Here we have a spectacular large mid century unheated untreated natural deep dark red ruby and sparkly white diamond engagement ring crafted in 18K yellow gold.
This sensational ring is all about showcasing the dazzling large 1.8 carat natural dark red ruby! The ruby is very unique with dazzling vivid red flashes of color like embers in a fire that move and dance along the stone depending on the lighting and angle you view the ruby from. Sometimes the whole stone catches the light and a deep blood flame red can be seen also but mostly the ends are mysterious and dark and intense neon red flashes appear moving constantly. This is a really exciting stone and will suit anyone who loves intense mysterious dark colors with fiery brilliance!
This gorgeous no heat ruby engagement ring has a luxurious long profile. It measures approximately 7/8" long by 7/16" wide and rises 3/8" high off the finger (21.5mm x 10.8mm c 9.7mm). On the hand it makes a large splash on the finger, the sparkle of the diamonds and the mysterious glowing red are just stunning to behold.
There is the perfect amount of white diamonds for color pop, with a total 26 untreated natural round brilliant cut diamonds, VS clarity G/H/I color weighing 0.78 carats in total which are set into two tiers which form a stunning scintillating halo around the gorgeous deep red ruby.
Here we have a total carat weight of precious gems of 2.58 carats.
Professional testing concludes 18K yellow gold, In total this ring weighs approximately 5.8 grams.
This dazzling ruby and diamond ring is handmade in it's entirety - a one of a kind ring! What a perfect choice for a unique ruby engagement or anniversary ring!
Currently a size 4 3/4 US this ring can be resized to most sizes.
This very special ruby engagement ring is in lovely vintage condition and is ready to wear.
An Appraisal and Gem Report is included with your purchase.
It shall be sent in a presentation box 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.
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.
This fine quality vintage ruby ring is traditionally handmade and the gems hand set. This is unusual these days. These days much less jewelry is traditionally handmade due to the high cost and scarcity of skilled labour. Much contemporary jewelry is designed with a computer and cast from molten metal, the gems may be cast in place rather than hand set. These methods are fast, cheap, require little or no traditional jewelry making skills and allow for mass production but can't match the quality of expertly traditionally handmade jewelry. Hand making jewelry using traditional skills is very expensive by comparison. This dazzling ruby and diamond ring is handmade in it's entirety - a one of a kind ring! What a perfect choice for a ruby celebration ring!
Further note:
The unheated untreated ruby measures approximately 11.40mm x 5.32mm x 4.10mm
