1.01 Ct. Color Change Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This pear shape color change sapphire weighs 1.01 carats, a weight that moves the gem into an important threshold for collectors and fine jewelry buyers, where availability drops and per carat value increases. At 8.44 x 5.55 x 2.96 millimeters the stone presents generous spread for its weight, and its proportions translate to an approximate depth of 42 percent, a proportion that supports strong light return while preserving color saturation. The mixed brilliant cut used for the pavilion and crown is designed to maximize scintillation and to concentrate the stone's intense color into the table and main crown facets, giving the sapphire a lively face up presence that belies its near one carat weight. For buyers who understand how weight and dimensions interact in corundum, this 1.01 carat example is especially attractive because it balances wearable size with rarity, making it a practical center for an engagement ring or a striking component in a bespoke pendant.

Clarity and color are two of the most decisive factors in sapphire valuation, and this gem performs well on both counts. Evaluated at eye level the clarity is very slightly included, a grade that indicates small internal features that do not detract from the gem's transparency or brilliance under normal viewing. This eye clean appearance allows the intense color to dominate the visual effect, and with an excellent polish the faceting communicates light efficiently which enhances perceived brightness and color depth. The stone exhibits a genuine color change phenomenon, shifting subtly with different light sources, moving from cooler bluish tones under daylight or fluorescent lighting to warmer violet leaning tones under incandescent light. Color change sapphires are inherently rarer than single tone examples, and when combined with intense color intensity they become particularly desirable to connoisseurs. The stone has been heat treated, a widely accepted and stable enhancement in the trade that refines tone and clarity, and this treatment is fully disclosed.

Origin plays a meaningful role in the narrative and value of a sapphire, and this gem comes from Ceylon Sri Lanka, a source celebrated for producing sapphires with vivid, clean color and lively transparency. Ceylon color change material is historically prized for its well balanced hues and the way it exhibits pleochroism under different angles and lighting, a characteristic that complements the pear shape and mixed brilliant faceting of this stone. For the educated buyer the combination of a confirmed Sri Lankan origin, an eye clean very slightly included clarity, intense color intensity, and the rare color change effect at an above one carat weight makes this sapphire a notable acquisition. The Natural Sapphire Company stands behind its stones with provenance documentation and detailed imagery that illustrate the change in appearance under different lighting conditions, and our team can advise on settings that preserve the gem’s optical performance while providing security in daily wear. This 1.01 carat pear shape color change sapphire is therefore both a technically sound choice and a collector worthy example, offering measured rarity, excellent craftsmanship, and confident value for discerning buyers.