Red Evil Eye Necklace, Lab-Grown Ruby and Diamonds in 14k Gold

Most evil eyes are blue. This one is red. The eye is a single 1 carat lab-grown marquise ruby in solid 14k gold. A bezel-set lab-grown diamond forms the pupil, and a row of lab-grown diamonds traces the lid. In Jewish tradition, red is the color of protection: the red string wound around Rachel's Tomb and tied on the wrist. Odem, traditionally translated as ruby, was the first stone on the High Priest's breastplate, and Eshet Chayil places a woman's worth far above rubies. Ruby is corundum, 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond, and chromium gives it that red. Grown in a lab, it has the same chemistry, hardness and color as mined ruby. The diamonds are D to E color, the top of the colorless scale, so they stay icy white against the red. Wear it every day, or give it for a milestone birthday or a bat mitzvah. Material: Solid 14k gold, 2.08 grams including the chain. Not plated, not filled. Stones: One 1 carat lab-grown marquise ruby. Fifteen lab-grown diamonds, 0.70 carat total weight, D to E color. Eye: 10 x 5 mm marquise ruby, diamond pupil, diamond lid. Chain: 14k gold cable chain, 16 inches, extends to 18 inches. Layering: Sits at the collarbone alone, or at 18 inches over a shorter chain. Ships gift wrapped from Los Angeles with a meaning card.