Here we have an exceptional pair of vivid red unheated untreated ruby and diamond drop earrings in platinum.
The quality of the rubies is exceptional, these are unheated untreated rubies and are a perfectly matched pair in a rare square cut.
Rubies are rarely cut as shapes other than oval because of the loss of weight of the crystal when other shapes are cut - and then they are cut in other shapes such as baguettes or square a premium is charged. A premium also exists for matched pair.
To the reverse there are 900 platinum metal fineness stamps. Each drop is also engraved with the ruby weight - each ruby is 0.39 carats.
There are two 8 point princess cut VS clarity F color natural untreated white diamond accents.
Together the pair weigh 1.99 grams with the backs, 1.80 grams without the backs. These are very comfortable to wear all day as an everyday luxury pair of heirloom quality earrings.
Fine quality unheated untreated rubies are rare and valuable stones and worth much more than heated or treated rubies. The rubies here are superb - the bright intense color and quality are truly special. They would make a perfect choice as a special gift. The pair are versatile and can be worn to work, casually and to black tie events alike.
These earrings are feminine, delicate and classy. The style absolutely timeless. Earrings like these luxury ruby and diamond earrings are always in fashion.
An Appraisal Report is included with your purchase.
We will ship in a presentation box ready for gifting and 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. 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.
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.
