Celeste Archive
A total of 48 ruby-related pieces are included here, offering inspiration for bespoke design through colour, proportion and craftsmanship.
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A fishtail ring with a true red ruby (utterly serious, as if taking an oath ✊). The metal edges reveal a sharp, incisive edge, allowing the ruby to remain vivid without being brash, and the diamonds to sparkle without looking glib. Do find a companion for your ruby ring.
I have always had a soft spot for ruby rings with a vintage warmth. The cushion-cut centre stone preserves the ruby’s most authentic brilliance. The old-cut diamonds in the halo do not have the sharpness of modern cuts; instead, they carry a gentle fire and play the most fitting supporting role.
It is still the same century-old classic form. A large ruby centre stone is paired with Cadillac-cut diamonds on either side. The diamond’s sharp facets are crisp and distinct, while the cool white diamonds, arranged with order and precision, make the vivid red appear all the more restrained and luxurious. With no unnecessary ornamentation, the proper elegance of jewellery is presented exactly as it should be.
Ding! Your exclusive Children’s Day little red flower has arrived 💌 Who says only children deserve little red flowers? This little red flower ring, set with a ruby and sparkling with light, is a reward for grown-ups too. Today, we are all the beloved children～
A fishtail ring with a true red ruby (utterly serious, as if taking an oath ✊). The metal edges reveal a sharp, incisive edge, allowing the ruby to remain vivid without being brash, and the diamonds to sparkle without looking glib. Do find a companion for your ruby ring.
I have always had a soft spot for ruby rings with a vintage warmth. The cushion-cut centre stone preserves the ruby’s most authentic brilliance. The old-cut diamonds in the halo do not have the sharpness of modern cuts; instead, they carry a gentle fire and play the most fitting supporting role.
It is still the same century-old classic form. A large ruby centre stone is paired with Cadillac-cut diamonds on either side. The diamond’s sharp facets are crisp and distinct, while the cool white diamonds, arranged with order and precision, make the vivid red appear all the more restrained and luxurious. With no unnecessary ornamentation, the proper elegance of jewellery is presented exactly as it should be.
Ding! Your exclusive Children’s Day little red flower has arrived 💌 Who says only children deserve little red flowers? This little red flower ring, set with a ruby and sparkling with light, is a reward for grown-ups too. Today, we are all the beloved children～
As one of the earliest merchants in the market to work with old-cut laboratory-grown diamonds, we repeatedly experimented with cutting in order to recreate the candlelit fire of old-cut stones. This ruby ring was also revised many times. The craftsmanship has been refined through constant improvement, and the details perfected through repeated updates.
We have made this American-vintage style before, always in sapphire. This time, the ruby version is equally striking. To give the centre stone better fire, we chose a floating setting, allowing the deep ruby to display a brilliant fire as well.
I wonder what your memory of summer is? For me, it is the scent of orange: orange soda, orange hard sweets. The winding hand-twisted cord, and the discreet ruby detail at the base, all recall that summer of sweet-and-sour brightness and sunshine.
Deep Royal Blue collides with an alluring ruby, a classic duo brought together in close embrace. Clean lines sketch a profound texture; brilliant red and calm blue clash at full strength, yet perfectly balance one another and create their own field of poise. Bold and unconventional in style, it is also a singular new attempt. Within the tension of strong contrasts, a uniquely high-end harmony is found.
A little surprise we unexpectedly uncovered, following a classic silhouette: the brilliance of closely pavé-set diamonds is utterly irresistible ✨ The ring shank is fully diamond-set, with micro-pavé used as a tribute to the classic. The centre stone and ring shank are almost the same width; fully encircled in diamonds, with no unnecessary gaps, it is dazzling yet elegant. A new choice for a small centre stone with a big effect.
The choice of a three-stone design is never accidental. The centre stone is a heart-shaped Pigeon Blood ruby, within its richness hidden an undiminished sincerity. The pear-shaped diamonds on either side are the steadfastness of companionship. With the three stones as witness, and true hearts as the vow.
