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A researcher looks set to transform the jewelry industry after becoming the first to grow – a ruby in a ring. Sofie Boons grew the gemstone from a “ruby seed” in situ – in a platinum ring.
This was just one of the many fascinating facts that we learnt at the “Ruby” exhibition, a showcase taking place at Van Cleef & Arpels’ Les Jardins Secrets boutique at Raffles Hotel until Oct 20.
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To grow the gem, Ms Boons started with a ruby "seed" taken from waste gemstone offcuts. She placed the fragment into a platinum setting, like a ring, and then used a chemical agent called a "flux".