My first ruby

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

I made a first buy in rubies. I can't find the old image-insert function, so I hope this works:


It is one carat, unheated, from Africa, after discounts I paid just over $4k for the stone. Considered learning material before I venture into serious sizes or pigeon blood Burma.
https://www.wildfishgems.com/inc/sdetail/unheated_african_ruby_1_02/15668
I will make in hand photos next week.

 

[OreoRosies86]

Oh, how exciting! Rubies are so glowy and spectacular. Any big plans for setting it?

 

[chatoyancy]

It is very glowy! What do you mean by learning material though?

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

No settings planed. Just collecting, so far.

Chatoyancy, I will not run destructive tests on it, don't fear, but I meant that I want to learn about rubies before I buy big league stones.

 

[meladori]

that's gorgeous! looking forward to more ruby posts from you.

 

[chatoyancy]

No settings planed. Just collecting, so far.

Chatoyancy, I will not run destructive tests on it, don't fear, but I meant that I want to learn about rubies before I buy big league stones.

Your ruby would look lovely in a pendant!

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

Wouldn't it look small? My wife is 182 cm (I dunno what that is called in US).

 

[chatoyancy]

Wouldn't it look small? My wife is 182 cm (I dunno what that is called in US).

She is tall. If you put a diamond halo around it, that would work. I think rubies look best set with diamonds anyway. I don't know. It's just a suggestion.

 

[elle_71125]

Wow. That's gorgeous. I hope you post pics, when you get it. I'd love to see more on this one.

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

Sure! Will do photos next week, together with the hot pink that was recut.

 

[SparkliesLuver]

Can't wait to see them - especially the hot pink re-cut!

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

OK. Me and my wife have struggled mightily to get the ruby to look on photo as it does in, how you say: IRL? It appears ruby is even more difficult to capture than sapphire. In the sun it is almost violet-purple-red on the camera. I found the best presentation indoors, with sun through the window but indirectly on my old hat's rim, a grey felt fabric, but it is all too shaky. I have also added the images that do NOT really show what the eye sees, just for info.

 

[Seaglow]

I understand how hard it is to photograph rubies. Some of my pieces photograph as pink but IRL they are not pink at all!

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

Yes, and so deep red.... I might have to change my name to 'normanintheskywithrubies' in some future.

 

[chatoyancy]

It still looks beautiful even though it's not showing it's true color in photographs.

 

[Burmesedaze]

Or normanintheskywithcorundums to cover both rubies AND sapphires

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

Burmesdaze, yes, good idea, perhaps I should go straight to normaintheskywithcoloredgems....
I'm already peeking at emerald and would love to have a cat's eye.....

 

[chroman]

Uh Oh!

 

[boerumbiddy]

Another thread bump. Did you decide on a setting? Indeed, it is almost impossible to capture a ruby's real color and personality in a photograph.

 

[normanintheskywithsapphires]

No setting here, yet, puh! I started as a pure loose gem collector a few months ago, no more a year now, but my dear 2nd half is already pushing in and getting me to set the other hot pink I had recut.