Diamond Shapes

If you’re wondering which diamond shape holds value best, the short answer is simple: the Round Brilliant Cut consistently retains the strongest resale value among all diamond shapes. But that doesn’t mean every round diamond is a great investment or that fancy-shaped diamonds are poor choices. A diamond’s resale value depends on several factors working … Read more

When people think about rare gemstones, diamonds usually come to mind first. They have a reputation for being scarce, valuable, and difficult to find. Yet the gemstone world has a fascinating secret: some gemstones are far rarer than diamonds. From Painite and Red Beryl to Musgravite and Taaffeite, some natural gems occur in such limited … Read more

Imagine finding a rough diamond so extraordinary that experts spend nearly two years deciding how to cut it. That is exactly what happened with the world’s largest square emerald cut diamond—the remarkable Graff Lesedi La Rona. Weighing 302.37 carats, this breathtaking gemstone represents one of the greatest achievements in modern diamond cutting. Its journey began … Read more

When you start shopping for a diamond, you quickly encounter names such as round, oval, princess, cushion, emerald, radiant, pear, and marquise. Each has a different outline, faceting style, appearance, and personality. But there is an important distinction to understand first: diamond shape and diamond cut are not technically the same thing. Shape describes the … Read more