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The price of an 18k yellow gold ruby ring varies according to the size and quality of the ruby, the weight of the gold, and the complexity of the setting. Our creations start from around £500 for a delicate design and can reach several thousand pounds for pieces set with large AAA-grade rubies. All our jewellery benefits from flexible payment options via Alma (3x interest-free or up to 10 instalments) and PayPal Pay in 4 to make your purchase easier.
18k yellow gold provides a warm setting that naturally intensifies the depth of a ruby's red. Unlike white gold, which creates a cool contrast, yellow gold brings a chromatic harmony that enhances the ruby's fiery brilliance and lends it a timeless elegance. This pairing is particularly prized for classic and vintage-style rings.
Absolutely. Our yellow gold ruby rings make a bold and romantic choice for an engagement. The ruby, a symbol of passion and ardent love, offers a distinctive alternative to the traditional diamond. With a hardness of 9/10 on the Mohs scale, rubies are perfectly suited to everyday wear. We offer elegant solitaire designs as well as diamond-set creations for a truly spectacular effect.
Yes, we create stunning rings combining rubies and diamonds set in 18k yellow gold. This combination unites the passion of the red ruby with the pure brilliance of diamonds across several styles:
Contact us to discuss a bespoke creation.
All our rubies are 100% natural, AAA-quality stones, sourced primarily from Thailand. Most are heat-treated to enhance their colour and brilliance, a standard process in fine jewellery that brings out the stone's natural qualities. Untreated natural rubies are considerably rarer and more costly. We can source Burmese, Mozambican, or Madagascan rubies on request, as well as untreated natural stones.
Our collection presents yellow gold ruby rings in a variety of styles to suit every personality:
Every style is fully personalisable to your preferences.
Ruby is a highly durable stone (9/10 Mohs) requiring very little maintenance. Clean your yellow gold ruby ring regularly with a soft cloth and warm soapy water, then dry gently. Avoid direct impacts despite its hardness. 18k yellow gold retains its natural lustre beautifully; a professional polish can be carried out if needed. Our rings come with a 2-year guarantee and lifetime aftercare support.
Yes, Mayuri offers a wide range of personalisation options to create a truly unique ring:
Contact our workshop to discuss your bespoke project.
For our yellow gold ruby rings held in stock, orders are dispatched within 24 to 48 hours and your jewellery arrives within 24 to 48 hours of dispatch. For a bespoke creation or specific personalisation, please allow 3 to 4 weeks for artisanal craftsmanship in our workshops. All deliveries are insured and tracked. We ship throughout the UK and internationally. Please note that as the UK is outside the EU, customs duties may apply on delivery. For full details, please see our shipping & returns policy.
All our 18k yellow gold rings come with a 2-year guarantee covering manufacturing defects, as well as lifetime aftercare support. You have 30 days to return your ring if it is not right for you, provided it is unworn and in its original condition. For full details on returns, please visit our shipping & returns policy. A certificate of authenticity is available on request, attesting to the quality of your ruby and gold.
The size of the ruby depends on your personal style and budget. For an elegant solitaire, a ruby of 0.5 to 1 carat offers a perfect balance. For a cocktail ring or a bolder statement piece, opt for 2 carats or more. As AAA-quality rubies are rarer than diamonds, even a modest stone creates a remarkable visual impact against yellow gold. Our team is on hand to advise you according to your preferences and the proportions of your hand.
Yes, Mayuri is committed to responsible fine jewellery. Our 18k yellow gold comes from fully traceable supply chains and we use over 80% recycled metals. Our rubies are responsibly sourced, primarily from Thailand, and our workshops are either small-scale artisan ateliers or RJC-certified (Responsible Jewellery Council). Choosing a Mayuri yellow gold ruby ring means combining timeless luxury with environmental conscience.
Our rubies are natural, chosen for the intensity of their red rather than for perfect transparency. In vermeil, ruby reveals itself as rosé; in solid 18-carat gold, it takes on its classic deep red.
From delicate rosé to deep red, we choose each ruby for the beauty of its colour, then set it to last.
A stone you chose, a setting imagined for it. A creation that will belong to you alone.
