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07-28-2014 12:56 PM
Fascinating story about how they "make" rubies with a bit of corundum and lead glass and they are being sold in major jewelers and department stores as high prices. They explain how it is done and further explain that an easy way to check is to put it in jewelry cleaning solution. When you take it out a real natural stone will sparkle but the solution will start to break down the composite leaving white dull streaks on the stone.
http://www.today.com/news/red-ruby-alert-major-stores-selling-gems-filled-glass-1D79975847
07-28-2014 01:15 PM
Wow...thanks for the info!
07-28-2014 02:31 PM
Macys just sent a bunch of catalogs for their upcoming jewelry sale. There is a page of striking Effy ""ruby"" jewelry - however - the descriptions are marked with a dagger and the fine print states ""rubies are lead-glass filled"".
07-28-2014 02:43 PM
Several years ago Diane Sawyer did a segment on one of the news shows about rubies and how you can get duped buying them. Her husband, Mike Nichols bought her a gorgeous ruby necklace for an anniversary gift and she took it to be analyzed for the show. Many of the rubies in it were fake. He paid a bundle for it and even then he was cheated. I'm sure he bought it from a reputable jeweler as well.
07-28-2014 02:48 PM
I've never liked rubies, or emeralds . . . and for that matter, diamonds leave me cold and so do pearls.
I love morganite, aquamarine, and opals.
07-28-2014 03:13 PM
07-28-2014 03:15 PM
I do have a bracelet with this type of ruby and it is a gorgeous bracelet. The color of the rubies are so intense and vibrant. I really love it. Now, having said this, I think the bracelet is enough and I have no plans to purchase more of this type of ruby.
07-28-2014 03:16 PM
I love rubies, have a small pair of earrings bought at an estate sale many years ago that are very pretty. I have seen a lot of the rubies they are selling now are all lead glass filled and somehow that doesn't make me want to buy them so I don't.
07-28-2014 03:16 PM
If it looked good, I'd happily wear glass. The issue for me is charging gem prices for cheap fakes.
07-28-2014 03:22 PM
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