Ruby -King Of The Gemstones? What makes Ruby a Great Gem?- Ruby buyers guide /Tips and Advice (2020)
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- Ruby has always been one of the most recognizable gemstones throughout history. That does not mean everyone understands Ruby or would even know some of the most interesting characteristics. In this video we will be looking at the basics of rubies along with some unique facts of the gemstones. we will also give some buying tips for those interested in purchasing Ruby and want to know what to look for in the process.
Here are some basics aspects we discuss in the video:
Red
Corundum
Chromium causes ruby's red. Gemologists consider it the "rock star" of trace elements.
Aluminum oxide AL 2 O 3
Tabular habit
hardness of 9
Birthstone for July
considered most valuable of Corundum-One of most prized of any gemstone
Rubies can command the highest per-carat price of any colored stone.
What affects value?
4c’s
Treatments
synthetics
imitations
Tips for buying
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I had a breathtaking ruby that fluoresced in sunlight. Set in a ring, I would moved or place my hand without pre-thought, and was struck each time with the unbelievable color flash that almost stopped me in my tracks. My beloved late husband bought it for me, and could not have chosen anything that would be a more enduring source of delight for me. It was a pure deep (not dark) true red, cut in a slightly oval cut, and I cannot imagine any other inanimate object I could enjoy more. Value? Haven’t a real clue. It was bought in Thailand, if he knew the origin location I never heard about it. Some things are beyond price or the need to boast. Thanks for your work
Thank you for sharing!
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I had went gem mining two weeks ago. I was able to find 4-6 rubies in North Carolina. They may be small, but I will find a Bigger one!
Thank you for taking the mystery out of what happens from beginning to end! Brillant!!!
You do a great job and a great service to anyone even the least bit interested in gemstones.
Finally, someone has given great information on my favorite, sometimes forgotten, gemstone my birthstone, rubies. I bought my ruby earrings and ruby ring from the Bahamas which my hubby purchased an upgrade on my earrings just recently since he lost my ruby pair earrings he purchased on our honeymoon, 21 years ago. I love my upgraded ruby earrings with halo diamonds around it~ It makes me feel like a princess 👸~❤
ive been researching gemstones for fun and learning about the intricacies is really astounding. im a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information to learn but also excited. thanks for the video
Me as well… I started a search for a ‘Decent’ natural ruby for a birthstone ring about 8, Eight! Years ago. 😞
OMG, the stuff I have learned about rubies. I now wish I was born in another Month! 🤦🏻♀️
@@k.hendrickson8735I have natural ruby
Love your content, I can tell you put a lot of effort in. Keep it up and the subscribers will grow!
As a gems dealer, I believe you have covered all the aspects.
Can I have Ur contact
Excellent and well thought out guide, thanks !
Rubies are hands down my favorite stones. I have a small one and I enjoy it. Love to look at the ones I can't afford as well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
i was shocked to learn that rubies refractive index and dispersion are super low
One of the best Ruby s video !
This was so educational. Thank you.
Nice vibe Andrew!! Thank u for ur time and great video!🌻
My pleasure!!
I like your teaching style. Some people praise TH-cam for fast talkers but I like something a little slower. To give the viewer a chance to think, especially when getting so much new information. Thanks ❤
I have a beautiful ruby ring. My mom called the color, Pigeons Blood. It is gorgeous! We went to a jeweler and had a beautiful ring made.
Own a pair of 1ct Burma Ruby earrings my wife bought me for our first anniversary! Amazing.
I got ruby for Valentine and for my 15 wedding anniversary because ruby is 15 and 40 wedding anniversary too
Andrew, thank you to bring us this lovely video, very clear message and informative for Ruby gemstone , looking forward for your next ruby video if you have time. all the best ! thanks
Thank you!
How do u clean mine gems
Thank you for the video. Rubies have it all. They are hard and durable enough for daily wear. Wonderful glowing red color, good sparkle, and I can't think of a more romantic center stone for an engagement ring. If the price for quality natural stones is too high then there are lab grown rubies with perfect color, clarity, and cut that are very affordable. Didn't know about the tabular crystallization habit so I learned something new. Would love to watch a video on synthetic corundum and emerald.