It is the cinnabar mole in one’s heart. The red of the centre stone is intense and unabashedly vivid. The princess-cut diamonds on either side are set seamlessly, leaving the face of the ring smooth and level. Clear and restrained, they make the centre stone seem even more composed. The 18K gold ring shank sits on the hand with comfortable softness, yet carries an undeniable nobility. It is not the kind of jewellery that dazzles at first sight, but rather like a cloth-bound volume...
Have you ever seen a rubellite that seems to glow? Rubellite is the beating heart hidden in the flower’s core. Its rich, deep red is thick as velvet beneath the light. The surrounding diamond petals are cut in several fancy shapes, radiant and eye-catching like the warmest and most welcoming fire.
The red on the face of the ring is the cinnabar between the lips of the young woman in Ingres’ paintings. The hammered ring bears the texture of years of handling, like a ground layer repeatedly glazed on a canvas: rough, yet tender. Every rise and hollow holds the scent of turpentine lingering in the studio. When light falls on the ring face, it is as though one sees the lady in the painting lowering her fingers, lightly brushing the velvet dress of the 18th century...
Step-cut diamonds lay down a cool geometric foundation, like the white walls and steel windows of a Bauhaus school building, building a rational stage for colour with a sense of disciplined order. The Royal Blue sapphire is the cool-headed "structural colour", like a vertical line on a Mondrian canvas, restrained and steady; the Pigeon Blood ruby is a blazing "emotive colour", like Con...
So far so good. On the first working day of 2026, the mind is still lingering in the softness of the New Year and has not quite returned. Does this ruby ring capture your own state of "So far so good"? The square ruby still carries the cheer of the season. Wear it, and the gloom of the desk is softened a little...
Mu Xin said, “Craft is the trace of beauty.” This ring uses carved-gold craftsmanship to shape the metal’s texture, allowing the gold surface to bloom into natural folds, with a ruby set among them like a flame lifted from Yeats’s lines. There is no deliberate polishing; the carving lines are allowed to grow along the bones of the metal. The roughness of cool gold and the brilliance of ruby collide, turning handcraft into...
Craving something is a taste with a threshold. This Pigeon Blood ring puts that taste into practice. The richness of the Pigeon Blood ruby collides with the clarity of diamonds, much like the red and white broths of a yin-yang hotpot: one half blazing, one half clear. The supporting 18k gold is like the texture of the steam and heat around a hotpot. With no elaborate embellishment, it uses the clever contrast of red and white to capture the everyday warmth of the four seasons...
Maupassant described the Grand Palais in Paris as “the glass dome lifting up the whole sweep of daylight, steel bones threaded with an artistic galaxy”. The 18k gold structure echoes the Grand Palais’ steel framework, while step-cut diamonds are arranged in classical columns, recreating the power of order and authority in architecture, like the pillars of ancient Rome bearing the justice of the city-state, shaping the authoritative outline of the ring shank; the centre emerald...
The hollowed vines hide unspoken tenderness in every curl. That ruby is gently cradled by golden branches, giving the feeling that your fingertips are softly tapping a carved window lattice. It reminds one of how the ancients would melt their favourite things into little objects to carry with them: some set moonlight into jade pendants, others carved spring hills into the back of a comb. This ring feels more like a half-written sonnet...
The 18K gold supports the Pigeon Blood ruby, and the warm golden light spills over the setting, like afternoon sun slipping through an old wooden window frame, gently wrapping the flame-red stone. The facets of the old-cut diamonds have been polished by time; light falls into the texture of the 18K gold, then turns back towards the ruby’s heart. It is not a harsh brilliance, but a softened warmth. The softness of gold, the coolness of diamonds, the richness of red, all entwined around the finger, like an enduring...
