The Verano

Ceylon ruby is rarer than its Burmese counterpart and less celebrated — a fact that creates opportunity for discerning collectors. The Verano's pigeon blood red reaches a saturation uncommon in Sri Lankan material, the heat treatment coaxing what the earth began. In a cushion cut that softens the stone's fire into warmth.

Sri Lanka is known for sapphire first and ruby rarely, which is exactly why a Ceylon stone of this colour is worth pausing over. The pigeon blood designation describes the most desirable red in the trade — vivid, slightly fluorescent, neither brown nor pink — and The Verano reaches it. The cushion cut gathers that red into a deep, even glow rather than a hard sparkle.

The stone is openly heated, the standard and fully disclosed means of bringing ruby to its finest colour, recorded on its GIA report. At 1.22 carats and eye clean, it is a centre stone of genuine character at a fraction of what an equivalent Burmese ruby would command.

The Verano is offered loose, ideal for a solitaire or a halo ring. To read a certificate like this one with confidence, see our guide to how to read a GIA certificate, and to understand our sourcing standards read ethically sourced Ceylon stones. To enquire, reach us on WhatsApp or through our custom sourcing service.