Here we have a gorgeous natural red ruby and sparkly exceptional white diamond engagement or dress ring crafted in 14K yellow gold circa 1980.
This fabulous ring reminds me of a corsage of red roses. The central oval cut natural red ruby is perfectly matched for color with the four marquise cut accent rubies. These beautiful quality gem set rubies forming a diagonal line across the finger that then cascades onto the diamond set shoulders of this pretty ring.
The central ruby measures 5.9mm x 4.1mm x 2.8mm and weighs 0.65 carats.
The four marquise cut accent rubies measure 4.0mm x 2.3mm x 1.2mm and each weight 9 points.
This makes the total gem ruby weight in this heirloom ring 1.01 carats. This ruby weight is perfect for a special ruby anniversary or the ideal ruby engagement ring.
There are 0.30 carats of VS clarity F color round brilliant cut natural white diamond accents hand set into the shoulders by a Master Diamond Setter.
The total ruby and diamond weight here is 1.31 carats.
This pretty ring is a size 8 1/4 US and can be resized within a range.
It weighs approximately 5.2 grams.
Inside the shank there is a 14K metal fineness stamp. Professional testing confirms the same.
Measuring just 5/16" high off the finger (8mm) this makes the perfect choice for a ring that gets worn each day.
There is such a wonderful splash of color on the hand with this ring with this ring sitting approximately 9/16" wide along the finger (14mm).
It is in good condition and is ready to gift or to wear. It presents beautifully.
An appraisal shall accompany this ring.
We shall ship in a presentation box for safe keeping.
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.
In recent times many diamonds especially colored diamonds are grown in laboratories. These diamonds are diamonds but are man made. The diamonds in this ring are mined from the earth and are natural diamonds.
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.
