[Jewelry making - Article 00671] - Re: [Orchid] Dyed rubies discovered!

[Amery]

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>     I hadn't heard of dyed rubies before. I wonder if they are
>     something else? 

    I see dyed ruby beads all over the place. They are usually the
    brighter pink as opposed to the ruby red we all know and love. But,
    sometimes they aren't that obvious. You can also tell by the price
    point. 

    I have some that I've worn for years. I sometimes wear them for
    weeks 

    straight, in the shower, to sleep, etc... they still look great and
    have not bled on anything. 

    When I get them, I pop them in the hot ultrasonic for a few minutes
    and dry them off and they're good to go. I figured if they're gonna
    bleed, they're gonna do it in my hot ultrasonic. So, I get the
    bleeding out of their system and it's good to go. I've never had a
    complaint, and trust me I would have heard about it as I get returns
    on chain that has been pulled so far that it's stretched 4" longer
    than it should be and finally breaks. If they will return that and
    want it fixed they would return rubies that are dyed. 

    As far as the dealer disclosing the dyed nature of the stones.... I
    got a chuckle out of that. Especially when it comes to beads, I would
    be willing to bet that more than half of the table has been
    "treated" 

    in some way. It would be coming out of their mouth every other
    sentence. Now, heat treated is more permanent and not apt to "run"
    like a dyed piece. And I think that heat treating is very common
    among a lot of the stones. I try to stay away from the dyed stones
    and am not that scared of the heat treated. I've been told that most
    of the carnelian you see that's all one uniform color is heat
    treated..... I'm sure there's a dozen other examples. 

    I usually ask and I find that not all dealers tell the truth, or
    they just don't know... I've learned by trial and error and I'm
    still learning. I guess aside from getting my GIA creds, that's all I
    can do for now. 

Amery Carriere Designs
www.amerycarriere.com
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