'Gràdh Elie' Elie Ruby Solitaire Solid Scottish Gold Ring
Gràdh Elie (Love of Elie)
Ideal as an alternative engagement or commitment ring. A classic and minimalist design, this delicate Scottish Gold ring features an unusually large fiery ruby red Scottish Elie Ruby, at 0.250cts.
This ring is set to UK size N or US size 6¾. Elie Ruby is approximately 3mm diameter and band is approximately 1mm wide. Inside diameter (inner edge to edge) just under 18 mm. Gold is hallmarked at 14 carats (see details on Scottish Gold).
Comes with a gift box and Scottish Gems presentation card.
Elie, Fife - This short stretch of coast is called Ruby Bay by the locals, thanks to the rare red gemstones known as 'Elie Rubies' that are washed out of the volcanic rock and can be found by patient searching through the sand. The stones are actually a special type of garnet coloured by chromium rather than iron, which gives them a particularly vivid shade and led to their rather grand nickname. Adam and Richard have been painstakingly collecting the gems by hand for months, and we have now had a number of them faceted and polished for setting into jewellery. Elie Rubies are so highly prized that a couple even found their way into Adam's wife's wedding ring!
