Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Different shaped diamonds for your diamond ring – Part 3


Pear Diamond
Pear shaped diamonds is a type that can be cut in various proportions. This diamond shape is suitable to be a centre diamond for a diamond ring. From it shape that one end is rounded and one is tapering pointed this pear diamond shape should be set with special five prongs.


Oval Diamond

Oval shaped diamond is a popular engagement diamond ring style. This shape is a brilliant shape diamond and proper for people who like a different style from what they already have got. The common ratio for oval diamond shape is 1.5 lengths and 1.0 width and excellent for the platinum setting.

Heart Diamond

The heart shaped diamond it the most romantic and meaningful diamond ring for your lover. This diamond shape also requires a very advance skill to cut because of its complexity. When you are looking for a heart shaped diamond, the symmetry is a significant factor that you need to take into account. Moreover, this diamond ring style also requires the special protection setting to make it look more outstanding from the band.

Trillion Diamond

The trillion is cut a make a bold statement. This shaped diamond is often uses as a side stone for other shaped diamond for an engagement ring. However, trillion shaped diamond is sometimes used as a single stone but it is required a large size of diamond.

Monday, 3 August 2009

Different shaped diamonds for your diamond ring – Part 2

Marquise Diamond


The marquise diamond is another classic style fro diamond ring. This shape diamond require advance skill because to gain to perfect brilliant, this shape diamond must be cut by using 2:1 ideal ratio of length to width. It is also must be cut not to thin to avoid the optical effect.


Emerald Diamond

The emerald shaped diamond is a simple but very classic diamond shape. This shape diamond will be perfect with platinum ring. The best ration for emerald diamond is 1.50:1.00.



Radiant Diamond


The radiant cut is an advance cut by combining the round reflection with the emerald shape diamond. This is a perfect choice for people who love a brilliant diamond ring but would like to try different diamond ring style from a round shape. However, to set it securely, this radiant shape diamond rind needs to be set with special prongs.


Cushion Diamond

The cushion diamond is a square diamond shape. It is a very rare diamond ring style. The cushion shape diamond could be perfect with single stone style.

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Different shaped diamond for your diamond ring - Part 1


Diamonds, the most precious stone in entire world have a very various shape naturally. They are cut into different shapes depend on its natural shape and satisfaction of owners. Diamonds are shaped creatively. However, they still have basic shapes of diamonds that are round, princess, asscher, marquise, emerald, radiant, cushion, pear, oval Diamond, heart and trillion shaped Diamond

Round Diamond

Round shaped diamond is the most popular shape for diamond ring. This diamond shape is the most optically brilliant compare to every shape and it also reflexes all 360 degrees lights. Moreover, the round shape diamond can be fitted with all metal bands because of its symmetrical shape.


Princess Diamond

Princess shaped diamond is another popular shape for a diamond ring. It is an excellent choice for square lovers. The princess shape diamond can be used as a single stone diamond ring as well as pare it with other diamond particularly with trillion shape.


Asscher Diamond

This asscher shaped diamond is one of classic diamond shape. It is a choice for a person who would like something special and unique. This diamond shape will be the best if use it as a single stone diamond ring. The asscher shape diamond is also a popular to be a diamond wedding ring.


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Saturday, 1 August 2009

Selecting a right diamond ring setting for enlarge your diamond.

For every people, when you decide to buy a new diamond ring, it is important to set your budget before selecting a new diamond ring. In case you have a limited budget, there are 3 types of diamond setting that can help your diamond ring looks bigger that are Pave sitting, Illusion setting and Bezel setting.

First of all, Pave setting, it uses advance skill to connect small diamonds together. The price of 2 carats diamond is much more expensive than 4 of 0.5 carat diamond ring. It is much cheaper to select this setting style by buying a few diamonds that as same carat as one diamond.

Next, the setting, illusion this is one method that can make you diamond ring look bigger. This will place your diamond to a plate mirror before set it a ring. The reflex of this mirror plate will help your diamond ring look bigger. However, if you would like to this type of setting diamond ring, it is not easy.

Another way to make your diamond ring look bigger is set your main diamond with other smaller side stones. Selecting 2 smaller stones to set it with your main diamond on both side will help your main diamond look bigger because people will compare your main diamond with nearby stones.

Therefore if you have a limited budget for buying a new diamond ring, you can save your budget from buying a big diamond by using one of these 3 types to setting your new diamond ring. You can spend the rest of you budget for a better quality such as colour and clarity.

3 Steps that help you to narrow your choices when you are buying a new diamond ring.



When you decide to buy a new diamond ring whether for yourselves or others, you will be surprised because there will be a countless of diamond ring choices that are waiting for you. Therefore, if you follow these 3 steps, it will help you to narrow your choices when you are buying a new diamond ring, that are selecting a diamond shape, a setting style and a metal for you diamond ring.



First of all, you have to decide which diamond shape that you like the most. Diamonds are cut in different way to maximize its ability to reflex lights that make them brilliant. The main diamond shapes can be divided into round shape, princess, marquise, pear, and oval. Each diamond shape has it advantage and disadvantage. However, in many designs, diamond rings are mixed with different shapes of diamond.



Next step for narrowing your choices when you are buying a new diamond ring is to select a setting style of your diamond ring. The common setting styles are bezel setting, channel setting and prong setting. The setting style must be selected relatively with a diamond shape to increase the beautifulness of diamond rings.



In addition to select the diamond shape and setting style, selecting a metal for your new diamond rings is as important as both steps. You can choose one of a large number of metals for your new diamond ring such as gold, pink gold and platinum. You have to select them carefully because these metals will help your new diamond ring look more brilliant.


Therefore, from a great number of choices when you decide to buy a new diamond ring, these 3 steps not only will help you to narrow your choices but also help you a find the most appropriate new diamond ring.