1.19 ct Natural Unheated Yellow Sapphire – Cushion Cut | GIA Certified | Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

A 1.19 carat yellow sapphire from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), cut as a rectangular cushion and unheated. GIA Report #2241032064 records no indications of heating, gives Sri Lanka as its origin opinion, and notes a colour stability test the stone passed. Unheated yellow sapphire at this saturation is where the premium in this category sits: the large majority of yellow sapphire on the market has been heated to produce or lift its colour, and this one has not.

Rarity Analysis

What separates this stone from the run of yellow sapphire on the market:

• Unheated: GIA Report #2241032064 records no indications of heating. The large majority of yellow sapphire sold today has been heat treated to produce or improve its colour, so an unheated stone with full colour is a genuinely narrower pool.
• Colour: A vivid, intensely saturated yellow reached without heat. Saturation at this level is common enough on heated material and much less common without it.
• Loupe examination: No inclusions visible at 10x magnification. That is our own assessment — GIA coloured-stone reports carry no clarity grade, so we do not attribute it to the laboratory. Untreated material more often retains visible silk or included crystals, which is what makes this worth mentioning.
• Origin: Sri Lanka, given as GIA's origin opinion on the report. GIA states geographic origin as an expert opinion rather than a finding of fact, and we quote it the way GIA writes it.
• Colour stability: The report notes a colour stability test the stone passed — no colour change was observed under the test conditions.
• Combined effect: Unheated, fully saturated, clean at 10x, with a Ceylon origin opinion on the report. Each is ordinary on its own. Together on one stone they are not.

Buying Guidance

A few practical points to weigh before deciding on this stone:

• Read what the report actually says about treatment. GIA #2241032064 records no indications of heating. That is a finding about heat. It is not a statement that the stone is free of every possible treatment, and no honest seller should present it as one — including us. See the section below.
• Confirm unheated status from a report, never from a description. Heat leaves evidence a laboratory can look for; a seller's word is not a substitute. Ask for the report number and check it against GIA's own report-check service.
• Expect to pay a premium, and know what it is for. Unheated material commands a real premium over heated stones of similar size and colour. That premium is what this stone's price reflects, alongside its clarity.
• Look at it under more than one light. Yellow reads warmer under incandescent light and cooler in daylight. Both suit this colour.
• This is a single stone. As a natural gem it exists once, and this combination of colour, weight, clarity and treatment status cannot be reordered.
• Use the Try Before You Buy option if you would like to see the stone in hand before deciding.

Learn More About This Gemstone

• What Is a GIA Sapphire Report and How Do You Read One?
• What Is an Unheated Sapphire? The Complete Buyer's Guide
• Yellow Sapphire — The Complete Buyer's Guide to Colour, Origin, and Value
• Cushion Cut Sapphire — The Complete Guide to the Vintage Shape
• Buying Sapphires for Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) — Requirements, Specifications, and Common Mistakes
• Ceylon Sapphire: The Complete Guide to the World's Most Trusted Sapphire Origin

Why Choose this 1.19 ct Unheated Ceylon Yellow Sapphire?

Unheated Ceylon yellow sapphire above a carat is one of the more consistently sought specifications in coloured stones, and the reason is simple: heat is what most yellow sapphire relies on for its colour, so a stone that reached this saturation without it starts from a smaller pool. The rectangular cushion is a classic outline with softly rounded corners and broad facets — it carries colour well and shows it in wide, gathered flashes rather than fine sparkle. At 6.77 × 5.48 mm the proportions are normal for the weight, so it faces up at the size you would expect.

What "Unheated" Means on This Report

This matters enough to be precise about, because the trade uses two words loosely and they are not the same.

GIA Report #2241032064 records no indications of heating. That is a finding about one specific treatment: heat. It is the finding that carries the premium in the sapphire market, and it is the one this stone has.

It is not a statement that the stone has never been treated in any way at all. A report that excludes heat has not thereby excluded everything else, and a seller who slides from "unheated" to "untreated" is claiming more than the paperwork supports. We describe this stone as unheated, and we stop there.

Key Benefits of this Natural Ceylon Yellow Sapphire

• Unheated, on the Report
  GIA #2241032064 records no indications of heating — the finding the yellow sapphire premium is built on.
• Full Colour Without Heat
  A vivid, intensely saturated yellow that did not need heat to get there.
• Clean at 10x
  No inclusions visible under the loupe — our own assessment, and less usual on untreated material.
• Ceylon Origin Opinion
  Sri Lanka, given as GIA's origin opinion on the report rather than asserted by us.
• Colour Stability Test Passed
  No colour change was observed under the test conditions. That is a test result, not a guarantee about the future.
• Hard-Wearing
  Corundum at Mohs 9 — it resists the scratching that dulls a stone worn every day. Mohs measures scratch resistance, not resistance to a knock.

Features

• SKU: CG8453
• Carat Weight: 1.19 carats
• Gem Type: Natural Yellow Sapphire (corundum)
• Shape: Rectangular cushion
• Cut Style: Brilliant faceting
• Dimensions: 6.77 × 5.48 × 3.63 mm
• Colour: Vivid yellow, intense saturation
• Treatment: Unheated — GIA Report #2241032064 records no indications of heating
• Origin: Sri Lanka (Ceylon) — GIA's origin opinion on Report #2241032064
• Colour stability: test noted on the report; no colour change observed under the test conditions
• Transparency: Transparent
• Loupe examination: no inclusions visible at 10x — our own assessment, not a GIA grade
• Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale
• Laboratory report: GIA Report #2241032064

Yellow Sapphire and Jyotish (Pukhraj)

Unheated Ceylon yellow sapphire is the traditional specification for Pukhraj, the stone associated with Jupiter in Jyotish, and that tradition is a real and long-standing source of demand for exactly this material — natural, unheated, and clean to the eye.

Two practical notes if you are buying for that purpose. Most practitioners specify a minimum weight, commonly 2.00 carats and sometimes more, so at 1.19 ct you should check the minimum in your own prescription before committing. And we make no claim about what any gemstone does; we can tell you what the stone is and what the laboratory found, which is what a prescription actually needs.

Care of Your Ceylon Yellow Sapphire

• Clean with lukewarm water and mild soap using a soft brush, then rinse and dry with a soft cloth
• Store separately — at Mohs 9 this stone will scratch almost anything it is kept with
• Remove the piece before heavy physical work or sport
• Avoid ultrasonic and steam cleaners — vibration and thermal shock can stress fine internal features in any gemstone

What's Included

• GIA Report #2241032064
• Gemstone packed in a gem sleeve

Perfect Uses for this 1.19 ct Yellow Sapphire

• Engagement ring centre stone, in yellow or white gold
• Custom pendant or cocktail ring built around a single stone
• Pukhraj ring, subject to the weight note above
• Collection piece, kept as it is with its report

This unheated Ceylon yellow sapphire was selected for the one thing that is hardest to find in this material: full colour and a clean loupe view, with no heat behind either.