Halo Ruby Ring 3.41 Ct., 14K White & Yellow

This ring centers on an Other certified Red 3.41 carat oval ruby, measuring 10.01 x 8.11 x 4.57 millimeters, cut in a mixed brilliant style, and set to both display and preserve its intrinsic qualities. The ruby exhibits vivid color saturation, an excellent polish, and a clarity grade of slightly included when evaluated at eye level, with enhancement by heat treatment and an origin in Mozambique. The mounting is executed in a combination of 14K white gold around the head and 14K yellow gold for the shank, a deliberate pairing that serves functional and optical purposes. The white gold head and prong components reflect and return white light into the pavilion and crown facets of the ruby, increasing the perception of brightness and reducing the appearance of any internal characteristics when viewed face up. The yellow gold shank provides a warm visual counterpoint that intensifies the ruby hue by contrast, reinforcing the stone color without altering its optical balance.

A graduated halo of natural white round diamonds totaling approximately 0.56 carats encircles the ruby, each diamond graded Very Slightly Included in clarity and F in color, selected to harmonize with the white gold setting and to produce refined scintillation. The round brilliant geometry of the halo stones is complementary to the mixed brilliant cut of the central ruby, creating a dialogue between facet patterns that enhances fire and light dispersion across the ensemble. The white gold prongs and gallery provide a neutral light environment for the diamonds, preserving their F color grade and ensuring no color cast influences the ruby. The VS clarity grades of the diamonds mean that each accent behaves as a clean reflector, contributing crisp flashes of white light that outline the red stone, increasing perceived contrast and making the ruby appear more saturated and lively.

The structural design emphasizes minimal visual obstruction around the table and crown of the ruby, with well spaced prongs and an open gallery that permit light to enter and exit through the gem, a factor that directly supports perceived clarity and brilliance. By allowing more light to travel through the pavilion, the setting diminishes the prominence of minor inclusions when the stone is viewed face up, while the mixed brilliant cut channels that light into controlled flashes across the crown facets. Polished metal surfaces within the head act as secondary reflectors, bouncing additional light back into the stone, enhancing internal reflections and maintaining a balanced visual depth. The halo ring layout also provides a visual frame that draws the eye to the center, and because the accent diamonds are of high color and clarity, they increase perceived contrast without introducing visual noise, allowing the ruby color to remain the primary visual statement.

The overall execution reflects a considered approach to material selection and setting geometry, aimed at maximizing the ruby color and apparent clarity while maintaining long term security and wearability. The combination of 14K white gold in the head and prongs, and 14K yellow gold for the shank, creates a purposeful interplay of cool and warm tones that reinforces the natural red hue of the Mozambique ruby, while the diamond halo delivers measured brilliance that amplifies perceived color saturation. Attention to spacing, prong profile, gallery openness, and facet interaction ensures that the mixed brilliant cut ruby operates at its optical best within the ring, and the selection of F color and VS clarity diamonds supports that performance by providing bright, neutral light returns. This ring, offered by The Natural Ruby Company, communicates clarity of design and gemological intent, balancing aesthetic contrast and optical engineering to present the ruby in a manner that highlights its vivid color, fine polish, and natural character.