This is the least expensive stone on this page in total and it also carries the lowest rate among the twenty stones here. It weighs 7.70 carats and its colour is recorded as Pinkish red. Those three facts belong together at the top of the page rather than buried under sales copy, because together they tell you what this stone is.

The numbers

The price is Rs. 6,380, which is about Rs. 829 per carat. In ratti, 7.70 carats is 8.46 ratti. The reference is GS-000556.

Under a thousand rupees a carat for natural ruby at nearly eight carats is the bottom of this market, and it is priced there for reasons you can see: a lighter, pinker tone and material that was never going to command a fine-goods rate. It is honest value if what you want is weight and a real natural stone. It is not a fine ruby and we are not going to dress it up as one.

A photograph shared with another listing

Please read this before ordering. The picture here is the same photograph that appears on another ruby listing in this category, recorded at a different weight. The facet pattern and the dark inclusions match exactly, so the two listings cannot both be showing their own stone. We would rather say so than let you find out when the parcel opens. Message us before you buy and we will photograph the stone that carries this reference, with a scale beside it.

Ruby, yaqoot and hardness

Ruby is red corundum, yaqoot in Urdu, and it is 9 on the Mohs scale whatever it cost. Hardness does not track price: this stone will resist scratching exactly as well as the dearest piece in this category.

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. At this rate that warning matters more than anywhere else on this page, so read it twice. This stone has not been tested and there is no laboratory report for it. We are not telling you it is unheated and we are not offering you paperwork we do not hold. If you want independent testing before you commit, ask us and we will arrange it.

Setting and care

At 7.70 carats this makes a large, inexpensive ring or pendant stone. Warm water, mild soap, soft brush. No ultrasonic and no steam, which matters particularly for untested material at the budget end.

Buying this one

Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. Returns within 7 days of delivery. Tracked, insured courier. WhatsApp +92 308 887 3888, reference GS-000556, and do ask about the photograph first.

Questions people ask about this stone

Is this the cheapest ruby you sell? It is the least expensive of the twenty on this page, in total and per carat, at Rs. 6,380 and Rs. 829 per carat.

Is a ruby this cheap still a real ruby? Yes, it is natural ruby. What the price reflects is the quality of the material and a colour recorded as Pinkish red, not a question about whether it is ruby. We are not going to dress it up beyond that.

Why mention the photograph at all? Because another listing here uses the same one at a different weight. On the cheapest stone on the page it would be easy to skip that, which is exactly why we have not.

This particular stone

This listing is one natural ruby, known in Urdu as Yaqoot, with a weight of 7.7 Carat. Its price is Rs. 6,380 — roughly Rs. 829 for each carat. Treatment: treatment not tested. Quote reference GS-000556 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.

From six carats up a stone becomes the centre of attention. It wants a broader shank or a secure claw setting and suits an occasion ring, a signet or a centre pendant. Clean natural material of this size turns up far less often, and the per-carat rate reflects that.

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.