Approx. .6ct Ruby. Solid Gold Setting . Size 7. July Birthstone. See Video

This ring features a slightly included 5x4mm ruby . The setting is approx 14k solid yellow gold., but setting was made off shore and is not hallmarked.The smaller melee stones consist of 20 2mm sapphires (approx. 1cwt total) sapphires. I do not sell man made stones. All my gems are earth mined. Expect imperfections. Size 7. Any questions, please ask.

Setting made off shore by someone I have dealt with for decades, who does good work. I no longer make settings. Any questions, please ask.
Rubies wholesale to the trade today for approx. $70 for a 1 cwt stone of very low grade quality to approx. $35,000 for a one carat example of extra fine quality. The price goes up to well over $100,000 or more per cwt. for extra fine larger examples. The retail price will be several times that, depending on the retailers markup.

Ruby is the birth stone for those born in July. Corundum, with traces of chromium responsible for the color. Rubies are 9 on the mohs scale, right behind diamond ( moh's10)
Sapphires and rubies are the same, other than the color.
Ruby. More expensive that diamond at times. The most expensive ruby to my knowledge is the 25.59 carat Sunrise Ruby which sold at auction in 2015 for $30,420,000.00
Hindus consider ruby very spiritual.... believe the red comes from an eternal flame that no human can extinguish.
Believed to put fire into one's life, and bring economic prosperity.