The Sunrise Ruby

[boerumbiddy]

This may be my new holy grail: Property of a lady, the Sunrise Ruby, 25.59 carats, Burmese, unheated, to be offered next month at Sotheby's in Geneva. Presale estimate is $12 million to $18 million. Setting is by Cartier. The Huguette Clark pink diamond will be re-offered, apparently after a nice polishing.

 

[tourma-guy]

Want.

 

[minousbijoux]

Call it sour grapes, but either that is an unflattering photo of the stone, or that is seriously not that saturated a stone - certainly not vivid.

 

[dk168]

The colour does nothing for me, sorry.

DK

 

[boerumbiddy]

It is, as we know, hard to photography the color of a ruby, and this one seems especially fickle. Can't tell if it is purplish or orangish, as the pictures with the article below suggest both. But it is remarkably clear!
https://thejewelerblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-sunrise-ruby-poised-to-become-the-most-expensive-ruby-ever-sold-at-auction-gem-should-fetch-12m-to-18m/

 

[iLander]

Lord help me, I would love to own that. I would sleep in it.

In the second link, it looks especially large and luscious when you see the woman holding it, she gives it scale. It's just huuuugge!!

 

[pregcurious]

+1. Looks much better when she's holding it. Red is a very difficult color to capture, and I'm sure it shifts a little like any CS.

 

[movie zombie]

wow, that is one ruby ring!

 

[dk168]

It is, as we know, hard to photography the color of a ruby, and this one seems especially fickle. Can't tell if it is purplish or orangish, as the pictures with the article below suggest both. But it is remarkably clear!
https://thejewelerblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-sunrise-ruby-poised-to-become-the-most-expensive-ruby-ever-sold-at-auction-gem-should-fetch-12m-to-18m/

I like it better when viewed from the side as it is showing a lot more pink.

DK

 

[Lovinggems]

I don't mind, Fedex it my way!

 

[soberguy]

I think that ruby is exceptional.

 

[minousbijoux]

Now that I've seen the other pics, I can honestly say I would not kick it out of bed for snoring.

 

[Begonia]

Well hello there...

 

[mary poppins]

The second picture (linked) is really pretty. I'd like to see the finger coverage. Too bad it's a tad out of my budget.

 

[regina3737]

I'm surprised some of you are not in love, the red (may not be perfect) but still, the size, the color, the cut, the overall stone is

 

[boerumbiddy]

Posting the side view to get it on record for the ages.

 

[CirrusClouds]

Hand shot:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...ion-house-poses-with-the-news-photo/468900994

Another photo:

http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detai...ion-house-poses-with-the-news-photo/468900986

 

[boerumbiddy]

You could safely wear it out in public. no one would believe it was real.

 

[LoversKites]

Hand shot:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...ion-house-poses-with-the-news-photo/468900994

Another photo:

http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detai...ion-house-poses-with-the-news-photo/468900986

 

[pregcurious]

We have a tough crowd here!

All colored stones shift slightly in color. Top rubies and red spinels have red/pink fluorescence that make them go more pink in UV light. What I generally avoid is a stone that does not read "red", but you will have shifting either towards pink or towards orange in all red stones, or both pink and orange if the stone is more neutral red. My own red spinel looks like all the different pictures depending on the light.

 

[T L]

It's not top red color, but it's rare for the size, being Burmese and having unheated status.

 

[boerumbiddy]

You may have seen that the sale price exceeded all expectations, $30.33 million.

 

[PrecisionGem]

It's hard to judge a stones color from pictures, and every picture posted of this stone, the color looks different. I did see a video of it, where again the color looks different than the pictures. Based on the selling price, and I would image that anyone bidding in the millions of dollars would have paid an expert to look at the stone, it's "more probable than not" that the stone is top color.