When Gregg Ruth accepted Robb Report’s invitation to participate in the Limited Edition Series, he envisioned creations specially suited to the sophisticated collector; pieces that would become the jewels of a jewelry wardrobe, sexy and romantic, and so rare there would be only one or two in the world.
To realize his vision of pure romance, Ruth chose to create necklaces because, among all jewelry, a necklace is worn nearest to the heart. To ensure these necklaces would be beautiful, intricate, and fired with passion, he chose Sri Lankan sapphires as the lead and center stones for two necklaces and increasingly rare Burmese rubies for the third. Only Burmese rubies were used because, as Ruth says, “Rubies from Burma are the finest in world.”
Gregg Ruth has selected two premier retail partners for this exclusive offering - Charleston Alexander of the Washington, DC area will be offering the sapphire piece and M.J. Miller of the Chicago area will be offering the ruby piece.
Charleston Alexander, the leading importer of large diamonds and rare gemstones in the Washington, DC area, has been selected to showcase this exceptional piece. The sapphire necklace has 44 sapphires, including a spectacular 4.59 carat pear shaped center, totaling 62.49 carats and is beautifully framed by 456 diamonds for a total weight of 63.85 carats. This exquisite sapphire piece is the new crown jewel for Charleston Alexander, whose important jewelry has long adorned the elite of Washington, DC.
It is only fitting that Mr. Michael Miller, a longtime purveyor of only exceptional quality jewelry, who specializes in extraordinary gemstones, presents the ruby offering. Setting off the brilliance of the ruby necklace’s 44 rubies, including a breathtaking 4.01 carat certified pigeon’s blood Burmese Ruby, with total weight of 45.14 carats, are 421 diamonds with a total weight of 60.96 carats. M.J. Miller, the premier Chicago area jeweler, takes great pride in bringing this magnificent ruby to the ultimate jewelry connoisseur.
Both jewelers are only a quick flight away from presenting you with these extraordinary, breathtaking pieces.
“These were intensely intricate layouts to assemble,” says Ruth. “To give movement to the necklaces so they lay comfortably on the neck required an immense amount of engineering and huge patience on the part of our artisans.”
One stone at a time, in handmade mountings, the artisans formed these three necklaces of truly incomparable intricacy, beauty, and sheer brilliance of design.
“The rubies and sapphires in these necklaces seem almost alive with light,” Ruth says. Not only do the magnificent gems in the ruby necklace fire the beauty of this piece, these rubies will increase the value of the necklace as international pressures make Burmese rubies rarer and rarer in the coming years.
