Many new engagements happen on Valentine’s Day- as do many first kisses, first dates, and first courageous leaps towards love!
While Amethyst is the official birthstone for the month of February, we consider this month to be the month of the ruby.
Rubies have been regarded as the king of gems for thousands of years. People from all over the world have praised ruby for its alleged abilities to restore youth and vitality, and of course, as symbol of passionate love.

Chinese actress Dilraba Dilmurat, rubies tiare & red roses for love - Moussat Fazli photos.

Ruby, like a traditional bouquet of red roses, is the perfect gemstone to express devotion and desire between two people in love.
Or perhaps ruby is just a great way to express love and devotion to this beautiful color of red!
It turns out that this king of gems is an incredibly rare gemstone to find in a fine quality.
Burmese rubies are believed to be the most beautiful because of their unique color, superior luster, and clarity. But because of this, they are quite the high-ticket item. So much so, in fact, that when a ruby of superior quality is found, it is likely to be more expensive than a diamond of similar size and overall quality.
Most fine rubies seen on the market today are between 1 and 3 carats in size. Anything above that will likely end up in the hands of collectors.


Since most rubies appear pale red and have a pink appearance, pigeon's blood red rubies appear extremely rare and precious. The pigeon's blood red ruby has now become a synonym for high quality rubies.
In addition to purity, high saturation and brightness, pigeon blood red also gives people a strong sense of "burning fire" and "flowing blood".
It is said to be a burning fire because when we look closely at the "pigeon's blood red" ruby, we see that the red light of this gem does not come primarily from the reflection of external light sources like ordinary gemstones, but seems to come from within the gemstone where it looks like the burning of some substance.



This burning sensation is so special that people who have seen the real "pigeon's blood" ruby will never forget it.
It is said to be blood because experts have compared the red color of this ruby with various red colors in nature, but found that only the blood in the arteries of adult Myanmar pigeons is relatively similar, This blood must be fresh.

Pigeon blood red rubies are mainly produced from a legendary mine in northern Myanmar: Mogok.



This wonderful valley is surrounded by high mountains and has a radius of only a few dozen square kilometers, but its special geological environment combined with the history of the earth's cristal movements hundreds of millions of years ago makes it an ideal region for producing rubies.


The rubies produced here have a strong breath of life and rich color. Whether under natural or artificial light, they can still emit a red light with a fluorescent effect. This near-fabulous color is probably the most intense color created by nature.

So this week is the week of love, red, romance, and rubies!
The ruby is a much rarer stone than the diamond, so it is seriously recommended that you contact a real gemstone expert to immerse yourself in this romantic and passion-generating red, here is a top list of some jewelry houses in Brussels:
- Tollet / Gatsby&Me - Cindy Lecomte / La Maison du Diamant / Manalys - Moise Mann / Philippe Humbeeck / Wolfers / De Greef / ...