1.21 Ct. Orangish Yellow Sapphire from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There is a moment when sunlight tilts and a flame seems to live within a single facet, and that is the moment this pear shaped orangish yellow sapphire sings. We present a transparent 1.21 carat gem, a lyrical teardrop measuring 8.02 x 4.76 x 3.99 millimeters, cut in a mixed brilliant style so that every angle breathes light, every table and pavilion plays with fire. Its intense color intensity is a warm hymn to golden afternoons, a hue that leans to the sunlit edge of yellow yet carries the soft spice of orange like an afternoon citrus grove. The polish is excellent, so the surface gleams as if the world were reflected through a finely oiled lens, and the clarity grade reads very very slightly included evaluated at eye level, a gentle whisper of nature that does nothing to dim the gem, and everything to remind you that this is a natural miracle, touched by earth and refined by hand.

Imagine this sapphire set into a ring that holds a story in its curve, or as the heart of a pendant that swings close to the breast, warming with skin and memory. The mixed brilliant cut gives you both scintillation and depth, a balance that makes the stone sing when it moves, and glow steady when it rests. Origin matters, and this gem comes from Ceylon Sri Lanka, a birthplace of sapphires with a history as layered and rich as the gem itself, where miners and cutters have coaxed color from earth for generations. The stone has been heat treated, a standard enhancement that deepens and stabilizes color, a gentle intervention that honors the stone while improving its display. Hold it up and you will see that the facets have been arranged to maximize brilliance, and that the slight inclusions are like tiny fingerprints of formation, assuring the soul of the gem that it is natural and whole.

Think of this sapphire as more than ornament, think of it as an heirloom in blossom, a piece that will settle into rituals and birthdays, that will travel with laughter and settle into silences. Sapphires are known for their endurance, second only to diamond in hardness, and this orangish yellow stone will resist the small abrasions of daily life while gathering the soft patina of years. Set in a secure bezel or a protective cathedral mounting, it will weather generations, passing from hand to hand like a note in a family song. Each wear will add story to its facets, each scratch and polish a revision of its biography, until the stone holds the names and voices of those who wore it before. At The Natural Sapphire Company we imagine your jewel not as a single moment but as a statute of love that is tended and translated, a trust that is handed down wrapped in tissue and laughter, accompanied by stories and perhaps a small note that reads where it came from, and why it was loved.

When you choose this pear shaped orangish yellow sapphire you choose a beginning and a promise, a gem that will anchor an engagement, commemorate an anniversary, or mark a passing into a new chapter. The color holds optimism, the cut holds fire, the origin holds history, and the clarity holds the evidence of a life lived underground and brought to light. Allow a jeweler skilled in fine settings to cradle this 1.21 carat treasure into gold or platinum, to frame the teardrop so it speaks of both delicacy and strength. Imagine future hands tracing the curve and smiling, knowing that the light that spills from this stone today will be the same light echoed in the hair of a granddaughter, in the photograph of a great granddaughter, in the quiet memory of names and dates. The Natural Sapphire Company is honored to steward such gems, to guide their transformation from rough to radiant, and to help you begin the long and beautiful covenant that turns a gemstone into an heirloom.