RUBY AA graded ;60 carat high-quality cherry red ruby beams brilliantly from 12 tiny bright-white round brilliant-cut diamonds, all presented in gleaming In this chic, elegant beauty, a .60 ruby casts a rich crystalline raspberry-red glow between shimmering rows of clear, bright-white round brilliant-cut diamonds, creating a jubilant show of sparkle and color across your finger. Total diamond weight, .40 carat. In 14k yellow , currently ring size 6 1/2.
For more
than two thousand years, cultures throughout the world have highly desired
rubies for their brilliance and their vibrant, intense red color. This fiery
redhead of gems, however, is valued for more than just its stunning beauty.
Over the ages, folklore has credited the exquisite ruby with many mystical
powers. Here are 16 facts about rubies and their folklore that might surprise
you! In gemology, only four gems qualify for the elite category of “Precious
Gems.” These are the diamond, sapphire, emerald, and the ruby. Color Ruby can
command the highest prices of any colored gemstone. The per-carat prices of fine-quality rubies
have been rising consistently, many times breaking auction records.
For
better-quality material, slight differences in color can make significant
differences in value. For top-color ruby that’s also free of eye-visible
inclusions, the price rises even more.
Rubies are
graded first by their intense color and then by the brilliance and “liveliness”
(sparkle). The most prized colors for the ruby range from medium-red to
dark-red with orange tones to purplish-red. The most exceptional ruby color is
called “pigeon’s blood.” A pigeon’s blood ruby has exceptional brilliance,
transparency, and is an intense, fiery shade of red, with a subtle hint of blue
or purple.