Pear Shaped Diamonds

Technically known as the ‘pear shaped modified brilliant', the pear shaped diamonds are more fondly called the teardrop diamonds, for their unique form that looks like a beautiful mix of the best of oval and marquise. One of the most sparkling in the category of hybrid cuts, such diamonds make the list of popular choices for exquisite engagement rings. When worn with the marquise cut side pointing towards the nail, the diamond has a beautiful way of making the fingers look elongated and elegant. Aside from the most simple to elaborate engagement rings, the unique pear shape makes for exclusive designs and styles in earrings, diamond studded bracelets, diamond studded watched, ornate necklaces, and exceptional pendants for contemporary style seekers from around the world.

While the shape of the teardrop diamonds is a combination of the marquise and oval shapes, the best cuts of these diamonds is a mix of the round brilliant and the marquise. Possessing the brilliance and sparkle of the round brilliant and its distinctive loveliness, pear shaped diamonds are much sought after for sole or complex designs to make the jewellery stand out. The two most celebrated pear shaped diamonds of all time are the only internally and externally flawless 203 carats De Beers Millennium Star diamond, and the Taylor Burton diamond, which weighed 69 carats and is still considered the epitome of romantic gifts.

There are a few tips you should keep in mind while procuring these diamonds so as to enhance the magnificence of your chosen design. Besides the obvious, which is selecting the highest possible grade of cut and colour, the most important aspect to look for in the pear shape is symmetry. Avoiding uneven shoulders will add to the whole beauty of your diamond. You should also avoid pear shaped diamonds that have a bow-tie effect when you carefully see the stone from different angles in bright light. This is when you can see a dull or dark bow-tie shape on the centre of the rounded part of the diamond. Another aspect to put a little thought into is the length to width ratio. While this part is purely subjective, it is best to select elongated and narrow pear shapes for dangle earring settings, and broader diamonds as the centre piece for rings.

Pear shaped diamonds can be set beautifully in the jewellery design of your choice, but it is always wiser to choose the diamond according to the kind of piece and setting you have in mind. And while you may rarely go without making heads turn at parties for a long time to come with teardrop diamond jewellery, make sure that the marquise end of the diamond is protected as it is this part of the stone that is most prone to damage.