Rose Gold Ruby Engagement Rings

The ruby symbolizes passionate love, courage and vitality, making this gemstone a bold and romantic choice for a marriage proposal. Paired with rose gold, a metal with warm and tender hues, the ruby creates a perfect union between ardent passion and romantic softness. This combination expresses sincere commitment and a promise of intense love, while bringing a touch of originality to this unique moment.

With a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, ruby is the second most resistant gemstone after diamond. This exceptional durability makes it a perfectly suitable choice for an engagement ring intended to be worn every day. Ruby resists scratches and daily wear, ensuring your ring will maintain its brilliance over the years, even with regular wear on the left ring finger.

A quality AAA natural ruby displays an intense and uniform red color, ideally in pigeon blood red tones, with an excellent level of transparency. Evaluation criteria include:

• Color: deep red without excessive brownish or purplish tints
• Clarity: few inclusions visible to the naked eye
• Brilliance: vivid and luminous sparkle
• Certification: accompanied by a gemological certificate

At Mayuri, all our rubies are rigorously selected according to these exacting criteria.

For a solitaire, a ruby between 0.5 and 1.5 carats offers a perfect balance between presence and elegance, creating a striking focal point without being ostentatious. Larger rubies (1.5 to 3 carats) suit bolder designs or diamond halos. The shape also influences perception: an oval or cushion ruby appears more substantial than a round of the same weight, while an emerald cut brings incomparable art deco sophistication.

The combination of ruby and diamonds on rose gold is a timeless classic in fine jewelry, creating spectacular contrast between the intense red and the white brilliance of diamonds. Popular designs include:

• The halo: the center ruby surrounded by small diamonds
• The pavé: diamonds set on the rose gold band
• The trilogy: a ruby accompanied by two side diamonds
• The shoulder set: diamonds framing the ruby on each side

This combination enhances the warmth of rose gold while intensifying the depth of the ruby.

Rose gold creates a natural chromatic harmony with ruby thanks to its warm and rosy hues, obtained by alloying 75% pure gold with copper and silver. This romantic tint intensifies the red of the ruby without creating excessive contrast, while the warm character of the metal amplifies the passionate nature of the stone. The combination conveys an aesthetic that is both modern and timeless, perfect for an engagement ring that breaks from traditional codes.

Art Deco and Belle Époque vintage styles particularly enhance ruby rose gold rings. Art Deco style favors geometric lines, emerald or Asscher cut rubies, often surrounded by symmetrical diamond motifs. Belle Époque style emphasizes delicacy and sophistication with oval or round rubies set in carved mountings with floral details. Edwardian style, with its open galleries and milgrain, also brings a touch of romantic elegance to rose gold creations.

Mayuri primarily selects rubies from Thailand, renowned for their excellent quality and beautiful red color. Burmese rubies (Mogok), considered the most prestigious for their pigeon blood red, and those from Mozambique or Madagascar, can be sourced on request for custom creations. Each ruby is chosen according to strict AAA quality criteria, guaranteeing intense color, excellent clarity and exceptional brilliance, regardless of its origin.

Most of our rubies are heat treated, a standard process in jewelry that enhances their color and brilliance by revealing their natural beauty. This treatment, practiced for centuries, improves the stability and chromatic intensity of the stone without altering its nature. Untreated natural rubies are much rarer and their price is significantly higher. Mayuri can source untreated natural rubies on request for clients seeking this exceptional rarity.

The most sought after shapes for a ruby rose gold engagement ring are:

• Oval: elongates the finger and maximizes the stone's brilliance
• Cushion: romantic vintage style with rounded corners
• Round: timeless classic for an elegant solitaire
• Emerald: sophisticated rectangular cut, prized in art deco style
• Pear: original and feminine, ideal for standing out

Each cut influences the perception of the ruby's color and brilliance, allowing the design to be adapted to your aesthetic preferences.

Ruby in rose gold is particularly flattering on warm undertone skin (golden, peach or olive nuances), as the warm tones of rose gold and the red of the ruby create natural harmony with the complexion. However, this combination also suits cool undertones thanks to the elegant contrast it creates, bringing warmth and luminosity. The intensity of ruby red and the delicacy of rose gold make it a versatile choice that enhances all complexions with elegance.

Ruby and pink sapphire both belong to the corundum family and share the same exceptional hardness of 9/10 Mohs. The main difference lies in chromatic intensity: ruby offers a deep and passionate red, while pink sapphire presents softer hues, from pale pink to intense pink. On rose gold, ruby creates a dramatic and bold contrast, ideal for expressing ardent passion, while pink sapphire generates a more subtle and romantic tone on tone harmony.