2.40 Ct. Topaz from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

A moonlit pool of sky distilled into stone, this transparent blue topaz weighs two point four zero carat, an oval of gentle proportion that measures nine point zero three by seven point zero nine by five point zero one millimeters, its mixed brilliant cut sculpting light into a thousand shy fireflies. Very very slightly included when examined at eye level, the gem carries a purity that reads like whispered promises, its medium light color intensity a soft blue that leans toward tenderness rather than thunder. The polish is excellent, a surface so smooth it seems to breathe, the enhancement by irradiation giving the blue its true voice, and its origin from Ceylon Sri Lanka ties it to an ancient island of gem lore. Hold it and you feel how facets catch breath and memory, how this stone might begin a new story upon the hand of a beloved.

In the company of famous gems, this blue topaz is neither the tragic depth of the Hope Diamond, nor the mythic sheen of the Koh i Noor, yet it carries qualities that sing a different kind of legend. Like the Star of India it owes something to Ceylon for lineage and provenance, and like the great sapphires and emeralds of history it recalls cups of royal blue and lovers standing beneath high vaulted skies, but it offers clarity and kindness where the great stones offer mere awe. Its mixed brilliant cut borrows the brilliance of celebrated diamonds, turning blue into light, while its very very slightly included clarity gives it a human touch, an intimacy that well cut perfection sometimes lacks. The irradiation that deepens its blue is a steady, stable craft practiced for decades to reveal the true soul of topaz, it is not a mask but a careful hand that awakens the gem within. At The Natural Gemstone Company we place this stone between history and future, an heirloom waiting to be written, an engagement promise that knows the language of stars without the weight of crown jewels. Imagine this oval nestled in a warm gold setting, imagine vows whispered beneath quiet light, imagine a ring that carries both the calm of ocean and the brilliance of polished sky, and know that its value is not only in carat and cut, but in the stories it will keep for a lifetime.