This page gathers stones offered under the trade name Sunrise — an evocative descriptor used in the gem trade for corundum whose colour recalls the first light of day, a soft meeting of pink and orange rather than either hue on its own. A trade name of this kind describes an impression of colour; it does not denote a separate gem species. In our collection, the variety that appears here is Padparadscha Sapphire.
Padparadscha is the most closely defined colour variety of sapphire, its name drawn from the Sinhalese term for the lotus blossom. To be described as such, a sapphire must hold pink and orange together in one stone, usually in delicate, pastel to medium tones. Because these colours are gentle, cut matters a great deal: a well-proportioned stone returns light evenly across the face, while a shallow or windowed stone can look pale and flat.
When comparing pieces here, weigh the balance of pink against orange, how the colour behaves in daylight and in lamplight, tone and saturation, clarity and the quality of the cut. Treatment disclosure and any accompanying laboratory report are noted on each individual listing.