{"id":184,"date":"2011-07-01T16:32:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T16:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/theloupe\/?p=184"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T22:18:30","slug":"rubies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/theloupe\/shane-co\/tom-shanes-world\/rubies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am writing this blog post from Bangkok, where I spend almost half of my life. \u00a0I am here buying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/loose-diamonds-and-gems\/loose-gemstones\/c?q=:price-desc:sapStoneType:Ruby&defaultTab=LooseRubies&nid=gn_dg_looserubies\">rubies and sapphires<\/a>, which our stores will have by September. \u00a0It always takes a couple of months from when I pick the stones out until they get to one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/jewelry-store-finder\">store locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rubies are the official birthstone of July.\u00a0 That means, if you have a July birthday to recognize, nothing can be more personal than a gift containing a ruby.\u00a0 Our rubies are all 100% natural.\u00a0 Every stone that I buy is personally selected by me, for its color and life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-370 lazyload\" title=\"Rubies Of All Shapes\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/theloupe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Incomparable-Beauty-of-Natural-Rubies-1024x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/123;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rubies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once I select the stones, they are almost all re-cut.\u00a0 I am far more particular than the overall market of buyers, so I buy what I can and then improve each stone.\u00a0 Most professionals will acknowledge that this is my area of expertise\u2026seeing not what the stone is when it is presented to me, but rather what I can improve it into.\u00a0 I draw out how I want each stone to be re-cut, to maximize the fire, brilliance and life of the stone, as well as its overall beauty.\u00a0 It is really a learned art rather than a science.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-369 lazyload\" title=\"Roughs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/theloupe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Roughs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A parcel of rough rubies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Any jewelry shopper can look inside our showcases and those of any other jewelry store and immediately see the difference. While our people are qualified and will explain the technical issues, it doesn\u2019t require expertise to see that our rubies are visibly superior.<\/p>\n<p>Much of what goes into purchasing a ruby is subjective. You can ask yourself the following questions to get an idea if the stone is a good buy or not. Do you find the shade of color attractive? Does the stone have brilliance and seem to have life? Is the color too dark or too light? Is the stone uniformly brilliant, or does it have \u201cflat\u201d areas with no life? Does the stone appeal to me overall? These questions seem simple, but I have found that if you ask yourself these questions while you\u2019re standing at a jewelry counter then you will always come out the better. Feel free to follow the link for even more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/loose-diamonds-and-gems\/loose-gemstones\/c?q=:price-desc:sapStoneType:Ruby&defaultTab=LooseRubies&nid=gn_dg_looserubies\">rubies and sapphires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371 lazyload\" title=\"Round Ruby & Diamond Pendant\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.shaneco.com\/theloupe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Round-Ruby-Diamond-Pendant1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"286\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 286px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 286\/286;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A finished piece: round ruby and diamond 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