Rubies have been regarded as treasures since ancient times. We still cherish it today. Rubies have been popular for millennia for their beauty and ability to evoke love, romance and strength from within.
The ancient book "Lapidaire en Vers" says that ruby is "the most precious of the 12 gems created by God when he created all things." Ruby is also compared with wisdom in the Bible, and it is used to symbolize the Jewish tribe. The fourth gemstone on the holy garment worn by Aaron, the brother of Moses, is a ruby. The name of the Jewish ancestors is engraved on this gemstone. precious treasure.
Origin of the highest quality ruby - Myanmar
Myanmar is the world's best producer of rubies. Around the beginning of the 15th century, local residents in Moge, Myanmar accidentally discovered rubies. By the middle of the 15th century, Myanmar began to mine rubies on a large scale. The rubies found here have one thing in common, "the red has more or less blue memory". Rubies have been found in this valley for centuries, but production is currently exhausted. Even so, the rubies produced in this area are still of the best quality in the world.
The largest ruby processing base - Thailand
Thailand used to be the world's source of rubies. Thai rubies were once comparable to Burmese rubies in saturated color, but their resources and production have also gradually declined. Although Thailand is still the number one supplier of rubies in the world, its rubies mainly come from Myanmar and Cambodia. These exotic ruby raw materials are processed and processed in Thailand before entering the sales market.
Important Ruby Origin - Mozambique
Niassa province is located in northwestern Mozambique, near the border with Tanzania. These new ruby deposits belong to the famous Mozambique Belt in East Africa, a complex geological region that contains a large number of gemstone deposits, producing rubies, sapphires, garnets, spinels, emeralds, tanzanites, etc. Among them, Mozambique rubies have received a lot of attention.
Hometown of Star Ruby - Sri Lanka
The southeastern part of the island produces a large number of rubies, and is a world-famous ruby producing area, known as the "Gem City". Known for producing high-quality star rubies, Sri Lankan rubies have a pink color with lavender tinges. The 138.7-carat "Rotherleaf" star ruby now in the National Museum of the United States came from here. Recognize the grade of ruby. The color of Vietnamese ruby is purple-red and dark pink-purple. The overall color is between Burmese ruby and Thai ruby. It was discovered in the 1980s.
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Blood is another symbol of ruby color. Rubies are often compared to "blood from the right ventricle" or the first two drops of blood from a freshly slaughtered pigeon. Historically, the term "pigeon's blood" described rubies that were purplish or pinkish red in color with a soft shimmering red fluorescence.
Let's take a look at the most stunning and legendary rubies to date.
1. The world's most famous pigeon blood ruby "Carmen Lucia"
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Valoria Oval Cut Lab Grown Ruby Ice-crackle Texture Black Gold Ring
This ruby came from Mogok, Burma, and after a lot of twists and turns, it was finally collected in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Museum. At 23.1 carats, it is the largest and highest quality faceted ruby currently on display. Ruby symbolizes love, and behind this legendary ruby lies a heart-stirring love story. Carmen Lucia, the wife of the American rich man Pete Barker, loves rubies and has been looking forward to seeing this incomparable ruby. However, due to cancer, she did not have the opportunity to own this ruby, but after that, her husband helped her complete it. As a last wish, he donated a large sum of money to the museum to acquire and exhibit this rose ruby, and named it after his wife as a permanent memory.
2. The world's most expensive single ruby "Sunrise Ruby"
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This 25.59-carat pigeon blood ruby was sold at Sotheby's Geneva auction in 2015 for US$30.3 million, which was twice the pre-sale price, equivalent to about US$1.2 million per carat. It is also the first ruby in history sold at Sotheby's Geneva auction but with a carat price of more than 1 million US dollars.
3. The world's most oolong "Ruby" "Black Prince Ruby"
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The Alina Round Cut Lab Grown Ruby Ice-crackle Texture Black Gold Ring
This is a huge red gemstone inlaid in the middle of the British coronation crown. It is basically in its original shape, but it has been slightly polished. It has been mistaken for a ruby. But later, according to experts' research, this "Black Prince" is not a real ruby, but a red spinel that is much less rare than ruby. This can be regarded as a major oolong event in history, but this discovery did not affect the value of this red spinel at all, on the contrary, its value far exceeds all rubies, because it has a legendary experience, and it is crowned as the United Kingdom. The absolute C position on the crown is closely related to the fate of the British royal family.
4. The most shocking love ruby in history "My Walls Ruby Necklace"
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Although this necklace does not use a large ruby as the main stone, clusters of rubies and diamonds form a soft ribbon shape that is very delicate and elegant. At the same time, this necklace also witnessed the stunning love of the Duke of Windsor in England and the former King Edward VIII who loved beauties and loves the country. In 1936, the Duke of Windsor chose to abdicate in order to marry the twice-divorced American woman Wallis Simpson, and this ruby necklace was his gift to Wallis, named "My Wallis" Si". This necklace is also equipped with a bracelet and a brooch, which were designed by Van Cleef & Arpels. At the same time, it shows the representative hidden inlay technology of Van Cleef & Arpels, which looks very delicate and beautiful visually.
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