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A Ruby Ring for a Good Cause

December 5, 2016 by WendyB

In July, I debuted the ruby dangle ring that I created for ANZA Gems. As I explained at the time, Monica Stephenson, who writes the jewelry blog iDazzle, founded ANZA Gems in 2014. Through ANZA, Monica offers a transparent journey from the gem mine to the customer. She personally sources ethically mined, colored-gemstone rough from Tanzania and Kenya; brings the uncut stones back to the U.S. to be faceted by gem cutters here; and then has them incorporated into fine jewelry by designers with whom she collaborates.  At least 10% of the proceeds from every sale goes back to three East African schools that Monica supports.

Monica shared a new photo of the ring today and I’m totally in love with it.

A photo posted by ANZA Gems (@anzagems) on Dec 5, 2016 at 3:30pm PST

As Monica notes, the ring “looks pretty festive next to this specimen of ruby in zoisite from the grounds of the Kitarini primary school in Tanzania.” The extra-fabulous thing is that proceeds from the ring will provide lunch for the Kitarini school kids for at least a month! So buy someone — or treat yourself — to a piece of jewelry that’s going to make you feel beautiful inside AND out.

Here are the deets: The ruby weighs 70 points (there are 100 points in a carat) and is set in 18k recycled rose gold. The conflict-free, two-point, round diamond has F color with VS 1-2 clarity, for those of you who know your 4 Cs . The ring is size 6.5 and it’s one of a kind. (Size adjustment is possible.) The retail price is $2375 … and don’t forget that those kids will have at least a month’s worth of lunches. ]Woot!

To buy the ring, contact Monica at ANZA Gems via info@anzagems.com.

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