This spinel ring was actually the first piece of this repeatedly requested design made by Xiao Lan Lan, yet it was dragged all the way until today before being posted 😅 The reason was very simple - the photos I took back then were truly awful. They did not capture its texture at all. Once the client saw how much our photography had improved, she sent the ring back so she could get her proper portrait shot. This style is surprisingly versatile,...
In 18th-century Europe, boat rings were already used as a beautiful metaphor for the “ship of life”. The curve of the boat-shaped ring shank is like a small vessel catching the wind. This little “boat”, outlined by old-cut diamonds and rubies, is both a tender welcome to new life and a graceful acceptance of what lies ahead. The cool white fire of the diamonds spreads a soft halo in the light and shadow, while the ruby’s intensity makes...
We have made this style quite a few times, and I had always wanted to do a bi-colour version - with the centre stone set into K yellow. And here it is at last, exactly the way I wanted it. The warm tone of K yellow wraps around the blazing intensity of the Pigeon Blood ruby, making the vintage feel deeper and the nobility more pronounced.
This time, it is still a renovation of an old residential block, beginning with the transformation of a once-forgotten luxurious ruby necklace. Before making this ring, we discussed many approaches. In the end, we chose to pay tribute to VCA, weaving vivid rubies and diamonds into a ring through craftsmanship. What was once a heavy necklace has become a ring that combines splendour with everyday wear. Every arrangement is a salute to the classic.
When the wind of time brushes across the velvet of an antique cabinet, this ruby ring becomes a tangible poem of retro luxury in the symphony of gold and fire. The heart-shaped centre stone is a cluster of crimson flame frozen by time, swaying in the embrace of warm gold with the intoxicating afterglow of old European palaces. The princess-cut rubies, set seamlessly, are craftsmanship that turns the word "difficult" into...
These are a pair of star ruby studs. Such star rubies belong to a more niche, optical-gem category. Their distinctive charm lies in the way they change with the angle of light. The crystal faces are full and rounded, while the star rays are sharp and clear. We still chose a vintage style, carrying forward classic craftsmanship. Paired with fire...
The ruby at the heart of this ring is the jewellery lover’s deep pursuit of the essence of fire: within its colour lies the slow sediment of the mine’s geology. When the ruby sits at the centre of a fully diamond-set ring shank, what we see is the embodiment of strength: it rejects sugary decoration, and with the solidity of its craftsmanship and the natural force of the gemstone, becomes the Diva’s “self-defined”...
The fire of this ring feels more like a hidden “light surprise” at your fingertips: when morning light passes through the car window and falls across the face of the ring, the ruby gives off a transparent Pigeon Blood halo, and even the instant your fingers brush the bag strap, tiny flashes of red light flicker with the movement; under the warm office lamp, the fire becomes softer, and the centre of the stone seems to hold a small sunset, while in the evening and...
The design combines ruby with high jewellery by LV, melting the bones of architectural aesthetics and the ruby’s rich nobility into one. The centre ruby is fiercely flame-like in colour, with nobility flowing naturally through its fire. The pavé area on either side of the diamonds directly draws on architectural influence. The diamonds are arranged geometrically, and the joining of each facet resembles the stonework of a building façade...
The metal ring nestles against the finger, while the little bird’s wingtip lifts gently, as though a breeze were skimming its feathers. Diamonds close their eyes like morning light, and the ruby eye holds the gleam of a distant view. Glance down and the shadow of its wing angles towards the sky—not in escape, but with the easy freedom carried by this small object. That single uplifted gesture evokes wind, open space and the relief of no longer needing to hold oneself tense.
The client brought out sapphire studs she had bought twenty years ago from a heart-shaped gold shop. This time we used coloured gold as the base, and set rubies around the centre stone - red and blue playing off one another, making the sapphire appear deeper and more mysterious. Looking at it now, the old gemstone carries the steadiness of time, while the coloured gold and rubies add a fresh brilliance. It is also full of personality for everyday wear, like giving an old object a vivid new story.
