Here we have an exceptional vivid red natural unheated ruby wedding band or engagement ring dating to the mid century era.
This stunning ring is in beautiful condition and is ready to gift or to wear.
It is a size 6 1/4 US. There is some small leeway to resize.
Inside the shank there is a 14K metal fineness stamp. Professional testing confirms the same.
With a low profile of just 3/16" high off the finger this classic no heat ruby ring makes the perfect ring to wear each day (5.3mm).
There are a total of three perfectly matched vivid red unheated natural earth mined rubies set in this exceptional ring.
These measure respectively 5.04mm x 4.41mm x 2.66mm, 5.15mm x 4.42mm x 2.08mm and 4.99 x 4.48mm x 2.08mm. The ruby weights here are 0.50 carats, 0.40 carats and the third beautiful ruby 0.40 carats.
In total there is 8 points of VS G color fine white diamond accents set as sparkly accents for the perfect color contrast to the vivid red of the gorgeous natural rubies.
A full appraisal will accompany this exquisite ruby ring.
It shall be sent in a presentation box for safe keeping.
Please note these rubies are an intense red in person which was difficult to capture.
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.
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.