Lab grown rubies: Meh. 😒
Beautifully done. Congratulations on a fine video.
I love me some wed wubbies. I have a few pieces. Thank you for educating us.
Great very informative video. Learned a lot! Thank you for taking the time
We always learn something from you! 💕
Thank you so much for a crystal clear Flawless quality Video !! I am subscribing!! I am learning Jewelry!
What an excellent explanation by an above-average jeweler! Good work!
Thank you so much for the video, there is a Madagascar Ruby I really want for my birthday! I'm really excited and I hope I get it. Ruby is my favorite type of gem!!
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Good job ! You covered a lot. All good technically correct info.
Such good explanations! Really appreciate you doing these videos.. wish there are jewellers like you in my place..
Glad you like them!
Thank you, really helpful as I am starting my search for a pretty Ruby
Thank you for your knowledge sharing.
What suggestions do you have for finding a buyer for an antique ruby/jewel?
I bought an unheated Mozambique ruby with a lab report, its the prettiest ruby ive seen. btw great video
Did you buy the gem loose or facetted? I bet its beautiful
@@knighthunteroiyes it was faceted with an emerald cut
Andrew, Thank you for sharing such great information and your own knowledge, I appreciate it and have learned so much from you.
I always appreciate that feedback! thank you.
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Wow you are very knowledgeable and informative. Thanks
Thanks for the episode ....
Interesting. Good video , thank you for the explanation
New subscriber here and I was going to ask if the ring i have with ruby’s in would fluoresced under a uv black light, it really turned them bright red and was this right or is it garnets? Loved the video and will be watching your other videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍👍👏👏💖💖
Loving this keep it coming please
To me, the most important information you give concerns the treatment of the gems and the considerations and questions to ask on purchasing a stone.
That’s the BIGGEST thing I agave learned about rubies - treatments. 😤
Thank you. Very informative. My birthstone is ruby, and I have bought Garnett by accident. It’s not that bigger a problem as the ring is still pretty. Now I know what to look for
Just BEWARE of glass filled junk. They will take ruby, near waste product, super-heat it, add red glass and VOILA! They now have sparkly “Burma Ruby” that no longer has its original crystal structure, has added carat weight in Glass 😟, and they are not mohs #9 hard anymore… And it is VERY hard for people to catch this. This has actually Inflated the price of a good, natural, GIA lab inspected ruby or sapphire. 😭. This has negatively affected the retail buying power of common-folks like me who simply want a decent 1.5 or 2 Carat Birthstone ring.
Generally, rubies are a pinky-red.
Garnets are a brownish-red.
thank you for passing on your knowledge in away that anybody could pick it up
I love the hunt. Thanks for the info. I could have used you a couple thousand dollars ago. Haha you live and learn. I jumped on every opportunity in america I could. The chase now is stones in settings.
Thankyou such an interesting tutorial
Thanks Andrew for nice video 👏
My pleasure!
very informative...thank you so much for sharing
your knowledge ... it helps a lot....
Glad it was helpful!
Another very informative video
Great informative video !
thank you!
A very informative video. Really like the way you have covered the most important details in one place. Very useful - Thanks!
Thank you for the feedback.
I love rubies and have it and diamonds in my engagement ring. Interesting that rubies used to be the birthstone for many months including December which is my birth month.
superb information !!!
I like the mysteriousness about Ruby, sapphire and emerald. I like emerald most!
Plus, good to know that the cromium colors the ruby red.
I also like those colored gemstones. Emeralds are my favorite of the 3. I love the character of emeralds.
Chromium.
I ❤️ Rubies.
But have to say, love those paler, slightly teal-blue emeralds… don’t know why, they are not the ideal, I know- Just love the odd colors.
@@k.hendrickson8735 if the color falls too pale, they aren’t considered emerald anymore but green beryl. I like seeing translucency and inclusions in emeralds.
