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What should I know before I go engagement ring shopping?
What gimmicks should I look out for? Where can I find the best deal? How do diamond sizes and cuts compare in sparkle and price? Thanks!!!!
look for small family run jewelers. You often get the best service and best price. A good jewler will explain sizes and stone qualities. they'll have you exam the stone themselves. Make sure your diamonds are not conflict diamonds
Just so you know diamonds are graded by clarity and quality and the measured by weight, thats what sets the price.
Be Bold And Daring With Trilliant Cut Rings
Trilliant cut rings are hard to find compared to the more popular round cut or perhaps, the princess cut. Trilliant cut used to be reserved as an accessory to a larger stone to a setting. However, as preferences evolved over time, trilliant cut has certainly gained popularity among the more adventurous diamond enthusiasts.
Trilliant cut is also known as trillion cut or trielle. As its name suggests, it takes on a triangular shape. The design was introduced in 1962. It usually consist of 44 facets. 25 of which are on the crown and 19 are on the pavilion. The original design was patented in 1962 by Henry Meyer Diamond Company of New York. Nowadays, with the trademark having expired, the term is used widely to freely refer to any gems with triangular shapes.
This type of diamond design can also be set as a solitaire nowadays. However, it has to be set in a bezel or channel setting to protect and hold the diamond securely in place. Side stones are also sometimes used in other ring designs. More commonly used to accentuate a trilliant are baguette gems and other smaller trilliants.
Trilliant cut diamonds set as a solitaire is not for everybody. It's definitely not for someone who like to have more of the classical diamonds. And even so, it is still rare to find a trilliant cut diamond as a center stone. But for those who finds beauty in the unconventional, finding a good piece is well worth the search.
The more popular use of a trilliant is as a side stone to a center stone. They work wonders in accentuating other diamond shapes such as marquise, princess and radiant cut diamonds. What makes them good in a setting is that trilliants have the perfect shape that works with various shapes and designs.
For this reason, a trilliant cut comes in two variations: the curved and uncurved sides. A trilliant with a curved side is used in a solitaire settings. Although, in rare instances, it can also be used as an accessory. On the other hand, trilliants with uncurved side is more common. It is found as accent stones of a larger center stone. Both variations has a length to width ratio of 1:1.
The trilliant cut would look sleek on a ring. And, although not that popular as a classical ring, it certainly has its unique characteristics that would catch the attention of someone who's not afraid to go for a bolder jewel pieces.
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