Cut is an important factor in judging the quality of a ruby. Anything else would be a waste of rare, expensive material. Rubies are so rare they are only cut into shapes that the rough material will permit. Cutĭo not expect any sorts of fancy cuts. Only specialised high-end gems dealers will carry natural rubies above 2ct. Sizes above 1.5ct starting to become very rare. That's because rubies don't come in enormous sizes like diamond at least not in facet quality. Natural Burmese Rubies are more expensive than diamonds in price per carat. When one is available in an exceptional eye clean quality be prepared to pay an extra premium especially if it's unheated. One just cannot expect rubies to have the same level of clarity as a tourmaline, spinel, aquamarine or quartz. Most rubies will be included to some extent. It's extremely unlikely that a natural ruby will be internally flawless. ClarityĪlmost all natural rubies will have some kind of inclusions. High Chromium content gives the ruby an high intensity vivid red colour. The main cause of colour in rubies is the element Chromium. Ruby in its pure chemical composition is colourless (aka colourless or white sapphire). All other colours besides red are called sapphires. Ruby is the only colour in the corundum family that has its own variety name. Ruby is an allochromatic gemstone which means that the colour in it is caused by trace impurities. Saturation refers to the amount of colour that’s in a gemstone while the tone indicates the lightness(Light, Medium, Deep) of a stone. As the colour become less saturated, red becomes pinkish red colour and also has a different value to the more saturated reds. As an example, a ruby that is well saturated in colour but has a very dark tone like that of a garnet has a much lesser value than that of a medium tone. The difference in saturation and tone can cause a big difference in price. Many sellers will try to push their pink sapphires as rubies to get that extra premium that comes with the name, ruby. That said Ruby has a wide range of colours starting from the pinkish-red colour to deep garnet like dark red. The most desirable colour being Pigeon Blood, a vivid red colour without any brown, purple or orange overtones. It can have a big impact on the pricing of a ruby. Browse our collection of Burmese Rubies or learn more about the qualities of rubies in the Ruby Buying Guide below.Ĭolour is a very important factor when buying a natural ruby. It's the only source in world for chromium rich rubies, African rubies are iron rich and doesn't not compare in quality. The finest of rubies comes from Burma (Myanmar). In fact, rubies are more valuable than diamonds when it comes to price per carat because fine quality rubies never come in enormous sizes. The actual natural gem is so rare only those who understands its beauty, origin and history can truly appreciate it as wonder of nature. Marketed as a cheap and readily available red stones that's the general misconception of ruby. Rubies used in 'mainstream' jewellery shops are usually synthetic (lab-created) or lead glass filled rubies because that what's commonly available at a low cost. Most believe ruby is some cheap red gemstone found in mainstream jewellery shops of a shopping mall. At least to the majority of the population.
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The image you see is not the actual gemstone you will receive, but one chosen by professional grading experts.Ruby is one of the most misunderstood gemstones of the past few decades.
NOTE: Calibrated standard sized gemstones/diamonds are very carefully graded by our grading experts, so that every Grade AAA Ruby is very similar and virtually identical in color, clarity and cut. All imperfections that might be seen in the image, are in most cases not visible to the eye when viewed in normal lighting conditions. NOTE: The image is highly magnified and enlarged. Calibrated Round shaped Ruby Gemstones are based on dimensions, not carat weight.
The actual carat weight of the Round Ruby you receive can be more or less than the listed carat weight.
NOTE: The carat weights of the Grade AAA Ruby Round calibrated gemstones listed here are only approximate weights. Please contact us if you have any questions. The best way to select the right size gemstone/diamond is to use our size chart image or consult with a local jeweler to measure your setting or gemstone. Selecting your gemstone/diamond by carat weight is NOT ACCURATE. NOTE: Be sure to select the RIGHT gemstone/diamond by millimeter size only. In the larger sizes, this quality is not always available.
Our Ruby Gemstones have been subjected to traditional heat treatment. They have a very good cut and very good polish and a clarity rating of eye clean. This is the highest grade of standard sized calibrated Ruby gemstones available anywhere. Grade AAA genuine Ruby Gemstones have a vibrant intense slightly pinkish-purplish red color of a medium to medium dark tone.
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