All About Ruby Rings

RUBY the color red of the gem is in itself a color one associates with fiery, passionate and the vibrant. The most striking of all gems, rubies are related to the royalty and nothing less. With a worldwide popularity this gem is known as the pigeon's blood red gem and has the property of exhibiting different colors at different angles. Sometimes one can catch hues of purple and sometimes brown when the gem is viewed from different angles. A hard gem it matches the hardness of the sapphire in nature.

The name ruby is derived from the Latin word 'Ruber' which literally means red. Many jewelers consider the ruby as the gem of gems or the king of gems. For a time the ruby was considered even more valuable than the diamond. Many great personalities in history have known to have adopted the ruby as their favorite gem, often adorning their breastplates or used as a symbol or even wearing ruby rings for luck, royalty or power.

Rubies have also been considered as a stone representing love, passion, power, energy and even rebirth and life forces. Fiery red in color the ruby has other important elements like the fire & blood and therefore it is only natural that it is believed to restore vital life forces and increase energy, vigor and vitality. Ruby as a fiery gem also is believed to ward off evil, spirits and misfortune and give courage and strength to the possessor of the gem. Therefore, ruby rings were high on demand.

In history, the vital gem Ruby has also been used for coronation rings or as a main gem in the crowns of emperors, kings and queens. That is the kind of popularity that the gem has enjoyed among royalty. In fact the Chinese say that the ruby was used to light the royal chambers.

As in the case of diamonds where the precious stone is evaluated by 4 Cs so it is in case of the Ruby. Color is the most important factor as that is what gives the distinct property of the gem and its name. Color is decided by 3 components tone, hue and saturation. There are very rarely pure hues in any gem so the hues are divided as primary, secondary and tertiary hues. In the Ruby rings the primary hue has to be red.