Elie Ruby Sterling Silver Ring
A classic and minimalist design, this sterling silver band style ring features a fiery orangey-red Scottish Elie Ruby.
This ring is set to UK size R½ or US size 9. Elie Ruby is approximately 1.5mm diameter and band is approximately 2.5mm wide at the widest point, tapering to 1.5mm at the rear. Inside diameter (inner edge to edge) 19mm.
Comes with a gift box and Scottish Gems presentation card.
This short stretch of coast is called Ruby Bay by the locals, thanks to the rare red gemstones known as 'Elie Rubies' that are washed out of the volcanic rock and can be found by patient searching through the sand. The stones are actually a special type of garnet coloured by chromium rather than iron, which gives them a particularly vivid shade and led to their rather grand nickname. Adam and Richard have been painstakingly collecting the gems by hand for months, and we have now had a number of them faceted and polished for setting into jewellery. Elie Rubies are so highly prized that a couple even found their way into Adam's wife's wedding ring!
