White Gold Ruby Engagement Rings

Ruby symbolizes ardent love, passion, and courage, making this gemstone a bold and deeply romantic choice for a marriage proposal. Paired with white gold, ruby embodies a modern and timeless commitment, perfect for couples who wish to express the intensity of their love. This rare and elegant combination conveys passionate and sincere love, far from traditional conventions.

Absolutely. Ruby belongs to the corundum family and displays a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond. This exceptional durability makes it an ideal gemstone for an engagement ring worn every day. The AAA quality rubies selected by Mayuri are particularly resilient and maintain their intense brilliance even after years of daily wear.

Rhodium-plated white gold offers a spectacular luminous contrast that intensifies the deep red of ruby. This pairing creates a sophisticated and modern visual effect, where the neutral white metal highlights the vibrant color of the center stone without darkening it. 18k white gold also brings exceptional durability and a contemporary style particularly appreciated for engagement rings.

A quality ruby is recognized by its intense and uniform red color, ideally a pigeon-blood red with slightly purplish reflections. Check the transparency of the stone and the absence of inclusions visible to the naked eye. At Mayuri, all our rubies are AAA quality, rigorously selected for their exceptional color, purity, and expert cut that maximizes the stone's natural brilliance.

Rubies come from different regions worldwide, each offering distinct characteristics. Burma (Myanmar) is historically famous for its pigeon-blood rubies, while Mozambique and Madagascar also produce stones of exceptional quality. Mayuri rubies come primarily from Thailand, renowned for stones with deep and intense red. We can source Burmese rubies or other prestigious origins upon request for your custom engagement ring.

Heat treatment is a standard and recognized process in fine jewelry that involves heating ruby to intensify its color and improve its clarity. This process enhances the visual quality of the stone and ensures lasting brilliant red. Untreated natural rubies are much rarer and significantly more expensive. Mayuri can source untreated natural rubies upon request for clients seeking this particular rarity in their engagement ring.

Several styles particularly enhance ruby in white gold:

• Classic solitaire: highlights the center stone with elegance and timelessness
• Diamond halo: surrounds the ruby with a luminous setting that amplifies its brilliance
• Vintage Art Deco style: combines refined geometry and retro romance
• Trilogy: symbolizes past, present, and future with three aligned stones
• Diamond pavé: sets the band with small diamonds for a luxurious and sparkling effect

The combination of ruby and diamonds in white gold is one of the most elegant and sought-after pairings in fine jewelry. Diamonds bring dazzling brilliance that contrasts beautifully with the deep red of ruby, creating spectacular play of light. This alliance can take different forms: central ruby surrounded by a diamond halo, diamond pavé on the band, or trilogy alternating ruby and diamonds. Mayuri offers custom creations incorporating this prestigious combination.

Ruby is perfectly suited to vintage and Art Deco styles, periods when this gemstone was particularly prized for engagement rings. The geometric settings characteristic of Art Deco beautifully showcase the intense red of ruby, while white gold brings a modern touch to these retro inspirations. Mayuri can create rings inspired by these glamorous eras with chiseled details, clean lines, and refined settings typical of the 1920s and 1930s.

Size choice depends on your aesthetic preferences and budget. For an engagement ring, rubies of 0.5 to 2 carats offer an ideal balance between presence and refined elegance. Larger stones (2 to 4 carats) create spectacular visual impact, perfect for a bold declaration of love. Keep in mind that quality takes precedence over size: a 1-carat AAA ruby will be more precious and brilliant than a larger stone of inferior quality.

Rhodium plating is a protective rhodium coating applied to 18k white gold that gives it its luminous white and brilliant hue. This finish protects the metal from oxidation and daily scratches, ensuring brilliant contrast with the red ruby. Over time and with use, rhodium plating may fade slightly. Re-plating in our workshop every 2 to 3 years restores your engagement ring's original brilliance, a service offered by Mayuri to preserve your jewel's beauty.

Ruby is the birthstone for July, which adds particular personal dimension if you or your partner were born in July. Beyond this symbolism, a ruby white gold engagement ring is wonderfully suited to a passionate marriage proposal, but also as a wedding anniversary gift (notably for 40th anniversaries, associated with ruby) or to celebrate any significant moment in your love story. The intensity of ruby expresses deep and timeless commitment, whatever moment you choose.