0.26 ct Pear Shape Ruby Ring in 14k Yellow Gold | Diamond Tales

14k Yellow Gold Ring. Natural Pear Shape Ruby, 0.26 carats. Size 5.5, adjustable.

Some rings announce themselves. This one doesn't need to. A single natural ruby, cut as a pear and weighing 0.26 carats, rests on a fine band of 14k yellow gold — small enough to wear every day, saturated enough that people will ask.

Ruby is corundum, the same mineral species as sapphire, and it only earns the name ruby when the red is strong enough to stand on its own. It sits at 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond, which is exactly why a stone this size works as a piece you never take off. The pear cut is the detail I'd point out: it is harder to cut symmetrically than a round, and a well-proportioned pear carries its color evenly from the point all the way through the belly.

The band is adjustable from a size 5.5, so it moves easily between fingers — including as a pinky ring, which is how I would wear it.

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