How to choose a ruby
Colour and clarity drive the price.
- Colour — pure vivid red without brown is ideal
- Clarity — minor inclusions are normal in naturals
- Cut
- Cut or rough — ready to set, or rough for a collection / custom cutting
Treatment and durability
Most rubies are heated — accepted when disclosed — while lead-glass filling sharply cuts value. At hardness 9 ruby handles everyday wear, so a ruby ring works as a daily piece.