I liked the ruby red slippers but it was the Emerald City that won my heart. ❤
Insightful! Thank youuu
💕 love the color of ruby. I named my dog after this precious 💕 stone ruby.
Very informative
Stone of the kings. .👑👍
That turned out t be Spinel in many cases The famous Ruby in the English Crown jewels is a Spinel
Thank you so much my friend
I have a few Ruby one from my grandfather
Correct, I just bought one and am wondering. It was certified with AAAA, but ist that a recognized qualification?
Very informative learnt sum 2 day
Thanks for sharing another fabulous, educational video. A question, if you don't mind. I am a collector of gemstones and have some fabulous pieces in my collection. Would like to sell them now. But need a buyer that can really appreciate good stones. Need your guidance on it. Thanks
Nice, i just order thru a well know source a nice buddha beads. Crystal clear citrine and a large ruby guru bead. Have not received it but the pictures show me that the light passes thru with the flash. No shiny parts, and the lab report shows no treatment. My first ruby since my class ring. When i get it, do i look out for the same as my jade peices? Awsome video.
Ruby is my birthstone. love rubies.
Sir i am from Myanmar (Burma ) Mogok
U are amazingly explain Ruby
I bought a Chatham blood red ruby I know it's not worth much but it's beautiful. What is your opinion of Chatham stones?
Nice information ❤
Thank you for sharing
My pleasure
Regarding the "trust" aspect...
I'd be interested in hearing your perspective on small, independent jewellers versus some of the larger jewellery chains or franchises.
(Personally I always tend to trust jewellers more if they do custom pieces; then I know I'm dealing with a crafts-person and not just a re-seller - but I'm sure that's not always completely reliable.)
I did make a video a while back about finding a good jeweler. you may find something there helpful.
@@YourAverageJeweler I actually have a great local jeweller - and she's not even that expensive for custom pieces compared to off-the-rack factory-made jewellery. She makes most of her income from factory-made jewellery, but she seems to love commissions and is great at saying "okay, so that's what you want. Now, THIS is actually what you should have!" Because a good designer, architect or jeweller should not just give the customer what they want, but suggest what they didn't realise they wanted/needed.
But clearly I need to watch more of your back catalogue of videos. Even the information I don't *need* is interesting and good infotainment. Your videos make for good company over morning coffee.
Thank you information
Woow one of best Explanation!
as sapphire specialist you pick most of the important tips to discuss and everything well detailed
i guess muzambic is producing larger quantities of Rubys recently very pretty as good as burma
I would prefer calling Padhaprcha as king sapphire because its more expensive than ruby what you think of that ? plz correct me if am wrong 😅
by the way
cheers and good luck for future videos
Question I have the presidium multi tester iii and I have tested it on rubies from Burma, it gives me the green light. I test them on other rubies from other countries such as Africa, it does not give me a green light but it gives me a yellow light or only Red Antler on a rough sapphire from Madagascar I have used the multi tester and it gives me a green light as if it were a diamond, that sapphire is blue, what could be happening. I know that the multi tester is only for Diamonds Monssanite zirconia or simulant but in a rough sapphire and Burmese rubies it gives me diamonds what happens here
I have over 20kg of corundum rubies and sapphires can you help me to identify or have them cut and polished then eventually sell. They are mostly gem quality
Thanks Respected Sir💎🇮🇳🌹🙏
Learned a couple new things about my favorite gemstone. Didn't know about the crystal shape, sometimes absent fluorescence and lead glass filling. I really enjoy synthetic rubies because I can get them, big, clean and with rich color saturation. Flame fusion ones fluoresce like a car tail light making them very glowy in strong light. One of my favorite rings is a big transparent lab star ruby. It's very red and has a reflection of the star so I see a white star and a red star.
Yeah, admittedly they are pretty… but LAB made and won’t go up in value..
Thank you very much great somaliland ruby
.can we cut other mineral with diamond cut model??
.for example Chalcedony can we??
