• Gem: Sapphire
• Origin : Pailin (Cambodia)
• Traitement : Heat
• Gemcutter : Ladislas Barbey
• Shape/design : Oval
• Weight : 2.16 ct.
• Size : 8.00 x 6.00 x 4.85 mm
• Color : Dark Blue
• Clarity : SI : Slightly Included

Cutter comments :

A beautiful Pailin sapphire, with a nice dark blue color ! This mythical gem belongs to the corundum family and can be declined in many colors: Green, orange, pink ... Nevertheless the most often found color in jewelry is of course blue, which has given to the sapphire its name: Sappir in Hebrew gave sappheiros in Greek then sapphirus in Latin, and has long been used to name a blue stone.

This one comes from Pailin, Cambodia, a rare origin ! The production of Pailin sapphires has been declining for many years and it is now much harder to get hold of it. This one has inclusions, some of which are visible to the eye, without harming the beauty of the gem.

An intense shine, extremely hard and resistant (hardness of 9, very good tenacity), sapphire lends itself to all types of jewelry.


L'Atelier Lazuli :

All the stones I sell are cut by myself at my workshop in Paris. Every gemstones from around the world have been cut to achieve the best possible color and brilliance. Also I always try when the rough’s shape allows it to offer an original and custom design.

I select and examine carefully every gemstone I get before cutting them, and I’m extremely vigilant about the rough’s quality. Also you will not find here lab grown stones, synthetics, fissures filled or irradiated stones. If a gemstone may have been heated (which in jewelry is very usual for some species), I mention it systematically in description.

Please feel absolutely free to contact me for every question, comment, personal project or simply to discuss with me about gemstones or gemcutting ! I will always answer as quick as possible.

Ladislas Barbey