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knitandpurl commented on the word padparadschah
an orange-pink sapphire - see http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/gemstone/sapphire/sapphire.htm
"Hassan can fast-talk a chap at a watchstand and pawn a small watch that has, as a watchglass, a star padparadschah (half a grand, a carat."
Eunoia by Christian Bök (upgraded edition), p 23
May 20, 2010