30 Carat Fancy Intense Yellow VS2 Cushion Cut Diamond Ring
The center stone is a 30.10-carat Fancy Intense Yellow VS2 Cushion cut natural diamond, GIA certified (Rosenberg ref. 96388). Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds above 30 carats represent an exceptionally rare category within GIA’s annual submissions — stones of this saturation grade and weight are encountered only a handful of times per year on the open market, with supply that is structurally constrained regardless of demand cycles.
GIA Color Grade: Fancy Intense Yellow
GIA grades natural yellow diamonds along a continuous scale from Faint through Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, and Fancy Vivid. Fancy Intense Yellow denotes a high, consistent level of yellow saturation visible face-up — a grade above Fancy and one step below the peak Vivid designation, representing diamonds where body color is both uniform and pronounced without reliance on fluorescence or favorable lighting conditions. VS2 clarity places the stone in the very-slightly-included range, where inclusions remain invisible to the unaided eye and impose no effect on light performance across a stone of this diameter.
Why Cushion Cut for Fancy Color Diamonds
The Cushion cut’s rounded corners and modified brilliant or hybrid facet arrangement retain significantly more rough crystal than round or elongated cuts, which is the primary reason cutters favor it for stones of high color saturation — preserving carat weight while concentrating body color in the face-up position. At 30 carats, the broad table of a Cushion maximizes the visible color face-up, which is the dominant value driver in fancy color diamond grading.
Three-Stone Platinum Setting with Half Moon Side Stones
A matched pair of Half Moon diamonds, 1.26 carats total weight graded F VS1, flank the center stone on each shoulder. The Half Moon’s straight inner edge aligns flush against the Cushion’s girdle, creating a continuous visual line that extends the perceived width of the center stone without introducing competing color or brilliance. The mount is handmade platinum, chosen for its density, 95% purity, and long-term resistance to prong wear — the standard specification for settings housing investment-grade colored diamonds.
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Care
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