Is ruby valuable for collection?
Whether a ruby is collectible depends on its color and size.
Although the sub-diamond luster and hardness of ruby are not as good as that of diamond, the color of ruby is pure and gorgeous, and people in any time and any country will like it. Therefore, pure and gorgeous color is one of the conditions for ruby to have collection value. Besides color, another factor that determines the value of a ruby is its size. The density of the red envelope stone is relatively high, and the same carat ruby looks smaller than the diamond, and most rubies are relatively small, so the larger the ruby, the higher the collection value.
Is ruby valuable?
Some are valuable, others are not.
Not all rubies are so expensive. In the impression of many people, rubies are very expensive, which is related to the development status of China's jewelry industry. Although the jewelry industry in China has developed rapidly, the popularity of jewelry-related knowledge is not high in a short time, and people's understanding of jewelry is limited and single. Jewelry itself gives people the impression that it is a luxury and expensive, so ruby is very expensive in many people's impression, but it is not. The value of rubies can vary greatly according to different quality rubies, so not all rubies are valuable, the quality is poor and can not reach the gem level, and the value of optimized synthetic rubies is not high.
What kind of ruby is good?
1. color
Pigeon blood red with the highest color is the best choice, mainly purity/concentration/brightness and uniformity, and all indicators are very high.
Step 2 be clear
Ruby clarity grades from low to high are si/vs2/vs1/vvs2/vvs1/IF, with the highest grade being IF and the highest value being if. The value of secondary VVS 1 is not low, but it will be much worse than IF level. The later, the lower the grade value.
Cut work
Cutting mainly starts from three aspects: directionality/symmetry and polishing. But there are no certain standards in these three aspects.
4. Weight (particle size)
The basic particle size of ruby is 5mm*7mm. If this work is done well, rubies with standard weight 1ct and less than 1ct are called "small particles", those with 3~5ct are called "large particles", and those with more than 5ct are extremely precious. Ok, you can use it often. As for what ruby is good, it can be said that the brighter and more uniform the color, the cleaner the interior, which is good.
Is ruby worth investing in?
Unlike the recent ups and downs of gold prices, ruby prices are relatively stable. Ruby price will not fluctuate greatly with the change of the environment, which is a steady increase, and jewelry collectors can consider it appropriately.
Ruby mining area is different, and the price is different. There are two mining areas in Myanmar, Gu Mo and Meng Xiu. Ruby that can be called pigeon blood red in the world is only produced in Myanmar, because its color is close to pure red. In the past three years, the price of unburned rubies in Myanmar has risen faster than in the past ten years. The reason is that when the price of jadeite began to rise, many ruby miners sold their mines and mined jadeite again. In the past two years, raw materials of unburned rubies in Myanmar were very few, and the annual ruby mining in the world was about 5 tons.