The Setting: Opulent Georgian Emerald Ring with Asymmetric Curved Shank
- 18K White & Yellow Gold with UK Hallmark
- 30mmx25mm Visual Top Dimension
- Thick curved rounded band with inlayed diamonds on upper shank
- Gallery and prongs in yellow gold
- Two thick corner prongs and one V-shaped tip prong
- Total 1.10 carats of conflict-free brilliant diamonds in VVS (or better) and color D (or better)
- 9.70 gram (incl. gems)
- Size USA 6.75 (re-sizing free of charge)
Comment: Allow me to refrain from describing the shape and form of this setting to the extent that it is visible on the images. Take note, in the side image, how the yellow gold gallery is spaced from the band, leaving light and air through the massive head. Also, the diamond-coverage goes well down the shank's center and further around the band as is usual, all in the name of extra glitter. I do not have the number count of the 1.10 carat diamonds at hand but an educated guess lands at two hundred (200) single round brilliant gems. This is not 'cheap' diamond crust but well cut and individually set half-pointers. Some ads in the glossy magazines give estimates on the man-hours that have gone into their jeweler's master pieces, which is another number I don't have at hand, but I'm sure we'd counting in days here. Not an every-day also-run-ring, IMO, but the one piece for special occasions that will not allow much competition.
The Stone:
- Un-oiled & Untreated Zambian Emerald 7.04 carat
- Pear Shape: 14.45x10.11x3.23 mm
- Cut: Marquise
- Color Grade: Very Good
- Tone: Medium Dark 60
- Color Zoning: Faint
- Clarity: Lightly Included / Silk / Jardine
- Finish: Excellent
- Depth: 31%
- Brilliancy: 33%
- Origin: Zambia
Treatment: None
Certificate: IGR NOJ001665
Overall Grade: Very Good
Comment: Pear emerald with a much bigger face than seven carats would usually suggest. The low depth leaves a luckily well distributed color-saturation throughout the whole gem. 14x10mm would need over ten carats in a classic cut but here 'mere' seven carats do the trick. The trade-off for a big face in a so-called 'color-stone' is always less brilliancy, yet the silky crystal in this gem produces a fine gleaming reflection that is almost as satisfying as brilliancy. As you can see in the close-up below, the gem shows a bright blue green, a much lighter tone MD60 as the 2.85 marquise. Again, see the color difference from the studio artificial day-light (white background) to our natural mixed-light images (with blue in green). The studio-color is closer to what an all-indoors pure office-light-setting would show, while our hand-shots are the more likely natural representation with various light sources around. All-in-all a uniquely giant, very clean, evenly saturated emerald set in an equally unique ring.
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