Ruby

Hunza Ruby

Emerald cut · Hunza

$1,950

Ruby is corundum coloured red by chromium — the same element that makes emerald green. That chromium also fluoresces, which is why a fine ruby seems to glow from within in daylight. The Hunza valley produces a clean, slightly pink red; Jegdalek in Afghanistan gives the deeper, more saturated material. We buy for the strength of that glow before we buy for size.

Gem Type

Ruby

Colour

Red

Carat Weight

1.72 ct

Shape

Octagon

Cut

Step

Clarity

Eye-clean

Treatment

No heat

Measurements

7.4 × 5.9 mm

Origin

Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Lab Certification

Upon request

• Independent certification before completion
• Insured shipping, risk ours until you sign for it
• Fourteen-day return on loose stones