Appraisal Report included with your purchase. A dazzling Ruby and Diamond Ring. This glowing vivid red natural earth mined ruby and sparkly diamond ring is superb. It is crafted in solid 14K yellow gold and weighs approximately 6.1 grams. There are a full 2 carats of 20 point BRIGHT red marquise cut exceptional gem quality rubies set into this ring. The rubies are arranged along the shoulders on each side and rise to join in the middle. A cascade of diamonds falls between the beautiful ruby laurel wreath clusters. In total there is 1.15 carats of round brilliant cut diamonds VS/SI in clarity and H in color. The total carat weight of diamonds and rubies 3.15 ctw. All the rubies and diamonds have been set by hand and not cast in place as you would see in most contemporary jewelry. Currently this heirloom quality ruby and diamond band is a size 6 1/2 US. It can be resized within a range. The ruby and diamond cluster rises approximately 1/4" high off the finger (7mm) . This is a very special ring indeed. The intensity of the color of the rubies really does take your breath away and was difficult to capture in these photos. The rubies are an absolutely vivid red. It is in lovely condition and is ready to gift or to wear. A full appraisal is included with your purchase of this gorgeous ruby and diamond engagement ring. We shall ship in a presentation box 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 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.
