Ruby and diamond pendants in solid 14K white and yellow gold — oval, cushion, marquise and pear rubies framed or accented with natural diamonds, as teardrops, halos and chain slides. Stamped 14K and guaranteed authentic.
More about ruby and diamond pendants
What color is a real ruby?
Ruby is red corundum — the same mineral as sapphire, colored by chromium. The range runs from a light pinkish red through to deep crimson. There is no single correct shade: a lighter stone reads brighter against the skin, a darker stone reads richer under warm light. What matters more than the exact hue is that the color is even across the stone.
What does "lab created ruby" mean?
A lab created ruby is chemically and optically the same material as a mined ruby, grown rather than dug. It is a real ruby, not an imitation, and it is priced well below a natural stone of the same size and color. Where a piece uses one, the product title says so plainly.
Why is ruby paired with diamonds so often?
Diamonds have no color of their own, so they read as pure light beside a saturated stone. Set around a ruby as a halo, they make the red look deeper by contrast and the center stone look larger. Set alongside it in a three-stone or cluster design, they keep the piece from reading as a single flat block of color.
Which gold suits a ruby better, white or yellow?
White gold gives the sharpest contrast — the red sits against a neutral frame and reads at its most vivid. Yellow gold warms the stone and pulls out its orange undertones, which suits a lighter or more pinkish ruby and sits comfortably against warm skin tones. Both are here; it is a matter of which effect you want.
Is ruby hard enough for everyday wear?
Yes. Ruby is 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond among the stones used in fine jewelry, and it takes daily wear without trouble. It can still chip on a hard knock at an exposed corner, so a bezel or halo setting protects a stone better than exposed prongs on a piece worn constantly.
How do you clean a ruby and diamond pendant?
Warm water, a drop of dish soap and a soft brush around the setting, then dry it fully. Skip ultrasonic cleaners on any ruby that may be fracture filled — the treatment is common and the vibration can worsen a filled fracture. Keep the piece away from bleach and chlorine, which attack the gold alloy rather than the stone.
Does the pendant include a chain?
No — these are sold as the pendant alone. Browse white gold chains, yellow gold chains or pendant chains. Note that a chain slide threads onto the chain rather than hanging from a bail, so it needs a chain it can pass over.
See also gemstone and diamond pendants, diamond solitaires and halos, all gemstone pendants and all diamond pendants.
