A Ring Featuring Rubies, Once Believed to Be More Precious Than Diamonds, Catches My Interest♡

One of the Four Major Gemstones♡

Diamonds, sapphires, topazes, aquamarines, and opals....

There are many types of gemstones, with as many as 12 considered to be birthstones.

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In fact, gemstones are categorized into [precious stones] and [semi-precious stones], with those deemed particularly valuable classified as precious stones.

Those considered not as valuable as precious stones are referred to as semi-precious stones.... this is the classification system.

Precious stones generally refer to

✅ Diamonds

✅ Rubies

✅ Sapphires

✅ Emeralds

(There are opinions that jade, opals, and alexandrites are also included as precious stones.)

Gemstones other than these four or sometimes seven types are referred to as [semi-precious stones] in the jewelry world.

In this article, I will write about the gemstone that is universally acknowledged as a [precious stone] and is historically considered more valuable than diamonds: the gem of gems, the [ruby].

Curious About a Ruby Specialty Store♡

There is a jewelry shop called Mori's that specializes in rubies located on Namiki Street in Ginza＊

Mori's is a brand that deals with particularly rare natural untreated rubies from Myanmar, which make up less than 1% of the rubies available.

Rubies are considered better the deeper red they are, and Myanmar rubies are among the best in the field of rubies.

In fact, rubies are mined in regions such as Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Mozambique in Asia, but the quality can greatly vary depending on the origin, making it difficult to find good ones.

Myanmar rubies are said to be extracted from marble, and their red color is so vivid that it is referred to as “pigeon blood.”

(Conversely, Thai rubies, which are not highly valued, are referred to as “beef blood,” and they reportedly sell for about half the price of pigeon blood rubies.)

Mori's is a brand that exclusively deals with the finest rubies♡

Here is a ruby ring from Mori's♡

But first of all!

Setting aside how precious or expensive rubies are, aren’t they just simply cute??♡

While diamonds are great, colored stones are inherently unique in Japan, making them stand out.

With a passionate color similar to that of a rose, just looking at it can brighten your heart♡

When it comes to colored gemstone rings, one tends to associate them with fashion jewelry, but Mori's also suggests rubies for engagement and wedding rings♡

(Princess Catherine’s engagement ring, inherited from Princess Diana, is also a beautiful colored sapphire!)

Let me introduce some of the rings available＊

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Diamond × Ruby♡

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This one has a milgrain design on the rails♡

It’s similar to the one just secured with prongs above, but of course, the impression is different＊

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One stone in the center♡ It would be so wonderful if a man wore a wedding ring like this!

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Ruby is the birthstone for July♡ Embedding it secretly on the underside is also lovely♡

Incidentally, its gemstone meaning is "symbol of passion"＊

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Heart-shaped ruby♡

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A filigree design with rubies is cute too♩

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Matching designs for engagement rings and necklaces♩ Making it a single ruby is stylish too♡

A gemstone that Napoleon never parted with.

Rubies are a gemstone possessing such brilliance that in the Old Testament it is described as a "ray of hope guiding the ark during the flood."♡

Diamonds are of course wonderful, but choosing a gemstone like rubies, which have been loved by great figures throughout history, for engagement rings and wedding rings..... is also lovely♡

If you think, "I love rubies♡", please visit Mori's store＊

➡︎ Here is Mori's Ruby Ginza Instagram

➡︎ Here is the website＊＊＊