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White Sapphire
Sri LankaCertified
$850
Insured worldwide shipping included.
We bought this as 2.15 ct of Sri Lankan rough, had it heated and cut, and ended up with a colourless, eye-clean 1.16 ct cushion.
Colour and character
By Crestonne
A white sapphire has no colour to hide behind, which is why we look at these stones so closely. This one reads properly colourless. There is no grey cast and no yellow drift at the edges, and under the loupe it is eye clean. Nothing gets between you and the light moving through it.
The cushion cut suits it well. At 5.92 x 5.9 mm the outline is almost perfectly square, with softened corners, and the 3.86 mm depth gives it enough body to hold light instead of letting it leak out the back. The cut grade is Very Good, and you notice it as you turn the stone: the facets flash white and soft silver rather than glaring. At 1.16 ct it has a calm presence. It looks like clean daylight, not a showpiece.
It is a heated stone, as most Ceylon sapphires are, and that is the accepted, ordinary practice in the trade. Origin is Sri Lanka, and it comes with a TGL certificate, so the facts on this page are written down by a lab and not only by us.
As for who it suits, we see three people. The first wants a ring: a simple four-claw or bezel setting lets this stone lead. Yellow gold warms it, while platinum or white gold keeps it cool and icy. The second wants a pendant, where the near-square shape sits neatly and catches the light as you move. The third is the collector of Ceylon corundum who already owns the blues, pinks and yellows and wants the colourless member of the family beside them. It also suits anyone who likes a clear stone with a character of its own, different from a diamond's.
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Common questions
The questions buyers ask about this particular stone, answered against its own report and measurements.
Ask questions about this stoneSapphire is the same mineral in every colour, and in this stone the colour simply isn't there. What you see is a clear, bright body with no blue, yellow or pink cast, and because it is eye clean there is nothing in the way of the light. The result is a quiet, glassy white where the cut does the talking.
No. We bought it as rough weighing 2.15 ct, and it came out white after heating, which is the usual and accepted way of bringing a pale sapphire to a clean, colourless finish. The finished cushion weighs 1.16 ct, and the colour you see today is stable and permanent.
From a little distance, yes, it reads as a clean white stone. Up close the character is different: a sapphire gives a softer, watery brightness rather than a diamond's sharp flashes of rainbow fire. At 5.92 x 5.9 mm it sits as a near-square cushion with soft corners, which suits a buyer who wants a calm white centre stone rather than a glittery one.
It would suit a pendant very well. The cushion is almost perfectly square face up and 3.86 mm deep, so it hangs neatly in a simple bezel or four-claw setting, and a colourless stone goes with any metal or neckline. Sapphire is hard enough for daily wear either way, so a ring remains just as sensible a choice.
It is both, but we think of it first as a stone to wear. It comes with a certificate, the colour is stable, and its plain white look sits happily in an everyday ring or pendant. A collector who wants a natural Ceylon sapphire in a colourless cushion will also find it a tidy, well-cut example.
Shipping and returns
Free standard shipping worldwide. Every stone leaves Sri Lanka fully insured, with a tracking number, and normally arrives within 7 to 10 business days. Customs duties and import taxes, where they apply, are the buyer's responsibility.
Changed your mind? Tell us within 14 days of receiving the stone, and we send you the return paperwork. Send it back unset, unaltered and undamaged, with everything that came with it, fully insured and tracked at your cost. We refund the full price you paid, with no fees. If anything is unclear, just ask.
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