A dazzling pair of timeless vivid red unheated untreated natural ruby and diamond 14K yellow gold drop stud earrings.
These beautiful earrings are a timeless classic perfect for a special ruby celebration such as an anniversary, birthday or engagement. The fact that the rubies are unheated and untreated certainly make these earrings a perfect choice to pass down in the family for generations to come.
Obtaining a perfectly matched pair of unheated untreated rubies for earrings is a difficult task and gosh these rubies deliver on quality, sparkle and color! The bright red of these unheated rubies could best be described as 'traffic light" red - they POP with color! Each unheated untreated ruby measures respectively 5.14mm x 2.70mm and 5.08mm x 3.84mm. They weigh 0.52 carats and 0.84 carats. Viewed from the front the rubies match for color and size beautifully!
The rubies in these vintage one of a kind earrings are unheated and untreated just as mother nature made them having only been faceted and polished. Fine quality unheated untreated rubies are rare and valuable stones and worth much more than heated or treated rubies.
The diamond accents each measure 1.8mm in diameter and are VS/SI in clarity H/I in color. There are six of these pretty diamonds hand set in these delicate natural red ruby earrings.
The total diamond weight is 15 points.
The total ruby weight is 1.36 carats.
The total ruby and diamond weight is 1.51 carats.
On the reverse they are clearly marked for 14K gold, testing confirms solid 14 Karat gold. Together the pair weigh 3.2 grams approximately making them ideal for everyday wear.
Each pretty earring measures approximately 1/2" long by 1/4" wide (12.6mm x 6.4mm).
They are in lovely vintage condition and are ready to gift or to wear.
These make the perfect pair of studs to wear as that go to luxury accessory to wear each day and to special occasions. The quality are very much black tie event and the beautiful size make them perfect to wear also to work or casually. These fine one of a kind ruby and diamond earrings are so comfortable to wear and are timeless in design.
An Appraisal and Gem Report is included with your purchase.
They shall be sent in a presentation box for safe keeping.
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.
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. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. 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 undesirable and such treated stones are of very low value. Each of these dazzling red rubies are unheated and untreated making this pair of ruby earrings very valuable and very special indeed.
