Pear Shaped Diamond

The Pear Shaped Diamond is an hybrid between the oval and marquise cut diamond. However the term that best describes the pear diamond cut would be tear drop.

Drawing similarities from two wonderfully brilliant diamond cuts, the pear shaped diamond doesn’t fall far from these. Having sparkle and the uniqueness of being a shape that is rare could be an enticing option of originality to combine into a pear diamond ring.

In choosing a diamond ring setting for a pear shaped diamond be sure to use one with 5-6prongs. The absolutely critical prong for a pear shaped diamond is the one that protects the point of the diamond. The additional pronge also serves as protection to the point of pear diamonds. See the pear shaped engagement ring to the right for an example of what I am referring to.

As discussed with the marquise cut diamond, the pear shaped diamond is also susceptible to the bow tie effect if not cut properly. The bow tie effect is when a portion of the diamond is cut in such a way that the facets don’t reflect properly enough to illuminate a bow tie shaped portion in the center of the loose pear shaped diamond. You do not need to worry too much about a bow tie sneaking on to your mount as it is a very visibly evident aspect.

Other very popular uses for the Pear diamond other than a pear diamond engagement ring is as pear diamond pendant or pear diamond earring.

This ring was created using the Blue Nile “design your own ring” tool. It is a simple step by step process that makes personalizing a diamond ring extremely easy and stress free.