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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 872002, member: 5833"]To my inexpert eye, it appears to be a surprising number of separate pieces soldered together. I was questioning whether stone that is there now is original to it & wonder if it is possible it is a less-than-gem-grade ruby?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2018/01/09/5a550a2300450ff3b1059907/m_5a550a5ff9e501313f058db9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Corundum would be one explanation for why the faceting isn't any sharper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 872002, member: 5833"]To my inexpert eye, it appears to be a surprising number of separate pieces soldered together. I was questioning whether stone that is there now is original to it & wonder if it is possible it is a less-than-gem-grade ruby? [IMG]https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2018/01/09/5a550a2300450ff3b1059907/m_5a550a5ff9e501313f058db9.jpg[/IMG] Corundum would be one explanation for why the faceting isn't any sharper.[/QUOTE]
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