Natural Cognac Color Topaz 14.81ct 17.5x12mm VS Teardrop Cut

Warm and deeply saturated, this cognac topaz reads amber-orange across the crown and darkens toward the point, where the pavilion facets gather into rich brown-red pools. The large pear outline, 17.5mm from shoulder to tip, is cut with a busy stepped crown that breaks the light into small bright blocks and gives the stone real movement despite the depth of color. Transparency is high, and the VS clarity shows only scattered pinpoints under close light. Along one edge near the point a small area of the original crystal surface is left unpolished, a fine granular patch sitting right at the girdle where a setting covers it entirely.

Brazil supplies most of the world's warm-toned topaz, and cognac and champagne shades like this one come from irradiated and heated material, a treatment that is standard across the topaz trade and permanent once done. At just under 15ct this is a genuine statement stone, best suited to a cocktail ring or a bold pendant where its size can be seen, and it sits particularly well against yellow or rose gold. Anyone born in November will find topaz is their birthstone, which makes a stone this size a memorable gift.

Natural cognac topaz, November birthstone, sold loose.