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1.87ct Padparadscha Sapphire

1.87 ct · Padparadscha · Sapphire

A stone that earns the name — pink and orange in genuine balance, called by SSEF.

$22,400

$11,978.61 per carat · AUD, GST included where applicable

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About this stone

Padparadscha is the most argued-over colour name in the trade, and most stones offered under it are simply orange sapphires. This one carries the call from SSEF, which is about as far as the question can be settled.

The hue sits close to the middle of the pink-orange range with a light-to-medium tone. Heated without residue — the ordinary and expected treatment for the material, and disclosed on the report.

Specification

Specification for 1.87ct Padparadscha Sapphire
FormCut stone
SpeciesSapphire — Padparadschaper the SSEF report
Weight1.87 ct
ShapeOval
Measurements7.9 × 6.2 × 4.1 mm
ColourPinkish orange — the salmon tone, roughly even between the two hues
Colour familyOrange
ClarityEye clean
CutOval mixed cut
OriginSri Lankastated on the SSEF report

How big it actually is

ANY BANK CARD
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Treatment & certification

Heated

Conventional heating with no foreign residue. Heat is a permanent, stable and near-universal practice in sapphire — the great majority of stones on the market are heated.

How we know

Conventional heat, no residue in fissures (SSEF).

SSEF reportSSEF-118422

Natural sapphire, Sri Lanka, colour variety padparadscha, indications of heating without residues.

Issued 29 January 2026. The report travels with the stone.

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