Picking up the loose rubies

Buying loose rubies can help you to come up with your preferred ruby jewelry. Here are some tips for picking up the loose rubies.

• The first step is to decide upon the budget that you can afford to spend on the ruby. This will help you decide whether you need a clear stone or can you go ahead with the loose rubies that have some minor flaws and inclusions. The more transparent the loose rubies are, the costlier they tend to be.

• You then have to decide the size of the loose rubies. The larger the loose rubies are the more inclusions they will have. Also they tend to have a lower transparency than the smaller rubies, available for the same prices.

• After deciding on the size of the loose rubies, you should decide on the desired shape of the loose rubies. There are basically 7 types of shapes that you can choose from while buying the loose rubies.

• You should avoid buying the loose rubies that have some irregular facets, lower symmetry and poor polish.