A ruby and diamond necklace with 50 carats of unheated “Pigeon’s Blood” Mogok Burmese rubies was the top lot in Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Jewels and Jadeite sale, fetching $805,128. The necklace is set ...

It’s a rare jewelry auction these days where diamonds are not the most prestigious items for sale. This auction will break the trend as leading the sale is a Burmese no heat “pigeon’s blood” ruby and ...

For centuries emperors, kings and warlords have vied for control over the valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay, once known as the "land of rubies" for its extraordinary treasure trove of jewels. Its ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Leonard Joel has been busy building a reputation as the auction house of big-ticket jewels and million-dollar-plus diamonds. It ...

MOGOK (Myanmar) — Every week Aye Min Htun prays he will find the ruby that changes his life, one of thousands of people scratching a living in Myanmar’s mines set to gain little from the end of US ...

They are the most expensive gems per carat on Earth - and Burma is blessed with an abundance of them. The trade in Burmese rubies is banned, but as a Live investigation discovers, the country's ...