Burmese ruby opinions

[VividRed]

Couple of other rubies from the same vendor, again probably have surface-reaching fissure, though not very obvious…

GIA Certified Natural Ruby 1.19 Cts Vivid Red Color Unheated Burma (Myanmar) | eBay

Origin: Burma ( Myanmar ). Product Type: Natural Ruby. Color: Vivid Red ( Pigeon's Blood). Clarity: Transparent with natural inclusions. Shape: Oval. Any dispute regarding the product is subject to Bangkok(Thailand) Jurisdiction.

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This one is probably quite dark in real life, may or may not have a big surface-reaching fissures in the crown.

GIA Certified Natural Ruby 1.03 Cts Vivid Red Color Unheated Burma (Myanmar) | eBay

Origin: Burma ( Myanmar ). Product Type: Natural Ruby. Color: Vivid Red. Shape: Oval. Any dispute regarding the product is subject to Bangkok(Thailand) Jurisdiction. Color may not appear exactly as in real life due to variation between computer monitor resolution and lights.

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This one is a bit lighter in tone, but despite its GIA vivid red grading, almost look purplish red rather than vivid red. Inclusion, maybe surface-reaching at 2-3 o’clock direction on the first photo?

GIA Certified Natural Ruby 1.03 Cts Vivid Red Color Unheated Burma (Myanmar) | eBay

Origin: Burma ( Myanmar ). Product Type: Natural Ruby. Color: Vivid Red ( Pigeon's Blood). Clarity: Transparent with natural inclusions. Shape: Cushion. Any dispute regarding the product is subject to Bangkok(Thailand) Jurisdiction.

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This one looks the cleanest of three as far as the crown is concerned, possibly no big surface-reaching fissures but the colour is bordering on dark red, almost like a garnet.

Guess all three fail the test?!

These pictures are taken under incandescent light (see the yellow background), which is the ideal light for ruby. And yet, unimpressive. They won’t look like this in natural light, in fact they will likely look dark and lifeless. I would stay away

 

[Sydneyphoenix]

These pictures are taken under incandescent light (see the yellow background), which is the ideal light for ruby. And yet, unimpressive. They won’t look like this in natural light, in fact they will likely look dark and lifeless. I would stay away

Expected as much, not to mention surface-reaching fissures and other clarity issues. I just wonder how they managed to score GIA vivid red moniker.

 

[VividRed]

Are you from Australia as well, @VividRed ? I will see what they have now. Not expecting much though other than that 1.30ct, and that might go over AU$20,000.



Beautiful stone but come under 1ct similar to Natural ruby company’s 0.83ct, maybe go with one of the two…

I’m in Switzerland

 

[glitterata]

That rutile silk (in a perfect 60/120 degree crosshatch) would have disappeared with even low-temperature heating.

I think you have an unheated stone there.

What is the white surrounding the exposed area? It looks almost like epoxy or something.

The white is just the microscope light reflecting off the abrasions.

Here's a slightly less zoomed in view of the abraded facets:

 

[Dr_Diesel]

The white is just the microscope light reflecting off the abrasions.

Here's a slightly less zoomed in view of the abraded facets:

Ahhh! That totally makes sense now. Thank you!