Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: The Best Ruby Jewelry

Oct 29, 2023

If you are thinking of buying jewelry for Valentine's Day why not choose pieces that are set with gemstones with a legendary romantic past— rubies. They are the color of fire and most associated with passion and love! You don't have to get a large carat stone to send a little desire your recipient's way. You can find a range of styles from delicately feminine and delicate to elegantly bold to pieces that evoke rocker chic. There are plenty of choices for you to select a piece with your loved one's individual personality and tastes in mind.

One of Monica Rich Kosann's most popular line is her Poesy Collection which started with small rings to be worn on chain around your necks. With texture and motifs on the outside and sayings on the inside, they were inspired by antique Posey rings (poetry in French) which had secret mottos, and words or sayings and motifs that created the verse. The collection grew to include thin ID style bracelets, one of which is set with rubies on top and has the word luck engraved on the side close to the skin. We can all do with a little love and luck together!

Monica Rich Kosann Luck Poesy bracelet with rubies

Monica Rich Kosann back of Poesy luck bracelet

Sofia Zakia's also combines words and meanings in her thin knife edged band ring with pave rubies that spells out "Protect Me." In today's world, it creates the perfect talisman to be worn every day. It can also have a variety of meanings depending on the wearer. Protection from different types of harm to protecting the couple's love. It stacks easily with other bands or can be worn on its own. For a creative touch, why not wear it on a chain when you want to change around your jewelry?

Sofia Zakia ruby ring that reads Protect Me

Sophie Ratner's heart pendant is unique in that half is gold and the other half is pave set with rubies. The two gold parts are held together by two gold rings allowing it to move and flow when the wearer does. If you are like me and you often ascribe meanings that are significant to you to a piece, then this could represent two people as equal halves in a relationship coming together as a whole1—two that beat together as one heart.

Sophie Ratner's Heart Pendant

Eriness’ ruby bezel set baguette earrings would make any woman who loves long and linear styles heart skip a beat. They are streamlined yet make a statement, elegant yet playful and they have swing and movement which catches the light and fire of the rubies.

Eriness baquette ruby linear earrings

Mindi Mond creates different collection, re-fashioning pieces from the past into jewelry that is versatile and wearable for the busy modern lifestyle. This 18K white gold diamond and ruby piece from her ‘Re-conceived’ collection reworks an Art Deco ultra-long bar pin into a Y necklace that can be worn and enjoyed for multiple occasions in its new design.

Mindi MondDiamond ruby bar Necklace

Thea Miller of Dru Jewelry's Crown of Thorns ring 14k gold is set with full ruby pave. Like many of Thea's pieces it can have multiple meanings and are all about different aspects of life. They can be witty or serious, political or playful. Thea also takes simple designs such as a band of thorns and redefines them with an edge that is part rock and roll and part powerful woman. This crown can mean triumph or, particularly in red rubies it can mean "no rose without thorns" –no beauty or love without some strife—no passion without pain.

Dru Jewelry ruby crown ring

Melissa Kaye's 18K marquise shaped hoop earrings are on trend yet also are timeless in their sentiment—the rubies are for passion and diamonds for enduring love. And we covet this style—being able to see the gems from the inside and out.

Melissa Kaye marquise Shape hoop earrings

Linda Hoj combines 22K gold and sterling silver with a ruby center in this intricately detailed, granulated dagger. The dagger and ruby combined mean protection and passion. The contrast of metals and meticulous design borrows inspiration from the past for a current design that brings timelessness into the future

Linda HoJ Dagger necklace

Baguette cuts in all gems have become popular again and we are seeing more than every in rubies. The vivid color enhances any design. Here we see them on Suzanne Kalan's thin cuff set from east to west with diamonds in between set from north to south. A beautiful and luxurious piece to wear to pop diamond bracelets or to continue your stacking goals. It also stands out as a statement of its own.

Suzanne Kalan ruby baguette bracelet