Our bespoke service accompanies engagements, heirloom pieces and reinterpretation commissions. We work from a stone sourced for you, or from a stone you already own. Response within 48 hours, piece delivered within four to six weeks.
Les questions qu'on nous pose le plus souvent sur les rings ruby yellow gold : matières, entretien, symbolique et conseils en style.
The ruby symbolises ardent passion, courage and eternal love, whilst yellow gold evokes light, warmth and loyalty. Together, they form a powerful union that celebrates deep and enduring love. This combination is particularly treasured for marking significant commitments or celebrating milestone anniversaries, as the ruby is also the traditional gemstone for 40 years of marriage.
A quality natural ruby displays an intense, homogeneous red colour, ideally pigeon's blood red, with good transparency and few inclusions visible to the naked eye. Mayuri rubies are graded AAA and accompanied by certificates of authenticity guaranteeing their nature and provenance. Microscopic inclusions, known as "silk", are entirely normal and confirm the natural origin of the stone, unlike synthetic rubies, which are often too flawless.
The ruby and diamond combination creates a striking contrast in which white diamonds illuminate the deep red of the central ruby. This classic pairing, particularly elegant in yellow gold, adds brilliance and sophistication to the ring whilst enhancing the central stone. The most popular styles include the halo solitaire, side pavé setting and the ruby-diamond trilogy.
Burmese rubies are renowned for their exceptional pigeon's blood red colour with a subtle blue fluorescence, making them rarer and more costly. Thai rubies, which Mayuri primarily uses, display an intense red that is slightly deeper in tone, with excellent hardness and brilliance, offering an outstanding quality-to-value ratio. Mayuri can source Burmese, Mozambican or Madagascan rubies upon request for bespoke projects.
Yellow gold ruby rings in vintage styles come in several iconic designs:
These timeless styles inspire our contemporary creations at Mayuri.
Yes, ruby is one of the most durable gemstones for daily wear, thanks to its hardness of 9/10 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond. Combined with 18k gold, which is both sturdy and enduringly beautiful, it forms a ring perfectly suited to everyday life. Simply avoid direct sharp impacts and remove the ring during intensive manual or sporting activities to preserve its brilliance.
The oval cut is the most popular, as it maximises the ruby's brilliance whilst visually elongating the finger, making it particularly flattering in yellow gold. Other favoured shapes include:
Mayuri offers all of these cuts within its collection.
A star ruby, or asteriated cabochon ruby, displays a rare optical phenomenon known as asterism: a six-rayed star that appears on its surface, created by orientated rutile inclusions. Set in yellow gold, it produces rings of unique and mystical character, perfect for a bohemian or vintage aesthetic. These rubies are cut as cabochons (polished domes) rather than faceted stones, and Mayuri can source them upon request for bespoke creations.
The term "red sapphire" does not exist in gemology: every red corundum is classified as a ruby, whilst corundums of all other colours, including blue, pink and yellow, are sapphires. Only the presence of chromium produces the characteristic red colour of a ruby. If you are looking for an alternative to the classic ruby, pink sapphire offers a softer hue that also harmonises beautifully with yellow gold, lending a more romantic and feminine character.
The price of a yellow gold ruby ring varies according to several factors:
At Mayuri, our rings start from a few hundred pounds for smaller rubies, rising to several thousand for truly exceptional pieces.
The ruby is the birthstone for July, bringing protection, vitality and passion to those born in that month. Traditionally regarded as the "stone of kings", it symbolises courage, life force and ardent love. Gifting a yellow gold ruby ring to someone born in July is therefore a deeply meaningful gesture, combining gemological tradition with heartfelt personal sentiment.
Absolutely. The trilogy ring is an elegant design in which three stones symbolise the past, present and future. In yellow gold, a central ruby can be beautifully framed by two diamonds for a classic contrast, or by two pink sapphires for a soft chromatic harmony. Other popular combinations include ruby, emerald and sapphire, representing the three precious gemstones, or a ruby flanked by two smaller rubies for an intense monochromatic statement. Mayuri creates all of these designs as bespoke commissions.