{"product_id":"pear-cut-lab-grown-diamond-marquise-and-round-accent-dainty-ring","title":"Pear Cut Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Ring with Marquise and Round Accents on a Dainty Band in Silver, 10K, 14K and 18K Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pear cut laboratory grown diamond with a small marquise angled away on each shoulder and round diamonds set between them, on a band narrow enough to look like a line of gold drawn on the finger. The accents are spaced rather than crowded, so there is metal visible between them and the whole thing stays light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentre stone: Pear cut laboratory grown diamond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarat options: 2, 3, 4 and 5 carat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour and clarity: E colour, VVS2 clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: IGI, included free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting: Claw set pear with marquise and round accents on both shoulders, on a dainty band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccent stones: Marquise and round laboratory grown diamonds, E colour, VVS2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetals: 925 silver, 10K, 14K and 18K gold in yellow, rose and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade: To order in Surat, India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpaced, not paved\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pave shoulder is a solid line of stones with no metal showing. This is the opposite approach. Each marquise sits on its own, tilted outward like a petal, with one or two round diamonds punctuating the gap before the band narrows to plain gold. You see the metal, the stones and the spaces, and the ring reads as drawn rather than encrusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy marquise accents beside a pear\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pear and a marquise share the same language: both are rounded at one end, pointed at the other, both taper. Setting small marquises beside a pear repeats the centre stone's shape at a smaller scale, which is why the ring looks coherent from a distance even though there are three different cuts on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe dainty band\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shank is deliberately fine. It makes the centre stone read considerably larger than the same stone on a wide band, and it sits comfortably against other rings. If you plan to wear this every day and you are choosing at 4 or 5 carat, we would suggest 10K or 14K rather than 18K, since the harder alloys hold a narrow shank better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe point is protected\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tip of a pear is the most vulnerable part of the stone. Here it sits inside a v claw that wraps around both edges of the point rather than pressing down on it, and the rounded end is held by two further claws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat laboratory grown means here\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laboratory grown diamond is a diamond. It is crystallised carbon with the same cubic structure, the same 10 on the Mohs scale, the same refractive index of 2.42 and the same dispersion as a mined stone. Ours are grown by chemical vapour deposition and high pressure high temperature methods, then cut and polished by hand. This is not moissanite, not cubic zirconia and not a simulant. A gemmologist testing it will read diamond, because it is diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMetals\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose 925 sterling silver, or 10K, 14K or 18K gold in yellow, rose or white. Yellow gold is photographed here, and warm metal showing between the spaced accents is a large part of why this design works. In white gold the stones merge into a continuous line and the effect is quite different. White gold is rhodium plated and will want replating every one to two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEvery centre stone arrives IGI certified\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centre diamond is graded by IGI, the International Gemological Institute, and the certificate comes with the ring at no extra charge. It states the carat weight, the E colour grade, the VVS2 clarity grade, the measurements and the girdle inscription, and confirms in writing that the stone is laboratory grown. The marquise and round accents are matched to the same E and VVS2 grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the bow tie\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery pear has the potential for a bow tie, a dark band across the centre caused by the proportions of the cut rather than by colour or clarity. No certificate grades it. We select our pears by eye on this point and reject those that show it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMade to order in our own workshop\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMapple Gems is a family run workshop in Surat, India, where most of the world's diamonds are cut and polished. The spacing of the accents is set from the length of your centre stone, so a 5 carat pear gets larger, further spaced marquises than a 2 carat. Allow two to three weeks for making, plus shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm water, mild washing up liquid and a soft toothbrush. The gaps between the accents make this an easy ring to keep clean, but do brush underneath the centre stone. Take it off for the gym, gardening and swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we are asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat colour and clarity is the diamond?\u003c\/strong\u003e Every centre stone is E colour and VVS2 clarity, on every metal and every carat weight. The accents are matched to the same grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the carat weight include the accents?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The 2, 3, 4 and 5 carat options refer to the centre pear. The marquise and round accents are in addition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the certificate really free?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The IGI report for the centre stone is included in the price on every variant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill a wedding band sit flush against it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Not perfectly flat, since the accents run down the shoulders and the point of the pear crosses the shank. A contoured or V shaped band nests properly, and this ring is often worn alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be resized?\u003c\/strong\u003e Within about one size. 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