{"product_id":"1-62-ct-blue-sapphire","title":"1.62 ct Natural Blue Sapphire – Round, Heated | GIA Report | Sri Lanka (Ceylon)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1.62 carat blue sapphire from Sri Lanka, round, measuring 6.42 - 6.63 x 4.76 mm, accompanied by GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2245017785 dated August 06, 2026. The report records Species Natural Corundum, Variety Sapphire, Color Blue, Transparency Transparent, Shape Round, two separate cutting-style fields, Geographic Origin Sri Lanka, and an Additional Results field that reads Heated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eExpert Opinion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-in\/pages\/ahmed-shareek-about-the-owner\" style=\"color: #4a235a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAhmed Shareek\u003c\/a\u003e's Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\"This one is a 1.62 carat round from Sri Lanka, and it comes with a GIA Sapphire Origin Report whose fields you can read for yourself: color, transparency, the two cutting-style entries, geographic origin and Additional Results. I would rather you judged it from the report and the photographs than from anything I say about it, so ask me for more images and look.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the Report Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Additional Results field of GIA Report #2245017785 reads Heated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeographic origin.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Geographic Origin field reads Sri Lanka, and GIA prints a caveat beside it: \"Any statement on geographic origin is an expert opinion based on a collection of observations and analytical data.\" We print the field and the caveat together and add nothing to either. Ceylon is the trade name for Sri Lanka, and we use it as a name for the stone and for nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutting Style, Two Separate Fields\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe report gives the crown and the pavilion as two entries, and we print both as GIA prints them: Crown: Brilliant Cut \/ Pavilion: Modified Brilliant Cut. GIA publishes no definition of Modified Brilliant Cut, so we do not gloss the term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements, Color and Clarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements.\u003c\/strong\u003e The report prints 6.42 - 6.63 x 4.76 mm. The first two figures are the smallest and the largest diameter across the round outline, and the third is the depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Color field reads Blue, with nothing printed beside it. A GIA colored-stone report carries no color grade, so Blue is the whole of what this report says about color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eye-clean (our own assessment, not a report value): no inclusions visible to the unaided eye at normal viewing distance. A GIA colored-stone report carries no clarity grade, so this judgement is ours and not GIA's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe limit of our own reporting.\u003c\/strong\u003e We report the fields GIA printed on this document, and that is the whole extent of what we claim about this stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead it yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e The report is reproduced in the images on this page, and GIA's own service at reportcheck.gia.edu returns the same fields against the report number. Check it there, and ask us for anything else you want to see before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying Guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few practical points to weigh before purchasing this specific stone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead GIA Report #2245017785 against the stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Check the report number, the carat weight, the measurements, the Color and Transparency fields, both cutting-style fields, the Geographic Origin field and the Additional Results entry against the physical stone before you finalise the purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLook at the whole face-up view.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask us for more images and for video, and look at the whole face of the stone rather than one photograph, before you decide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlan the setting around the stone's own geometry.\u003c\/strong\u003e A round outline has no corners. We would still choose a setting that holds the girdle securely all the way round; that is our own recommendation, not guidance from the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse the Try Before You Buy option\u003c\/strong\u003e if you would like to see the stone in hand before finalising the purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three values below describe corundum as a mineral species. They are not findings about this individual stone. GIA lists them in the Characteristics panel of this report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMineral: Corundum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohs hardness: 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToughness: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same panel prints September as the birthstone month. September belongs to sapphire, the variety, in every color. Corundum as a species also includes ruby, whose month is July, so the panel's four cells do not all sit at the same level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 14px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eGemstone Data — At a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eCG8342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCarat Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e1.62 ct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e6.42 - 6.63 x 4.76 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eRound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCutting Style (Crown)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eBrilliant Cut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCutting Style (Pavilion)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eModified Brilliant Cut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eBlue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTransparency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eTransparent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNatural Corundum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eVariety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eSapphire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eGeographic Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eSri Lanka\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAdditional Results\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eHeated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eClarity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eEye-clean — our own assessment; a GIA colored-stone report carries no clarity grade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eLab Report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report #2245017785\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: CG8342\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarat Weight: 1.62 carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasurements: 6.42 - 6.63 x 4.76 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style, crown: Brilliant Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style, pavilion: Modified Brilliant Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency: Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies: Natural Corundum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographic Origin: Sri Lanka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional Results: Heated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohs hardness: 9 (a property of corundum, not a finding on this stone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab Report: GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2245017785\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe clean with lukewarm water, mild soap and a soft brush, and we prefer not to put a stone through an ultrasonic or a steam cleaner, because we cannot see how it is held once it is set. That preference is ours, and it is not a condition carried on the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean with lukewarm water and mild soap using a soft brush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore separately to avoid surface contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove before heavy physical activity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one individual natural gemstone, not laboratory-grown material. The stone you receive is the stone documented on GIA Sapphire Origin Report #2245017785.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Comes With This Blue Sapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGIA Sapphire Origin Report #2245017785\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGemstone packed in a gem sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736928653379,"sku":"CG8342","price":281000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/1112023001_c5141e29-f803-4c89-946e-f2794d8bdd66.jpg?v=1778350192","url":"https:\/\/crescentgems.com\/en-in\/products\/1-62-ct-blue-sapphire","provider":"Crescent Gems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}