In Greek mythology, ruby is a symbol of courage and strength. Napoleon often wore a ruby epaulette for the courage and victory bestowed by heaven. He firmly believed that ruby could protect them in battle and make them invincible. This pair of studs pairs rich rubies at the centre with diamond petals around them, like a sunflower blooming eternally at the ear...
Chinese-style phoenix crown ring. The original ring design came from a high-jewellery piece by Chaumet. The original design was a tsarist-style diadem. Based on the colour of the centre stone, we chose a pale rose gold. The finished piece has a magnificent, unapologetic form. Rich red and brilliant white create a unique Chinese aesthetic. Chinese aesthetics need not hide their edge; intensity is its innate confidence...
This is a purple sapphire. After being bezel-set in biscuit gold, it unexpectedly transforms into something very like a ruby. Fashion is cyclical. Recently we have been making many antique-style rings, and this beauty, shaped by time, still moves the heart.
A ruby ring commissioned by a client. The ruby’s colour is rich and ardent, while the white diamonds sparkle brilliantly. Diamonds encircle the vivid ruby, creating a piece that is beautiful and elegant, with presence and substance.
This ring was inspired by bamboo, one of Cartier’s classic designs from the 1980s. Its slender silhouette and graceful form are given a singular beauty by the texture and shape of bamboo segments. In Chinese culture, bamboo has long been admired by scholars and knights-errant alike. The pairing of diamonds and rubies feels like a ru...
This is a showpiece ring. A seamless ruby setting with a beaded border, a classic within classic design. Ruby, being prone to cracking, is extremely difficult to execute in seamless setting work, and the beaded border adds even greater risk during manufacture. The flat, seamless ruby shows no unevenness at all, while the entirely hand-made beaded edge remains lively and far from rigid. With...
Before the New Year, two long-time clients saw the wave ring we posted earlier and asked us to recreate it. The centre stone they sent at first was thought to be a certified Pigeon Blood ruby, but it turned out to be a lab-grown coloured gemstone. Once again, the power of technology and techniques is impressive.
I am not sure whether this counts as a minimalist ring. Its appearance is minimal, yet full of detail. Rather than 'less is more', I prefer 'less, but better'. Just like this ring, we used exacting craftsmanship to shape a timeless classic. It does not seek excessive flamboyance, yet remains true to its own...
At first glance, this 2020 hand-drawn sketch felt like an architectural ring: crisp lines and a fluid flow gave the impression of deconstructivism fused with high-tech style. Only when the finished piece was placed before me did I suddenly understand - this was Art Deco, a dialogue across a hundred years. A hundred years ago, the women of the modern age cast off their shackles...
An exceptionally vivid Burmese ruby paired with old European-cut diamonds gives rise to a classic and elegant style. Old-cut diamonds were originally humanity’s earliest pursuit of beauty, but were gradually eclipsed by more brilliant cuts. Now they have returned to our fingertips. Fashion fades; style endures.
A vintage duet of old-cut diamonds and ruby, with the emotional value instantly maxed out! A Burmese ruby at the heart, old-cut diamonds arching around it, the gold palette and the vivid blood-red fluorescence creating a striking visual impact. It has a strong jewellery presence! An aesthetic that never goes out of style, as if it were the key to unlocking fashion’s cycle. To own it is to move through time with ease.
Client commission share, luxurious inheritance. This is a ruby the client has treasured for many years. We used more than 4 carats of elegant pear-shaped diamonds in an orderly geometric arrangement design, creating a layered presentation of petal-like tension while also symbolising a turn in fortune and the gathering of prosperity. The sparkling white diamonds enhance the splendour of the fine ruby, and the striking tones...
Sharing a vintage-style ruby ring that I am very fond of. The client chose a classic cluster design. The centre stone is a diamond-cut ruby with a very sweet colour and exceptionally vivid fire. This is rare even among Burmese rubies. The halo uses seven old European-cut diamonds, highly representative of the Victorian era, surrounding a modern diamond-cut ruby centre stone. Love...