Ruby Rings

Ruby Rings Perth, Australia

Ruby is the most durable coloured stone you can put in a ring. At 9 on the Mohs scale it sits directly below diamond, harder than sapphire's equal but tougher in practice than emerald or opal by a wide margin. A ruby ring worn daily for thirty years still looks like one.

Every stone here is assessed by our gemmologist. Treatment status is stated on each.

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What you are actually paying for

Colour, then cut, then size — in that order.

A one carat ruby of fine colour will outprice a two carat stone of ordinary colour, often by several times. Ruby pricing rises steeply with quality rather than smoothly, which is why two stones of the same weight can differ enormously.

Size matters more with ruby than with most stones for a different reason: large clean rubies are genuinely rare. Above about three carats, fine material becomes scarce enough that prices climb sharply.

Heated and unheated

Most rubies have been heat-treated. It is permanent, stable and accepted throughout the trade, and a heated ruby is a perfectly good ruby.

Unheated stones of equivalent colour are considerably rarer, and the price reflects that. We carry both and label each one. What we do not carry is lead-glass filled material — a low-end treatment that fills fractures with glass and leaves a stone that is barely ruby at all.

Settings that suit ruby

Ruby's hardness gives you options that emerald does not. Claw settings work well because the stone can take the exposure and the extra light improves the colour. Bezels protect without being structurally necessary. Halos add presence and let a smaller centre stone read larger, which matters when fine ruby is priced by the carat.

Yellow gold warms the red and suits stones on the darker side. White metals sharpen the contrast and flatter brighter, more vivid reds. Rose gold sits somewhere between and works particularly well with lighter, pinkish stones.

Ruby and diamond

Most ruby rings pair the stone with diamonds, and there is a practical reason beyond appearance. Diamond and ruby are the two hardest gem materials in common use, so neither will scratch the other in the way a softer accent stone would over decades of contact.

Looking for something else?

Planning a proposal? See our ruby engagement rings.

Want to design around a particular stone? Browse our loose rubies.

See them in person

Ruby fluoresces under ultraviolet light, which daylight contains and most indoor lighting does not. That is why a ruby can look markedly more vivid outdoors, and why photographs rarely tell you what you are getting.

We are at Shop 3, 82 King Street in the Perth CBD. Call 1300 551 562 to arrange a time.

Visit Our Perth Showroom

Visit our Perth showroom to explore our collection of natural ruby rings or speak with our team about creating a bespoke design tailored to you.

  • Phone: 1300 551 562
  • Visit: Shop 3, 82 King Street, Perth WA 6000
  • Hours: Monday to Friday | 10 am–4 pm,
    Saturday and Sunday | Closed

We proudly serve Perth and Western Australia, with fully insured shipping available Australia-wide.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ruby Rings

Yes. At 9 on the Mohs scale ruby is second only to diamond in hardness. It handles daily wear better than almost any other coloured stone.

We stock both, and each stone is labelled. Heat treatment is standard across the trade and produces perfectly good stones. Unheated material of equivalent colour is rarer and priced higher.

Colour. Ruby pricing rises steeply with quality rather than gradually, so a fine stone can cost several times what an ordinary one of the same weight does.

Usually. Ruby tolerates the heat of resizing better than emerald, though it still depends on the setting. Eternity bands and rings with stones around the shank are more limited.

Yellow gold warms darker stones, white metals sharpen vivid reds, rose gold suits lighter pinkish material. It is aesthetic rather than structural — ruby is hard enough for any of them.

Yes. Most custom work begins with selecting a loose stone and designing the setting around it. Four to eight weeks from design approval.

Colour drives price far more than size. Tell us your budget and we will show you what it buys.