Pear Cut Sapphire Gemstones

The pear cut’s hybrid design combines a round brilliant end with a pointed tip, creating exceptional light performance while enhancing color saturation in natural sapphires. This sophisticated cutting style allows maximum light return through the broader end while concentrating color in the pointed section, making these precious stones particularly striking in blue and purple varieties where color depth and brilliance are equally valued.

Creating perfect pear cut sapphires requires exceptional precision to avoid the “bow-tie” effect (dark areas across the center) while maintaining ideal proportions and symmetry. Master cutters must carefully orient the rough crystal to preserve color while ensuring proper light performance, making high-quality, natural pear sapphires relatively rare and typically worth 15-20% more than less challenging cuts of comparable quality and size.

The elongated silhouette of pear cut sapphires creates the illusion of greater size, appearing up to 15-20% larger than round stones of identical carat weight. This advantageous spread offers excellent value for buyers seeking maximum visual impact at a lower cost per gram, making these elegant gems particularly worthwhile investments for those prioritizing face-up appearance over pure carat weight.

An exceptional pear cut sapphire displays perfect symmetry with a well-defined point, smooth curves, and ideal length-to-width ratio between 1.5:1 and 1.75:1. The most valuable specimens exhibit no visible bow-tie effect, feature GIA certification confirming their natural, conflict-free origin, and show consistent color saturation throughout—particularly challenging in larger stones where maintaining color purity in the thinner point represents a premium quality indicator.