Shopping for Ruby Specifically?
Browse Our Complete Ruby Jewelry Collection
Most clients shopping red gemstones are looking for ruby specifically — rings, engagement rings, anniversary pieces, pendants, tennis bracelets. Our dedicated ruby collection covers every piece type with origin and treatment disclosure.
Red Gemstone Jewelry
Red gemstones range from the legendary ruby (corundum, 9 Mohs, the most valuable colored gemstone after high-end emerald) through the more accessible red garnet (6.5–7.5 Mohs, virtually untreated, January birthstone) and the underrated red spinel (8 Mohs, often confused with ruby historically). Red tourmaline (rubellite) offers another option.
ATL Luxury Jewelers stocks red gemstones across halo rings, three-stone designs, pendants, stud and drop earrings, and tennis bracelets in 18K yellow gold (which amplifies warm red tones) and platinum (for a crisper modern contrast). Burmese ruby commands the historical premium; Mozambique ruby offers excellent value at modern prices.
Red reads bold, passionate, and unmistakable — it’s the most attention-getting gemstone color. Ruby is the heirloom choice; spinel is the connoisseur’s value pick; garnet is the everyday red. All four hold color presence even in low light.
Red Gemstone Names
- Ruby (Mohs 9) — king of red gems. Pigeon’s blood Burmese commands the highest per-carat prices in the colored-gem world.
- Garnet — pyrope, almandine (classic deep red); rhodolite (raspberry-pink); spessartine (orange-red).
- Red spinel (Mohs 8) — historically mistaken for ruby (the Black Prince’s Ruby in the British crown jewels is actually spinel).
- Red beryl (bixbite) — one of the rarest gems on Earth, Utah-only. $10,000+ per carat at facet grade.
- Red coral, red jasper, carnelian, red zircon, the rare red diamond.
