0.57 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Cabochon Coral Pair from Italy

This paired set from The Natural Gemstone Company consists of two round orange corals, weights 0.27 carats and 0.30 carats, with dimensions 5.10 x 5.02 x 1.66 mm and 5.16 x 5.17 x 1.61 mm respectively, origin Italy, no enhancement. Both stones are cabochon cut with a low to moderate dome profile, exhibiting a medium intense color intensity that reads as a balanced salmon orange under standard daylight viewing. The cutting approach emphasizes consistent curvature and parallel girdle planes, which preserves maximum material while producing closely matched visual diameters. The excellent polish yields a satiny to glossy surface reflection that enhances the apparent saturation without introducing reflected facet flashes, a preferred characteristic for natural coral cabochons. The lack of enhancement and verified origin contribute to predictable long term stability when set in typical jewelry environments.

In comparing clarity and color, both cabochons are opaque by nature, which places emphasis on surface quality and color uniformity rather than internal clarity. The pair demonstrates homogeneous body color with minimal mottling or zonal banding, indicating similarly distributed organic skeletal structure and pigment concentration. Surface examination under loupe reveals an absence of significant pits, deep fissures, or stabilizing fillings, and the minute natural striations present are parallel to the dome and do not detract from the visual match. Color matching is superior, with hue and saturation deviation within a narrow tolerance, both stones presenting the same medium intense orange that will read as an even field in matched settings. The small variance in thickness 0.05 mm and weight difference 0.03 carats are within acceptable lapidary matching standards for earrings, allowing for symmetric bezel or prong mounting with minimal adjustment. For buyers seeking technical consistency, this pair offers matched color grade, congruent cabochon geometry, and uncompromised surface finish, making them an outstanding pairing for fine matched jewelry applications.