceful cushion form with dimensions of five point eight zero by four point nine three by three point four two millimeters, and finished with a mixed brilliant cut to awaken every flash of light within. Its hue is a compelling purplish pink, a marriage of rose and violet that reads as romantic and refined, and its tone is intense, carrying depth without becoming heavy. The clarity is slightly included when examined at eye level, a fingerprint of its natural beginnings that only enhances the character and authenticity of the gem, and the polish is excellent, creating mirrored facets that play with light like a well rehearsed ballet. This sapphire has undergone heat treatment, a traditional and transparent enhancement that deepens and stabilizes its color while honoring the stone's natural identity.

When this rough entered the lapidary studio, our cutters at The Natural Sapphire Company treated it like a landscape to be revealed rather than a material to be forced, choosing a mixed brilliant strategy to balance brilliance and color. The cushion silhouette softens the stone's angles and promotes a blooming center of color, allowing the purplish pink hue to breathe through broad facets and scintillating corners alike. Compared with sapphires from Kashmir where blue is famously velvety and densely saturated, this Ceylon pink carries a lighter, more vivacious energy, a brightness that seems to sparkle from within rather than sit on the surface. Against sapphires from Burma and Myanmar which often present with a deeper, more royal blue or with rubies that read as richer reds, this purplish pink maintains a gentleness that is both playful and sophisticated. Compared with padparadscha tones that carry a unique pink orange marriage, this stone tilts toward cool warmth, a pink that is edged with violet rather than apricot, making it singular among warm colored gems.

On the hand, where you can see it in daily life and in moments of quiet reflection, this sapphire holds its own with an eye catching personality that feels intimate and noble at the same time. The stone is transparent, so light travels through and refracts off the internal planes, revealing flashes of fuchsia and garnet like embers when the light shifts. Its intense color intensity distinguishes it from Montana sapphires that are often admired for their soft, pastel blues and pinks, and from Australian and Thai sapphires that sometimes show darker, inky tones with brown overtones. Compared to gems from Madagascar and Tanzania which can produce vivid and saturated pinks, this Sri Lankan sapphire offers a distinct clarity and a crystalline sharpness of hue that is unmistakably Ceylon, a clarity born of the island geology and the skilled hands that shaped it. The slightly included clarity conveys natural origin without detracting from wearability, and the excellent polish ensures it catches attention whether set as a solitaire or surrounded by a halo of diamonds to amplify its vibrancy.

As stewards of provenance and passion, The Natural Sapphire Company stands behind this gem, disclosing its heat treatment openly and offering guidance for a lifetime of care. Heat treatment is a well established practice to enhance color uniformity and to bring out the most honest expression of what the stone was always meant to become. Ethically sourced from Sri Lanka, cut to maximize both face up color and brilliance, and hand finished with an eye toward symmetry and polish, this purplish pink cushion sapphire is a bridge between nature and design. If you compare its hue and tone with famous gems from around the world, you can feel the difference in personality, like comparing a lively sea breeze to a mountain dusk, and that difference is what gives each origin its story. For those who seek a sapphire that reads as vivid yet refined, historic yet wearable, The Natural Sapphire Company invites you to explore this cushion purplish pink sapphire as a centerpiece for a bespoke ring, a unique pendant, or an heirloom piece that will carry this Ceylonese tale for generations to come.