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Purple Sapphire · Unheated
Sri LankaCertified
$520
Insured worldwide shipping included.
We had this unheated vivid purple Sri Lankan sapphire cut from nearly two carats of rough into an eye-clean emerald cut of 0.62 ct.
From the rough
By Crestonne
We bought this stone as rough, just under two carats, at a private market in Sri Lanka. Rough sapphire seldom looks like the stone it will become, so at that stage you are buying a colour and making an educated guess about how much of it a cutter can keep. We liked the purple enough to take that guess.
The guess had a cost in carats. Cutting and polishing took the stone from just under two carats to 0.62 ct, so less than a third of the rough made it into the finished gem. That is the usual arithmetic when you cut for colour and cleanliness instead of for weight, and we would make the same trade again. Nothing was added to the stone afterwards, and nothing was done to it beyond the cutting.
What came off the wheel is a vivid purple, and it is unheated. The colour is the one it had when it left the ground, which is the main reason we wanted it. The emerald cut suits it. The long, stepped facets lay the colour out in broad, calm planes instead of breaking it into sparkle, and at 6.07 x 3.5 x 2.75 mm the stone is slim and compact, so the purple reads as a clean, saturated stripe of colour. It is eye clean, with a Very Good cut grade, so nothing inside distracts from the colour.
Once it was cut, we sent it to the lab for certification, and the certificate sits further down this page. That is the short history of this sapphire: bought in Sri Lanka as rough, cut for colour, left unheated and checked by a lab. If you like your purple deep and undisturbed, this is the kind of stone we go looking for.
Certification
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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 stoneThe rough weighed 1.985 ct, and we had it cut and polished into a step-cut emerald shape. Long, flat step facets open a clear window into the stone, so the vivid purple reads as a smooth, saturated field rather than a scatter of sparkle. The stone is eye clean, which is what makes that kind of cut work.
A good deal. The rough came to just under 2 ct and the finished stone is 0.62 ct. We would rather give you the finished stone as it is, a Very Good cut grade at 6.07 x 3.5 x 2.75 mm, than talk up the size of the rough it started from.
Purple sapphire sits between blue and pink, and this one leans fully into a strong, saturated purple. It is a natural Ceylon sapphire and the colour is unheated, so what you see is the colour the stone came out of the ground with. Because it is eye clean, the colour looks even across the face.
At 6.07 mm long and 3.5 mm wide, it is a slender stone, about one and three-quarter times as long as it is wide. That shape suits a slim solitaire ring worn with a fine band, or a pendant where the length hangs cleanly. For a ring, a setting that protects the corners of the emerald cut is a sensible choice.
It suits someone who wants a colour that is not the usual blue or pink, and who values an unheated Ceylon stone with a clean, simple cut. It also works as a small collector piece, since the colour is the main attraction and the cut leaves it uncluttered.
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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