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Are Brian Gavin Diamonds better than other brands?

Are Brian Gavin Diamonds better than other brands?

Hi Danny, I’m in the market for an engagement ring and have decided that hearts and arrows is the way to go. There seem to be quite a few companies online that sell hearts and arrows diamonds, and each one claims that their diamonds are the best, the most precisely cut, the brightest, exhibit the most sparkle, etc., which I suppose is to be expected, however I’d like to cut through all the marketing hype and simply select the best diamond possible for my price range. Why should I choose Brian Gavin? Are Brian Gavin diamonds better than other brands of hearts and arrows diamonds? And if so, how can I tell without having to become a gemologist? – A. Chen

“It’s all in the hearts…” – Brian Gavin.

Brian Gavin is fond of saying “it’s all in the hearts” when presented with a questions like this, because the precision of the hearts pattern is a clear indication as to whether a “hearts and arrows diamond” has been crafted to the highest level of precision or not. I could go on and on about all the reasons why Brian Gavin Signature round diamonds are superior to the majority of H&A diamonds that you’ll find in the marketplace, but the truth is that everything you need to know about the diamond cut quality is provided by the hearts image that is featured above, for this 2.69 carat, G-color, VS-1 clarity, Brian Gavin Signature round diamond.

Although the hearts pattern pictured above is essentially created by the facet structure of a round brilliant cut diamond, with half of each heart being created by the reflection of the pavilion main facet located on the other side of the diamond, reflecting off of the lower girdle facets, crisp and complete patterns like the one pictured above do not occur by accident.

The slightest difference in the length of the lower girdle facets, or the shape of the facets per section, or even the indexing of the facets as they are positioned around the diamond, will create imperfections that are visible within the hearts pattern.

I’ve noticed that a lot of the diamonds being marketed as “Hearts & Arrows” exhibit a pattern of hearts which are inconsistent in size and shape; or which are comprised of two halves which are different in length, and thus appear to be twisting at the tip of the hearts; or which have deep splits that are visible within the cleft of the hearts; or which exhibit dramatic differences in the amount of space which separate the hearts from the arrowheads which are positioned in the center of the stone beneath them; these are all signs that the optical symmetry of the diamond is off and you don’t need to be a gemologist or professional diamond buyer to tell.

As Brian Gavin would say, it’s all in the hearts… and you don’t need to take my word for it that the hearts and arrows diamonds which Brian Gavin produces are among the best in the world, just use your eyes and compare the precision of the hearts patterns exhibited by Brian Gavin Signature round diamonds, to the patterns of hearts exhibited by other brands of hearts and arrows diamonds.

Be sure that you’re looking at an actual photograph of the hearts pattern exhibited by that specific diamond, and not a computer generated rendering, a stock photograph, or even a sketch… I’ve noticed that quite a few vendors who claim to sell hearts and arrows diamonds, apparently can’t be bothered to photograph the pattern exhibited by each individual diamond, and this is a critical issue since every diamond will exhibit a slightly different pattern due to the individual nature of its facet structure and the skill of the cutter who produced that particular diamond.

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