Old European Cut Diamond Earrings
1.11ctw + 18K White Gold
Why Talking Is a Good Idea
Buying jewelry online is intimidating. We should know. We've been selling online for 17 years.
We've taken a totally different approach. A personal one.
Remember how experiences used to be intimate? Jewelry buying should be an intimate experience.
It isn't about having the largest selection, or selling the cheapest (i.e. low quality) jewelry. We’re not aiming to be the Amazon of jewelry. We are a family-owned jewelry store in Modesto (California) that is very picky about quality and design. That's been our calling card since 1989.
Beautiful jewelry should stir the soul. Before selecting a piece for display we ask, “How does this design make me feel?”
In a world of infinite choice, it’s nice to slow down and appreciate the work of master craftsmen.
Don’t use your credit card to buy this. Not yet.
It’s 5:40 AM in Modesto right now. Call us and see why we fell in love with this piece. One shouldn’t ever have to buy jewelry online without asking all your questions first. Oh, that’s right, that’s what makes us different from the thousands of online jewelry sites out there.
When you call you aren’t talking to an agent in a call center. Your talking to either Ron Yates, Ashton Yates-Woolley, Marissa Stewart, Mechelle Yates, or Justice Carillo at our Modesto store location.
Product Details
A beautiful set of genuine antique cut diamond drop earrings. Each diamond is over 1/2ct, and about 100 years old - or older.
Diamonds cut during the early part of the 20th century are referred to as Old European Cut diamonds. These antique cut diamonds are characterized by having small tables (the top flat part), a taller crown (the top 1/2 of the diamond), an open culet (the very bottom 'point') and facets which are larger and chunkier. This gives the diamond a more romantic, antique feel. They also tend to flash colored light out from the facets, more so than modern cut diamonds.
The diamonds are set in 18K white gold 6 prong basket settings, with a French wire so the diamonds drop down off the ear lobe. When we bought the earrings, the mountings were damaged, and had been poorly repaired. So we replicated the design and made them new. But the design is the same as what was made in the early 1920s.
The diamonds have been graded by GIA and have the lab reports. They are: .56ct, I color, VS2 clarity and .55ct, J color, SI1 clarity, for a total weight of 1.11ctw.
A perfect pair of heirloom diamond earrings!
Diamond Weight: | 1.11ctw Old European Cut | Diamond Quality: | VS2-SI1 / I-J | Metal: | 18K White Gold | : |
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