Heart Cut Diamonds

Heart Shaped Diamonds

A heart shaped diamond is the ultimate romantic representation and remains a preferred meaningful gift choice for Valentine's Day and other special events. The heart shaped diamond is considered more of a novelty rather than a conventional jewelry item. Therefore, heart shaped diamonds are oftentimes used in Diamond Engagement Rings as well as decorative Pendants and Earrings.

As a matter of fact, the cut of a heart shaped diamond is extremely hard to master and demands tremendous expertise and skill. It is therefore considered to be a highly esteemed fancy diamond shape. Creating a heart shaped diamond out of a raw diamond involves meticulous symmetry and precision spreading over several planes and facets. According to gemologists, the ideal length-to-width ration of a heart shaped diamond should be 1 to 1 in order to exhibit the best possible brilliance and fire. However, there are many heart shaped diamonds which are cut much narrower and much wider than the ideal proportions, primarily depending on the attributes of each particular raw diamond.

A heart shaped diamond is typically larger in terms of Carat Weight. In fact, most heart shaped diamonds will be crafted only if the diamond is at least one-third of a carat in weight because otherwise the fine details of the cut will remain imperceptible. For that reason, very small heart stones could actually appear quite distorted and poorly cut rather than the fancy shape they normally are. A popular alternative used by jewelers in order to achieve a heart shaped diamond achieved by diamond mounting. In this method dozens of smaller round cut diamonds are snugly set next to each other in order to create the overall shape of a heart. Evidently, this particular option is much less expensive than the solitaire heart shaped diamond and makes it much more attainable and popular.

Some famous heart cut diamond designs include Elizabeth Taylor's 17th century heart shaped Diamond Ring given to her by Richard Burton for her 40th birthday. This heart shaped diamond ring which is also known as the Taj Mahal is beautifully interwoven with the romantic love story behind the famous construction. Another famous example is the remarkable Blue Heart Diamond: a pre-20th century blue diamond weighing at an incredible 30.82 carats.