Hi Andrew, I have a few rubies that were acquired in Mogok, Myanmar. Those stones came with lab reports from a certified Gemologist from the Mogok area, and he graded those stone as pigeons blood red rubies from Mogok area and with no indication of heat treatment. Bases on my understanding, his criteria is kind of Mogok local criteria, and he only gives stone with very strong saturation the color grading of pigeons blood red, a stricter criteria than the GRS bases on my understanding. I wonder how gemologists here in the US view lab reports from Mogok area? Shall I get them re-appraised by a gemologist in the US or some institution like GIA? Thank you
Hey Jenny, I have rough rubies from Zambia which have never polished or treated would you be interested
Leave them over night in vinegar. Just to make sure they are not lead glass filled.
@@johnoboi4713 hey body did you find where to sell ur rubies coz I have some too ,if please help me out thanks
Please do video on Paraiba tourmaline or copper bearing tourmaline.
I have a lot of rough Ruby how do I know if it is gem quality and how do I find a cutter
I bought a "ruby" on E Bay. I placed it into a whiskey shot glass and covered it with straight lemon juice (very acidic). I fished it out 4 days later and rinsed it off. It looked so different, with a spiderweb of white lines. It was lead glass filled, and it was represented as "natural, heated." I complained to E Bay. Later I looked at the sellers offerings, and they were finally disclosing the treatment. The value is of course way low.
Greetings from New York.. 👌👌👌
Hello sir, i have some of ruby i don't no how to sell & how much per carat..
Do you have a video on just raw rough diamonds and rubies
Quality stuff! Cheers
Is a heat treated ruby worth purchasing?
My ruby is old . When did they start heat treatment? Year?
What should I do?
Hi sir I have a lots of quantity of red Ruby and Neelam stones I want to solve that product so how to solve this
if in your horoscope sun has lordship of any benefic house but is weak to give results(in degrees 0-5, 24- 60 ) then you may opt for ruby.
Sir, do you buy natural burmese ruby
Sir, do you buy natural burners ruby
Ofcourse!!!
haha i had no idea rubies are like, so related to sapphires. steven universe makes more sense now! also, i was really hoping to get a clear answer on pricing! i’m really interested in how rubies are priced
People spend a lifetime on that topic. As stones get nicer, the subtle and nuanced things that contribute to price are harder to determine. Also, determining how much treatment they have been through, in addition to the other factors...it's complicated to say the least. I can give you basics, but you really need to spend time with a lot of different stones before understanding how to value them. With time and experience, everything becomes more clear. thanks for watching and best of luck.
Sir do you buy natural burners ruby
Excuse me, may I know how much is the price of a carat of red sapphires approximately?
I have almost 200kg of kurandon.can you advice what to do with that,????
This is good info I'm thinking of buying a ruby hahah
Can you talk about Star Sapphires and Star Rubies in a later episode ?
This was cool, thanks!
Sir where can I send you my rock stone vedios, I hope you can help me to determine those rocks
Just finding this now. I inherited a large “ruby” ring my grandmother wore everyday. The stone was put in the setting in the ‘50s probably. We always assumed it was fake- a high quality plastic of sorts. Having started on a gem/crystal interest myself now, I returned to it. First thing I did was put it under UV. It glows something fantastic. Imagine my surprise! My question, though, is can lab tests determine a lab created vs real ruby? Do they carbon date, I guess I’m saying? And rubies are up there on the hardness scale, but would it be possible to still have visible scratches? That’s why I thought it was fake in the first place (maybe it’s just 70 years of wear and tear!?) How much do those lab tests cost? I’m so nervous leaving it with someone I don’t know. 😬. But If it is a real one, I’m now thinking my insurance needs to be updated. It really is quite large - flat and unusual shaped- and is also set with (her) previous wedding diamonds. Thanks!
Send it to GIA labs for a reputable, proper evaluation.
Rubies aren't made from carbon. They're transparent aluminum stained by chromium I think.
It would be nice if you would do a video on Peridot.
It is under August birthstone. Best of luck.
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