1.68 ct. Purple Sapphire - The Gem Trader Rare Gems

1.68 ct. Unheated Purple Sapphire


  • Color: Medium Dark Purple

  • Clarity: Eye Clean

  • Origin: Nivitgala, Sri Lanka

  • Cut: Oval Mixed

  • Treatments: None

  • Measurements: 7.5 x 6.1 mm

Simply a gorgeous stone - cutting, color and clarity are all just what you would hope. Special mention of course is the color, a deep and saturated color that is not common and very difficult to source in unheated gems; a very intense purple that is beguiling. Classic Sri Lankan cutting, but done quite nicely with no windowing or asymmetries of any kind - a very fine polish as well. Superb clarity and size, these unheated stones continue to rise in cost. One of our favorite shades of purple.

$795 / carat - $1335 total