Decide whether the ruby leads or accents, pick 14K, 10K or silver, and order your size
Decide first whether the ruby should lead the ring or add a flash of red to a design. The King's Flame and the Imperial Gleam put the stone up front. On the skulls, crowns, pharaohs and the warrior helmet, it is an accent. Gold fills most of the case, yet the silver rings sold more pieces in the year. Few listings say if the ruby was mined or lab-grown, so ask before you pay.
Center stone: ruby and diamond rings where the ruby leads
Choose a ring where the ruby leads if the red is why you are buying. The King's Flame sold the most of these, a round ruby in a halo of natural diamonds, about 10 grams. The Imperial Gleam lists the most ruby, 5.1 carats, in 10K gold. The clover gathers four pear-shaped rubies inside a diamond halo. On the clover and the custom made ruby and diamond ring, read the carat line, since the diamonds outweigh the ruby.
Styles: ruby skull, crown, pharaoh and Godfather rings
Pick a style when the design matters more than the stone. The silver skull lined with black diamonds sold more than any other ring here in the year. A second silver skull holds a one-carat ruby in a bezel, and men's skull rings has more. The five crowns are the heaviest, about 37 to 49 grams. Three Royal Crowns set baguette rubies, and the other two carry about 4 carats of round ruby apiece. The pharaohs weigh about 12 grams each. The Godfather Ruby Ring sets its stone in an octagonal frame of diamonds. A warrior helmet, a cobra, a playing card, dice and an angel complete the case.
Mined or lab-grown: natural ruby, lab ruby and what to ask
Ask before you pay, because nearly every listing leaves the ruby's origin unsaid. Ruby is red corundum, the mineral of sapphire. Most mined rubies are heated to deepen the red, a standard, lasting step. A lab-grown ruby is the same mineral. On the two recreated crowns, that word describes the design, a copy of a famous ring, not the ruby. Every listing that names a diamond's origin says natural, apart from the God Father's lab-grown center diamond. Send the ring's name to the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.
Metal and weight: 14K, 10K, 18K gold or silver ruby rings
Take 14K gold for a ring you will keep. Most rings here are 14K, three are 10K, a harder alloy, and one Godfather is 18K. Only three are silver, yet they made up most of the pieces sold in the year. Every gold ring offers yellow, rose and white, whatever color its title names. Yellow warms the red, and white gold lets it read deeper. About half the rings weigh 20 grams or more.
Size and fit: men's ruby ring sizes, heavy crowns and returns
Order the size you measure with the men's ring size guide. Most rings come in every size from 9 to 11 with the halves. The Godfather Ruby Ring, the Small Royal Crown and the angel stop at 8 or 9, and the 18K Godfather lists no size, so tell the live chat yours. A heavy crown sits tighter than a slim band of the same number. A return needs our clearance within fourteen calendar days of delivery, the ring unworn and unaltered, on our insured label. We hold back five percent for restocking plus the return shipping, and any ring sized or made for you stays final.