1.66 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Alexandrite Pair from Brazil

Alexandrite has long been celebrated as a gemstone of rare magic, a stone that bridges eras and cultures with its chameleon soul, and this pair of Brazilian alexandrites from The Natural Gemstone Company carries that legacy with a modern clarity. Discovered in the 19th century and instantly revered by jewelers and collectors, alexandrite embodies a history of royal tastes and astute connoisseurs, a gem that was once reserved for crowns and collectors, and now offered to those who seek a living link to the past. These two round mixed brilliant cut stones showcase the classic chromatic drama that defines alexandrite, shifting from a deep bluish green in daylight to a rich reddish purple under incandescent light, a transformation that reads as both ancient and unmistakably contemporary. The Brazilian origin of these gems adds a geographical chapter to their story, Brazil being a source of many exceptional colored stones, and their untreated nature, with no enhancement, preserves the authenticity that collectors and traditionalists value most.

The pair is finely matched in form and complementary in presence, one weighing 0.90 carats with dimensions 5.81 x 5.69 x 3.79 mm, the other weighing 0.76 carats with dimensions 5.80 x 5.71 x 3.51 mm, both cut to a mixed brilliant profile and given an excellent polish to maximize light performance. Their clarity grade is slightly included when evaluated at eye level, a characteristic that speaks to natural formation and to the intimate story each crystal tells, and these modest inclusions serve to scatter light in subtle ways, adding depth and life to the color change rather than detracting from it. The mixed brilliant cut combines the scintillating top facets of a brilliant with the pavilion architecture that can intensify flash and color saturation, and in these stones that design encourages a dynamic interplay between internal reflection and surface brilliance. One gem, with a marginally deeper pavilion, produces a layered glow that emphasizes the bluish green tones in daylight, while the other, with a slightly shallower pavilion, returns light in a way that elevates the warm reddish purple under incandescent illumination, and together they form a duet of reflections where cool and warm spectral echoes answer one another across the facets.

Viewed as a pair, their reflective qualities enhance each other with a dialogue of light and hue that feels timeless, an effect that will appeal to those who appreciate heritage designs and pieces that age gracefully. When set as earrings, the subtle differences in weight and pavilion depth create a living balance, one stone offering a serene forest like blue green shimmer, and the other returning a more regal purple red fire, so that movement and changing light bring a constant reexamination of color and tone. In a single jewelry setting that allows both stones to be seen simultaneously, their responses to the same light source provide an educational and emotional experience, allowing the wearer to witness the alexandrite phenomenon in counterpoint, where each facet and plane reinforces the other, deepening perceived saturation and creating contrast that sharpens the personality of each gem. For those who honor continuity and craftsmanship, this matched pair from The Natural Gemstone Company speaks to a design vocabulary that privileges legacy, refined polish, and the subtle asymmetry that gives handmade jewelry its soul, and these alexandrites will reward generations with their color change, their honest natural origins, and their quietly dramatic reflections.