A GIA Alexandrite Origin Report is not something you see attached to every stone — it exists specifically because origin matters this much in this one gem variety. Here it confirms what the eye already suspects: this 1.53-carat oval is Russian material, and it performs like it. The color change is decisive rather than subtle — a true blue-green in daylight collapsing into a rich pinkish purple under incandescent light, the kind of full-strength shift that most alexandrite on the market only gestures toward. The crown is cut brilliant, the pavilion a modified step cut — a hybrid built to maximize both the light return and the saturation of each color state rather than favor one over the other. At just under 8mm across, it holds presence without needing size to do the work; the change alone carries it.
