This is the smallest stone on this page at 2.55 carats, and it also carries the highest rate among the twenty stones here. Its colour is recorded as Red and its shape is recorded as oval. Its title used to name a mining country, which we have removed because nothing on file supports it.

The numbers

The price is Rs. 28,500, which works out at about Rs. 11,176 per carat. In ratti, 2.55 carats is 2.80 ratti. The reference is GS-000552.

A photograph shared with another listing, and why the rate above needs care

Read this before you order. The picture here is the same photograph that appears on another ruby listing in this category, which is recorded at a heavier weight. The facet pattern and the inclusions match exactly, so the two listings cannot both be showing their own stone.

That has a direct bearing on the per-carat figure quoted above. A rate is price divided by weight, so if the weight on this listing is not the weight of the stone in the photograph, the rate moves with it. We would rather point that out ourselves than let the highest rate on the page stand as a quality signal it may not have earned. Message us before buying and we will weigh and photograph the stone that carries this reference in front of you.

Ruby, yaqoot and hardness

Ruby is red corundum, yaqoot in Urdu, and it is 9 on the Mohs scale. At 2.55 carats this is a practical everyday ring size, well protected by a simple setting, and hard enough to take the wear.

Treatment, and what we have not done

Most ruby (yaqoot) is heated, and lower grades may be glass-filled; we do not sell glass-filled ruby as natural ruby. This stone has not been tested and there is no laboratory report for it. We will not call it unheated and we will not offer you paperwork we do not have. Independent testing can be arranged before you commit.

Setting and care

2.55 carats sits neatly in a ladies ring or a slim gents one, and takes claws comfortably. Warm water, mild soap, soft brush. No ultrasonic, no steam.

Buying this one

Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. Returns within 7 days of delivery. Tracked, insured courier. WhatsApp +92 308 887 3888, reference GS-000552, and please ask about the photograph before you order.

Questions people ask about this stone

Is it the best stone on the page? We would not put it that way, and the reason is on this page already: the picture is shared with another listing recorded at a heavier weight. A rate is price divided by weight, so if the weight is wrong the rate is wrong. Treat the figure with care until we have weighed it in front of you.

Is 2.55 carats too small to bother with? No. It is the smallest of these twenty, and it is also the easiest to wear every day: a small stone in a simple setting takes far less looking after than an eight carat one.

What is recorded for it? Weight, colour as Red, and shape as oval. No cut, no dimensions, no clarity and no laboratory report.

This particular stone

This listing is one natural ruby, known in Urdu as Yaqoot, with a weight of 2.55 Carat. Its price is Rs. 28,500 — roughly Rs. 11,176 for each carat. Treatment: treatment not tested. Quote reference GS-000552 when you message us about it. The photographs show this exact stone, so what arrives at your door is the piece you chose on screen.

Between two and six carats is the range most people choose for a gents' ring or a noticeable pendant. Here colour drives the price more than size does, which is why two stones of near-identical weight can be priced very differently.

On the Mohs scale ruby rates 9. Few materials will scratch it, so it copes well with everyday ring wear. A soak in warm water with a drop of mild soap and a soft brush keeps it bright; skip the ultrasonic cleaner if inclusions reach the surface.

Whoever you buy ruby from, make sure of three things: the stone is natural rather than lab-grown, glass or glass-filled; any treatment is stated in writing; and the weight quoted is the weight of the finished stone. We check every ruby for those three points before it is listed, a certificate is available on request, and because you pay on delivery you can look at the stone — or have it tested — before any money changes hands.

We sell natural stones only and inspect each one before it is listed. Treatment for this stone: Treatment not tested. Certificate available on request. As general background (not a statement about this stone): Most ruby (yaqoot) is heated, and lower grades may be glass-filled; we do not sell glass-filled ruby as natural ruby. Ask us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we know about this exact stone; independent lab testing is available on request.

A certificate of authenticity is available on request for this stone, and independent laboratory testing can be arranged. Because you pay on delivery, you can also take the stone to a lab of your choice within the 7-day return window. Read more on our authenticity page.