Burmese ruby (heated): how did I do?

[Sydneyphoenix]

So as some of you may have read, I tried to source a jade cabochon from AJS gems in Thailand. Unfortunately it fell through after the jade evaluation by AIGS rated the stone that the vendor thought might fly as “imperial green” only “apple green”. The store took down all the cabochons after the AIGS certificate on the stone I chose was delivered.

Given the AJS have been running 15-20% offer for all purchases for many months now and as I always wished to get a ruby, I have been also looking at their rubies catalogue. Unfortunately they carry only heated stones but fair percentage of them had GRS certificates showing them to be “pigeon blood”. I know many here dislike the term and/or think GRS is exceedingly generous with the designation but better have it in the certificate than not. The cheapest of the lot still looked lovely on video and I ordered it, arriving few days ago.

I haven’t looked at a ruby up close often before, but loved the colour instantly, and the stone is very clean! Except for that it is heated, quite a great looking ruby as far as I can see. Only thing that surprised me was how small 1.12ct stone looked in real life. Given the GRS certificate is 10 years old, I will have a local appraiser look at the stone, but simply to check I got the stone as AJS advertised. I have to learn how to take good gemstone photos but the phone camera is not doing the best job on this ruby or the jade cabochon. Hope you like the photos still and let on how you think of the stone!

 

[Bron357]

It’s beautiful.
Yes, because Corundum is more dense than say diamond, for the carat weight the size is smaller. Also mostly rubies are cut to save as much weight as possible so sometimes they have fat bottoms.
Your ruby is the same carat weight as my one. Mine is cushion cut though. Because I have huge hands I’ll need a big big setting. This setting I missed out on but it would have been amazing.
What are your setting plans?

 

[Sydneyphoenix]

I am thinking of something like this, except as a pendant in yellow gold, and wonder if jeweller can do something to make the prongs look less prominent. If it was an excellent unheated, would’ve done a ring with diamond halo (yellow gold except white gold prongs) but sapphire spiral looks cool too!

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[qubitasaurus]

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[Sydneyphoenix]

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That looks about right! Just have to find a jeweller in Sydney that can do something like that after the lockdown, wonder what’s the intelligent-sounding term for that kind of setting without prongs being eye-sores.

 

[peacechick]

That looks about right! Just have to find a jeweller in Sydney that can do something like that after the lockdown, wonder what’s the intelligent-sounding term for that kind of setting without prongs being eye-sores.

Those are bezel settings. And you can bring all your sample photos to the jeweller if you worry about conveying what you want. Do know though that bezel settings can darken the gem, so your ruby could look deeper In colour.

 

[Sydneyphoenix]

Just got the stone back from the valuer, the dimensions seem to be consistent with the GRS certificate (off by 0.02mm, ?margin of error), looks like AJS knows what they are doing in terms of corundum. Only question mark I have is the comment about the fingerprint (healed fracture). The staff says the healer fracture is natural signature rather than byproduct of heat treatment (disclosed) or any other undisclosed treatment, does it sound legit for heat-only ruby?

Slightly surprised by quoted retail value, what are your guesstimates on retail values, let me know. I will keep the stone anyway. Thank you!

 

[Bron357]

My jeweller is in Sydney, Town Hall Arcade. He did my engagement ring reset and a heap of other little projects.

 

[Sydneyphoenix]

My jeweller is in Sydney, Town Hall Arcade. He did my engagement ring reset and a heap of other little projects.

Jarrett’s?

 

[Bron357]

Jarrett’s?

Yes, been going there over 20 years now.

 

[Sydneyphoenix]

Yes, been going there over 20 years now.

Yeah went to have a gold/pearl necklace repaired before. Will look into them after the lockdown to see if they can do something of the design I put up here, and/or something like below with my jade cabochon and platinum. There seem to be several good jewellers at the Dymocks building too…

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[Niel]

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