6 Good Reasons to Gift Ruby Rings

what's a gift? A little something to treasure as the years pass by.  To symbolize what an event means.  Just to show how strongly you feel.  The reasons are so many.  Sometimes it's just that at this time you have an extra bonus, and want to make up for last time when the gift wasn't exactly what she wanted.

So, why are more and more people leaning towards ruby rings?  The first reason is so variable for everybody.  But here are the most common reasons as cited by others:

• Popularity And Color: A lot of people wear rubies for color and trend, as seen in the celebrity circuit.  This is the most exclusive red gemstone found.  And red is the favorite of most people in love.  Further, red is the color of passion, of romance.  The latest ruby ring headliner was a 27.37 carat Burmese ruby ring that sold for US$4 million at Sotheby's in Geneva in May 1995, or $146,145 per carat.
• Rarity: There's a lot of hype that's gone into diamonds and their marketing, and it is now that people are realizing that there are other gemstones that are rarer than diamonds.  Sources of rubies vary, and the place of origin affects the value of a ruby.  For example, a Kanchnaburi ruby usually commands a much higher premium than an Australian ruby.
• Hardness: The hardest known gemstone is diamond and the next hardest is ruby.  Rubies belong to the family of mineral corundum.  This honor is shared only by sapphires.  It is for this hardness that lends durability that rubies have been the preferred gemstone.  This makes ruby rings ideal for daily wear, something that some other gemstones may not boast of.
• Symbolism: For ages, rubies have symbolized passion, romance, friendship, constancy, and this makes them ideal attestations of love.  It is a deep expression of feelings not expressed otherwise.
• Birthstone: Rubies are birthstones for the month of July and for Zodiac sign Capricorn.  So, if you missed the birthday, they make great Christmas or Thanksgiving gifts.  This so, because people do like to wear them irrespective of birth month.
• Mysticism: This is perhaps the key to the current popularity of rubies.  People now have access to loads of information about the mysticism associated with rubies.  Throughout history rubies have had associations, both romantic and curative, around them.  They find mention in the Book of Job.  Ruby formed an eminent part of the breastplate that Aaron received.

Ruby is also believed to be symbolic of passion, integrity and devotion.  In England, it was used as a coronation ring.  Literally known as 'the king of gems', the royalty favored rubies as it was believed to ward off evil.

Most mention of ruby rings is incomplete without alluding to the ruby engagement ring that Prince Andrew gifted to Fergie, Duchess of York.