Pomelo’s quest for red

[Autumn in New England]

So the stones are not glass-filled rubies (which are actually not even considered natural, but composite). These have been heated with a flux agent (likely borax) to "heal" fractures. And the residues left behind are minor.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Ok thank you so much for all the knowledge and advice!!!

Hope it helped!!

 

[Pomelo]

Copy pasting from the Show Me Your Cabs thread (sorry for dupe, wanted to add here for reference):

I added a pre-loved vintage Chaumet ruby cab to the collection, style is “Anneau”.

Usually I’m pretty good at knowing / recognising vintage signed pieces but I’d not seen this one before, and, with my recent ruby fascination and love of cabochons, I couldn’t resist. The ruby cab is small (5*3mm) and unsurprisingly doesn’t have a cert, and is a pure red to my eyes.

What’s been fascinating is to compare this ruby cab with my ruby baguettes (vintage Tiffany). I haven’t quite figured out yet when / why the cab lights up vs when the baguettes light up, but I’ll continue noodling…

 

[Autumn in New England]

Copy pasting from the Show Me Your Cabs thread (sorry for dupe, wanted to add here for reference):

I added a pre-loved vintage Chaumet ruby cab to the collection, style is “Anneau”.

Usually I’m pretty good at knowing / recognising vintage signed pieces but I’d not seen this one before, and, with my recent ruby fascination and love of cabochons, I couldn’t resist. The ruby cab is small (5*3mm) and unsurprisingly doesn’t have a cert, and is a pure red to my eyes.

What’s been fascinating is to compare this ruby cab with my ruby baguettes (vintage Tiffany). I haven’t quite figured out yet when / why the cab lights up vs when the baguettes light up, but I’ll continue noodling…

Such rich ruby color and lustrous gold! I love the way you wear your rings.