How to pick diamond stud earrings?
“Christmas is just around the corner, I know this because Halloween just ended and all the stores are already assaulting my sanity by blurring my vision with Christmas Décor. Last year I purchased my beloved a beautiful solitaire diamond pendant from Brian Gavin Diamonds. You helped me choose the perfect Brian Gavin Signature diamond, and we set it in a 3-prong martini setting which she absolutely loved. To say that we hit a home run and knocked it out of the park last year would be the understatement of the century! Needless to say, I’m eager to repeat that performance. Can you tell me how to pick diamond stud earrings around one carat total weight?”
How to Pair up Diamonds for Earrings:
There are many schools of thought when it comes to how to pick diamonds for earrings. Some people think that the best way to do it is to simply match up diamonds by carat weight, color, and clarity. However, the reality is that subtle differences in diamond proportions can dramatically affect the diameter of a diamond.
Thus it is possible for two, let’s say 0.51 carat, round brilliant cut diamonds to have completely different dimensions. Factors such as the total depth, crown height, girdle thickness, and pavilion depth are going to factor into how large or small a diamond faces-up.
Therefore, when we pair up diamonds up for diamond stud earrings, we prefer to think of the relationship in terms of visible outside diameter. Now you can spend a lot of time trying to match diamonds up one-by-one, but the reality is that we’ve designed a tool that makes the process much faster and easier!
Matched Pairs of Diamonds for Earrings:
The Matched Pair Diamond Search Tool by Brian Gavin makes it incredibly easy to pair up diamonds for earrings, or side stones for a 3 stone ring for that matter. Simply adjust the sliders for combined carat weight (the total of the two diamonds) and for clarity, color, and price. The script will match-up the diamonds taking all factors into account, including proportions and outside diameter. You can even filter the results to include diamonds with or without blue fluorescence as you prefer. The 18k white gold handmade martini settings featured on top will complete the set, matching up with the pendant you gave her last year perfectly.
Cut Quality Matters for Diamond Stud Earrings:
One question that people often ask us, is whether diamond cut quality still matters for diamond stud earrings. The reality is that diamond cut quality dictates the volume of light return and sparkle factor for diamonds of all sizes. This is why Brian Gavin insists upon the highest cut quality for even the smallest of diamonds, like the Brian Gavin Signature melee that we use as accent diamonds in Brian Gavin Signature engagement rings.
Thus you will see that we send diamonds weighing more than 0.20 carats to the American Gem Society Laboratory for grading on the Platinum Light Performance grading platform. And we provide all the usual reflector scope images (ASET, Ideal Scope, Hearts & Arrows) for the diamonds you are likely to consider for diamond stud earrings. Thereby enabling you to make a truly informed decision, and ensuring your success in the light performance department.
