Ruby or Sapphire

[LoversKites]

Hahaha - nearly, Athena, but something like one of these rubies is what I really want to own some day. Red is such a captivating colour, while I find blue to be more.... docile. I don't think that makes sense but it does in my mind.

 

[Niel]

red just has a sexiness to me that blue lacks. Much more... exotic, maybe?

 

[LoversKites]

red just has a sexiness to me that blue lacks. Much more... exotic, maybe?

Passionate?
Seductive?
Dominant?

Red and green stones are my favourite.

 

[Niel]

yes this is a spinel but this is what id be after.

 

[RedSpinel]

Can the sapphire be any color, or does it have to be blue? Actually, even though I do like rubies, I think its easier to find a nice, clean, bright sapphire than an equally nice, clean, bright ruby, and if you do find a nice, clean, bright ruby, its a rarity for the most part. Obviously, in general, a fully transparent, eye clean ruby is more valuable than same-grade sapphires of some colors, like yellow for instance, but it seems that sapphires, on average, are brighter, shinier and have more fire. Most rubies out there are either completely opaque or only partially transparent. Only the top 1/10th of 1% are fully transparent, and they are rare! But then again, that makes a truly nice ruby a thing to behold!

I was looking at a wonderful Padparadscha sapphire earlier today, and it was fantastic. Super bright, lustrous, clean, beautiful(but small at 1.3cts)

 

[RedSpinel]

yes this is a spinel but this is what id be after.

When I first saw that picture, but before reading your post, I was thinking it was too clean to be a ruby. But then I saw "spinel". Its tough to find a nice, clean, fully red spinel too, but when you do, they are nice! But I am a sucker for nice spinels of any color...

 

[Lee Little]

Ruby star, without a second choice. Best regards, Lee

 

[slksapphire]

i know you said we could only pick one ...

my first choice (for any gemstone, including diamond) is sapphire, just because blue is my favorite color.

my second is ruby. and i while i haven't finalized my thoughts yet by any means, i am thinking i will go for either a star or sugarloaf cab, just to mix it up a bit. we'll see ...

 

[RedSpinel]

Hahaha - nearly, Athena, but something like one of these rubies is what I really want to own some day. Red is such a captivating colour, while I find blue to be more.... docile. I don't think that makes sense but it does in my mind.

^Those 2 rubies could change my vote here! Can I re-vote?