3.66 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Garnet Pair from Madagascar

This matched pair from The Natural Gemstone Company consists of cushion shape color change garnets weighing 1.78 carats and 1.88 carats, with dimensions 7.32 x 5.91 x 4.37 mm and 7.30 x 6.04 x 4.46 mm. Each stone is executed in a mixed brilliant cut, combining a brilliant style crown to optimize scintillation with a modified pavilion to preserve color depth, resulting in strong return of light and controlled windowing. Clarity is graded very very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, which permits excellent transparency while retaining natural character. Color intensity is classified as intense, and the surfaces display an excellent polish, contributing to crisp facet junctions and lively face up appearance. These garnets are heat treated, a standard enhancement used to stabilize tone and maximize the color change effect, and they are sourced from Madagascar, a locality known for producing material with diagnostic pleochroic and color change behavior. Under higher correlated color temperature light, the pair leans toward olive to brownish green tones, while under incandescent light they shift to warmer reddish brown to cognac hues, the consistency of the shift across the two stones confirming a well matched pair for precision settings.

When compared to other matched gemstone sets, this pair exhibits superior harmony in both optical response and physical proportions. Versus matched sapphire pairs, which typically offer stronger single hue saturation, these garnets provide dynamic dual palette versatility that makes them more adaptable for jewelry intended to change character with ambient light. Compared to alexandrite or color change spinel pairs, these garnets present a warmer transition and a denser body color at similar sizes, making them ideal when a pronounced, wearable color shift is desired. The near identical dimensions and matching mixed brilliant faceting produce symmetrical light performance that is essential for earrings or cufflinks, and the intense color intensity ensures good presence next to accent stones such as cognac diamonds, warm yellow sapphires, or rose gold settings. For clients seeking a matched pair that balances technical refinement with dramatic color play, this Madagascar color change garnet pair from The Natural Gemstone Company offers an exceptional marriage of cut, clarity, and color harmony that is difficult to replicate in other material classes.