1.24 Ct. Orange Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

This 1.24 carat radiant shaped orange sapphire was born beneath the warm tropical soils of Ceylon, where ancient rivers carried gem gravels from the highlands down to the coastal plains. Miners guided by generations of skill found rough crystals in pockets of clay and alluvium, and from that humble beginning came a stone that catches the light like a captured sunrise. At 6.21 by 6.17 by 3.77 millimeters this gem balances presence with elegance, transparent and eye catching, its facets cut to a radiant silhouette that emphasizes both depth and brightness. The clarity reads very very slightly included when viewed at eye level, which means the stone appears clean and lively to the wearer while retaining the character and origin story that marks a natural sapphire. Heat treatment was applied in a controlled way to enhance and stabilize the vivid color intensity, and the gem was finished with an excellent polish that allows each facet to sing when the stone moves. From the creek beds of Sri Lanka to the bench of our master cutter, the journey of this sapphire is a story of careful selection, respectful treatment, and refined craftsmanship, presented to you by The Natural Sapphire Company.

When you compare the hue and tone of this Ceylon orange sapphire to gemstones from other famous locations, its personality becomes clearer. This stone shows a vivid, sunlit tangerine tone that sits brighter and more openly orange than many Madagascan padparadscha sapphires, which often carry a subtle pink wash that softens the orange into a delicate salmon. Against spessartine garnets from Namibia and Tanzania, which frequently display a dense, mandarin orange with a heavier tone, the Sri Lankan sapphire appears lighter and more refractive, offering more scintillation and a livelier play of light. Compared to Australian orange sapphires, which can trend toward brownish or earthy tones under certain lighting, this Ceylon gem maintains a pure clarity of hue, free from dominant brown overtones, and with a warmth that leans toward golden sunlight rather than autumn earth. If you place it beside a classic Burmese ruby, you will notice how the sapphire trades the ruby depth and red saturation for a brighter, more optimistic warmth, and if you think of the famed Kashmir blue sapphires, those stones offer a velvety coolness that is the emotional opposite of this stone, which radiates heat and cheer. These comparisons highlight how origin and formation influence color chemistry, and how the Ceylon provenance lends this sapphire an open, vivid orange that is rare and expressive.

On the bench the radiant cut was chosen to maximize the gem trade offs between brilliance and color, the step and brilliant facets working together to produce flashes of light that emphasize the vivid color while preserving transparency. The stone sits with confident proportions on the finger as shown in gallery images, its square outline and slightly softened corners offering a modern silhouette that also suits classic settings. The very very slightly included clarity grade means you are getting a gemstone that reads clean at normal viewing distances, and the excellent polish ensures that every facet edge catches and releases light smoothly. At The Natural Sapphire Company we imagine this sapphire as the heart of many designs, from a warm solitaire ring that lets the color take center stage, to a halo setting that pairs the orange center with white diamonds to add contrast and brilliance, to a bespoke piece that incorporates other colored sapphires for a unique palette. The heat treatment it has undergone is disclosed openly, a standard and stable enhancement that enhances the stone without compromising its natural origin story, and it reflects our commitment to transparency and ethical sourcing. Holding this Ceylon orange sapphire is like holding a small piece of the island sun, a gem that tells a journey from earth to hand, from ancestral miner to master cutter, from our bench to your design, offered with the care and provenance the name The Natural Sapphire Company represents.