Pear shaped brilliant

Pear-shaped brilliant diamond shape represents a combination of the round and marquise brilliant cut.

De Beers Millennium Star is the world`s largest and absolutely flawless diamond. It was mined in the early 1990s and then cut into pear-shaped 203 carat stone. It took jewelers three years to manufacture it into the world`s most famous stone. Another famous and, perhaps, most romantic modern diamond is the 69 carat Taylor-Burton pear-shaped diamond gifted to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton.

While on the one side the pear-shaped diamond is cut oval or round, the other side is closed to a point like in a marquise cut diamond. The tipped end of the pear brilliant should be manufactured very carefully and gently. The insufficiently thick girdle together with improperly made culet may cause durability problems. At the same time, extremely thick girdle presents problems in setting and hides the weight below the girdle were it becomes invisible.

As a rule, the pear shape is designed to have 58 facets. Nevertheless it also can be cut with different numbers of pavilion mains of 4, 6, 7, 8 facets.

When it comes to the length to width ratio of the pear shaped stone, there is no certain proportion like in other fancy shapes, so it`s mainly the matter of taste. Like in the other diamonds, the ultimate shape of the finished stone depends on the rough crystal characteristics. A wide range of shapes affords to use the most suitable one in various jewels. Quite narrow elongated pear-shaped diamond, for example, cannot be used in engagement rings. However, a diamond with such shape is perfect for dangling earrings. Apart from dangles in earrings and engagement rings, pear shape may be used for graduated layout for pendants for necklaces and custom designs.

Like other fancy shaped diamonds, pear-shaped one may have a “bow tie” defect. This is a dark cloud resembling the shape of a man`s bow. It occurs when the angels are poorly proportioned. This defect leads to the lack of brilliance.