11 Carat D VS2 Oval Cut Diamond Ring
The center stone is a 10.52-carat D VS2 Oval cut natural diamond, GIA certified (Rosenberg ref. 700781). At this carat weight, D-color Oval diamonds represent an exceptionally narrow segment of annual GIA submissions — colorless ten-carat-plus stones of this grade are structurally scarce, with supply constrained at every point in the cutting and grading pipeline.
GIA Color Grade: D and the Colorless Scale
GIA grades white diamonds on a color scale from D through Z, where D represents absolute colorlessness — the benchmark against which all other grades are measured. A D-color stone transmits no detectable warm body color, even when compared directly to master comparison diamonds under controlled grading conditions. VS2 clarity places the diamond in the very-slightly-included range, meaning inclusions remain invisible to the unaided eye and carry no measurable impact on light performance at this carat weight.
Why Oval Cut for a Colorless Ten-Carat Stone
The Oval brilliant combines an elongated silhouette with a facet arrangement derived from the round brilliant, preserving the optical efficiency that maximizes light return and scintillation across the table. At ten-plus carats, the Oval’s extended face-up surface area distributes weight efficiently, producing a larger apparent diameter than a round of equivalent carat weight. For a D-color stone, the brilliant facet pattern disperses light in a way that emphasizes the stone’s colorlessness rather than introducing contrast patterns that could mask grade.
Three-Stone Platinum Setting with Heart Shape Side Stones
Two Heart Shape side diamonds totaling 1.80 carats — graded E color, VVS2 clarity — flank the center stone in a matched pair. Heart Shapes in a three-stone context provide substantial carat presence on either side of the center while echoing the curved outline of the Oval. The mount is handmade platinum, the appropriate choice for a D-color stone: platinum’s white-silver tone introduces no warm reflections that could compromise color grading at the prong seats.
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Care
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