16.35 Ct. Multi Color Sapphire Crystal from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a quiet kind of thunder in this sapphire, a gentle blaze that asks to be noticed, a color story written across a single stone. Weighing a generous 16.35 carat, this semi transparent multi color sapphire carries the soft authority of the oceans and dawn skies, an heirloom of light from Ceylon, Sri Lanka. Its various shape, measured at 14.06 x 4.74 x 4.58 mm, holds an intimate scale that will command any jewelry setting without overwhelming delicate design. The rough crystal cut preserves the stone’s natural poetry, each facet roughened like the shorelines of a distant island, catching light and refracting it into small miracles. With a clarity of very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, the gem wears its tiny secrets openly, subtle inclusions that add depth and a story, a reminder that perfection and authenticity are different things, and that true beauty often keeps a trace of its origin within its heart.

The color of this sapphire is medium in intensity, not shouting, but singing, a complex chorus of hue that moves as you move. Blue slips into warmth, gold peers out like sunlight through sails, and faint lilac threads pass like the hush of twilight. This mutli color temperament allows the stone to stand out in any jewelry setting, whether cradled in a minimalist bezel that lets the sapphire breathe, or held aloft in open prongs that invite light to play through its semi transparency. The excellent polish enhances every flicker and flash, each tiny plane smoothed to a mirror glow that multiplies the gem’s inner life. Because this sapphire has not been enhanced, it wears its Ceylon birthright unaltered, a rare and honest testament to nature, an unretouched poem for the finger, the throat, the wrist.

Imagine this radiant heart paired with White Opal, the soft and magical counterpart. The White Opal offers a milky, luminous field that lifts the sapphire’s colors like a chorus answering a soloist, its subtle play of color echoing the sapphire’s own mood swings. Together they create a conversation between clarity and mist, between defined hue and gentle fire, a pairing that will make an engagement ring speak of devotion that is both grounded and dream lit. Envision clusters of tiny white opals framing the sapphire as a halo, lending a soft, pearly glow that contrasts with the sapphire’s crystalline edges. Picture the sapphire set as a pendant, with two opal drops swaying beneath it, white opal and multi color sapphire composing a gentle mobile that catches the light when you move, leaving a trace of wonder in every gesture.

At The Natural Sapphire Company we cherish stones like this because they are more than gems, they are invitations. This 16.35 carat Ceylon sapphire, with its raw cut, very slightly included clarity, medium color intensity, excellent polish, and absolutely no enhancement, is a rare opportunity to own something uncontrived and noble. It will sing across yellow gold for a warm, vintage tenderness, it will glow against cool white gold for modern, refined allure, it will anchor rose gold if you seek a romantic, sunset tone. Whether you dream of a solitary statement, a halo of White Opal, or an artisan, bespoke setting that echoes the stone’s organic silhouette, this sapphire will stand out, it will hold attention, and it will make a vow to the wearer, a quiet promise that time and light will only make it more storied. Allow us to help you imagine and realize the setting that lets this gem speak, and to witness how a piece from The Natural Sapphire Company becomes a keeper of moments, a jewel that glows with the memory of the sea born hills of Ceylon.