Shape Shape selection is the most personalized part of selecting a diamond. Other people won’t know the diamond’s exact grades for color, clarity, cut, or its certification or cost—unless you tell them—but most people recognize shapes. Over 75% of diamonds … Read More
While the 50th wedding anniversary is the golden jubilee, not everyone can afford—or wants—to swath in gold the couple celebrating their 50 years together. Here are some other suggestions for 50th wedding anniversary gifts, geared towards the couple’s interests. 50th … Read More
Look inside a metal ring band, and you are likely to find something etched for eternity. It may be a sentimental phrase, a wedding date, or the owner’s initials. But there are also far less emotionally charged inscriptions, associated with … Read More
The two main parts of designing a ring are choosing the diamond and choosing the setting. Most jewelers offer a variety of settings and can recommend variations of their most popular settings. Below are brief descriptions and pictures of the … Read More
The radiant cut, like the princess cut, uses facets to bring out the diamond’s sparkle and winds up with brilliance similar to a round cut diamond. The extra facets are planes set under and around the diamond. However, the overall shape is more … Read More
The marquise diamond is shaped like a long, thin boat with a point at each end. Marquise cut diamonds require larger, or at least longer, rough diamonds than round cut diamonds of similar carat weight. However, the marquise cut can … Read More
It takes a skilled cutter to execute the heart cut, which is essentially the pear shape with an added dimple, cleft, or notch in the top. In fact, some heart cut diamonds are mistaken for pear diamonds with an accidental dimple—and they … Read More