Here we have a beautiful vintage natural red ruby and sparkling white diamond ring crafted in 14K yellow gold circa 1970.
This is a gorgeous natural ruby ring which just pops with the exceptional color contrast of the white of the diamonds and intense red of the natural ruby.
The dazzling ruby and diamond set face of the ring measures approximately 7/16" long down the finger and has a low rise of just 1/4" high making it a perfect ring to wear each day (11mm x 7mm).
The central gem quality natural earth mined marquise cut red ruby itself measures 7.6mm long by 3.7mm wide by 2.4mm deep and weighs 0.55 carats.
There is a diamond weight of 1.10 cttw of natural baguette and round brilliant cut diamonds G/H/ color and VS clarity (0.87 cttw baguettes, 0.23 cttw rbc)
Here we have a total ruby and diamond weight of 1.65 carats in this ruby engagement ring.
The low profile on the hand makes this ruby ring the perfect choice to wear as an everyday signature ring such as an anniversary ring, a natural ruby engagement ring or a birthstone ring.
Inside the shank there is a clear 14K metal fineness stamp. Professional testing confirms the same. This stunning ring weighs 4.6 grams.
Currently a size 4 1/2 US, it can be resized within a range of sizes.
This heirloom quality unique vintage ruby ring is in lovely vintage condition and is ready to gift or to wear.
An Appraisal and Gem Report shall accompany this pretty ring.
This fine quality ruby ring shall be sent in a presentation box for safe keeping and ready for gifting.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
Additional comment:
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry and rubies set as replacements in vintage and antique jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
