Would you trust a thirty million dollar investment to a single line of text on a lab report that fails to define its own terminology? When the Sunrise Ruby sold for that record-breaking sum in May 2015, it solidified the pigeon blood ruby as the most valuable non-diamond gemstone on the planet. Yo …

In the high-stakes world of elite gem collecting, a 5-carat untreated Burmese ruby is statistically rarer than a 100-carat D-flawless diamond. You likely recognize that loose burma rubies represent the absolute pinnacle of the corundum family, yet the prevalence of synthetic fillers and undisclosed …