88 Carat D-F Flawless-VS2 Opera Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Necklace
The necklace is composed of Round Brilliant natural diamonds totaling 87.63 carats, grading D through F in color and Flawless through VS2 in clarity, GIA certified (Rosenberg ref. 700770). An assembled opera necklace at this aggregate carat weight — with consistent colorless grades and near-flawless-to-flawless clarity sustained across every stone — represents a category of jewel rarely encountered outside significant auction rooms and private estate collections.
GIA Color and Clarity Grading: D–F Colorless, Flawless–VS2
GIA grades white diamond color on a D-to-Z scale; the D–F range defines the colorless tier and constitutes the highest classification the laboratory issues. Diamonds within this range transmit and reflect light without perceptible warmth or tint, a distinction that becomes magnified when dozens of stones are assembled in sequence. Flawless (FL) indicates the complete absence of inclusions and blemishes under 10× magnification — the highest clarity grade achievable — while VS2 (Very Slightly Included, Second Degree) describes stones whose inclusions are minor and invisible to the unaided eye, preserving full optical performance across the necklace’s entire length.
Why Round Brilliant Cut for an Opera-Length Necklace
The Round Brilliant cut is engineered for maximum light return: 57 or 58 facets optimized to balance brilliance — white light reflection — and fire, the dispersion of spectral color. For an opera necklace worn at lengths typically ranging from 28 to 36 inches, Round Brilliants generate continuous, omnidirectional light performance that reads at distance and during movement, a property that step-cut and elongated fancy shapes cannot replicate at equivalent aggregate carat weight.
Handmade Platinum Opera Construction
Each diamond is individually set in handmade platinum, the standard metal for investment-grade jewelry due to its 95% purity, structural density, and neutral color that introduces no warmth into D–F color grades. Opera-length construction at this scale requires precise calibration of each stone’s girdle dimension and setting height to achieve consistent face-up uniformity across the full circuit — a technically demanding standard that distinguishes hand-assembled necklaces of this classification from production fabrication.
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Care
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Warranty
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Delivery
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