1.35 Ct. Ruby from Burma (Myanmar)

This gem is a transparent 1.35 carat oval ruby, dimensions 7.39 x 5.74 x 3.82 mm, presenting a mixed brilliant cut designed to balance scintillation and strong light return. The length to width ratio of about 1.29 gives an elegant oval outline that preserves depth without appearing squat, while the 3.82 mm pavilion depth produces lively return and face up size. Color is purplish red with vivid intensity, exhibiting saturated hue across the table and lively flashes in side light, the excellent polish enhancing facet crispness and micro facet junctions. Clarity is evaluated as slightly included at eye level, meaning small natural inclusions that do not materially impede brilliance, these internal features contribute to the stone s character and confirm natural origin. The ruby has been heat treated, a stable and commonly accepted enhancement to improve color and clarity, and it is from Burma, Myanmar, a classic source known for desirable chromium driven tones and fine crystallographic formation. The mixed brilliant faceting, executed with careful symmetry and well proportioned crown and pavilion angles, maximizes dispersion and contrast, while the finish quality demonstrates precise lapidary control over facet alignment and girdle uniformity.

Compared to lab grown rubies, this natural Burmese specimen presents advantages that matter to connoisseurs and investors, natural zoning and silk inclusions create complex light interaction and subtle color zoning that synthetic processes rarely reproduce, the slightly included clarity signals authentic growth history, natural stress fields, and mineral inclusion suites that contribute to provenance verification under standard gemological examination. Lab grown stones can be exceptionally clean and color uniform, which has its appeal, however that very uniformity often lacks the nuanced depth and silk mediated velvety saturation that characterizes prized natural rubies. Natural stones from established localities such as Burma also carry geological rarity and market resilience, heat treatment disclosure is straightforward, and the value trajectory for well cut, vivid colored natural rubies typically outperforms comparable laboratory grown material. At The Natural Ruby Company we emphasize transparent disclosure of treatment and origin, and this 1.35 carat purplish red oval offers an optimal combination of classical Burmese color, skilled mixed brilliant cutting, and natural inclusion character for buyers who prioritize authenticity, gemological integrity, and the tactile depth of a natural ruby.