A natural Ceylon sapphire whose colour moves between pink and orangy pink. The stone is photochromic: prolonged exposure to light, or a period in darkness, gradually shifts its tone, and the change reverses. Few sapphires show this, and it is best appreciated by watching the stone over a day.
The 2.709 ct cushion is evenly coloured and transparent, with medium fluorescence, and shows no indications of treatment.
Mined at Téja's own pit at Horaketiya, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, and cut in Sri Lanka.
Bellerophon Gemlab, Paris, has identified it as a natural sapphire of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) provenance, colour pink to orangy pink, with reversible photochromism, report no. C02948, dated 8 October 2026. The report, with a 360° video, can be verified at bellerophongemlab.com.
A soft, warm stone suited to a rose gold setting. Available to view in Colombo by appointment. Further images and video on request via WhatsApp.
- Weight: 2.709 ct
- Dimensions: 7.40 × 6.80 × 5.45 mm
- Shape: faceted cushion
- Colour: pink to orangy pink
- Colour distribution: even
- Colour stability: reversible photochromism
- Clarity: transparent
- Fluorescence: medium
- Treatment: no indications of treatment
- Origin: Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Horaketiya, Ratnapura
- Report: Bellerophon Gemlab C02948
