0.33 ctw Diamond & Ruby Ear Crawlers – 14k Yellow Gold

14k yellow gold · 46 round diamonds, 0.22 ct total · 18 round rubies, 0.11 ct total · 0.33 ct total gem weight · ear crawler, post back

Ruby is the same mineral as sapphire — corundum — turned red by chromium. That same chromium is why fine ruby fluoresces, giving the stone a glow that seems to come from inside it in daylight. Set beside 46 round brilliant diamonds and carried up the lobe in a crawler line, the effect is warmth rather than flash.

At Mohs 9, ruby handles daily wear as well as any colored stone can. The 18 stones here are round cut and matched for tone, which is the harder part of the work with red — color consistency across small rubies is where most suites fall apart.

July birthstone and the traditional fortieth anniversary stone.