By Spectra Fine Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
The radiant-cut yellow diamond expresses all the delightful, sunny nuances in color while capturing light beautifully. The perpetual sparkle is as abundant and warm as the sun and as love itself. This resplendent Contemporary Yellow Diamond Halo Ring, made in the 21st century by Spectra Fine Jewelry, is a beautiful symbol as an engagement ring to give the light of your life—the sun in your sky. It is likewise exultant as a celebration ring or altogether striking as a cocktail ring. The ring is crafted in 18K white gold and features a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant, or radiant-cut yellow diamond with an estimated weight of 10.11 carats. The diamond is accompanied by a report from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) stating it is of Fancy Intense yellow color with even distribution and VS1 clarity.
The nearly square stone measures approximately 13.70 x 12.72 x 6.97 mm and is held with 8 platinum talon prongs on the straight sides. Beautifully balanced and proportioned to the finger, yet still with an impressive size, the centerpiece stone is surrounded by a shimmering halo comprised of 16 triangular rose-cut diamonds with an estimated weight of 5.76 carats. The arrangement of diamonds is reminiscent of a mesmerizing or meditative shape like a mandala, or like a harmonious geometric pattern in Islamic architecture that suggests the infinite. The rose-cut diamonds, set at multiple angles, glow splendidly from within and emit a captivating yet subtle sparkle. Rose-cut diamonds were made popular in the Georgian Era in the 1700s, and have reemerged recently as an ethereal, antique-inspired alternative to more traditional diamond cuts. Rose cut diamonds are known for their shape versatility. Because of their flat base, they can be cut into countless different shapes, like these unique triangular stones.
The radiant cut, by contrast, has an effervescent hypnotizing sparkle, with facets cut in a similar way to the round brilliant diamond. Diamond cutters discovered that certain styles—typically mixed cuts like the radiant—can intensify the yellow color of a beautiful fancy colored diamond such as this. Cut with more depth than other shapes, radiant cut facets emphasize the subtleties and nuances in the various color tones while adding lots of fire and brilliance. Yellow diamonds are the most desired of rare colored diamonds with traces of nitrogen in their carbon crystal structure causing their yellow color. As the color concentration increases within the stone, so does its value, with Fancy Intense commanding higher prices. The composition of this beautiful ring plays the intense center stone off the unique surrounding halo create a multidimensional sparkle and shimmer you can get lost in for all eternity.
Size US 6, can be resized. Center radiant fancy intense yellow diamond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Spectra Fine Jewelry Jewelry & Watches
MaterialsYellow Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold