Round Brilliant Ruby Ring with Diamond Bullets

This Ruby engagement ring is a mid-century classic. It’s just as classic in one regard and completely unexpected in another. Ruby is the ultimate red gemstone. There is no finer red and one could argue that there is no finer red gemstone in the world. Ruby ranges in color from deep saturated “pigeon’s blood” red to nearly pink or magenta. Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum. Any other color corundum is sapphire. This makes ruby much rarer than sapphire and as such more valuable. Ruby, like sapphire, is a 9 in hardness so it is an ideal stone for almost any application in jewelry, especially an alternative color engagement ring.

Learn more about mid-century vintage engagement rings >