You've probably noticed it on the Rose ring from our new "La Beauté du Désordre" collection… a beautiful pear-cut diamond does not go unnoticed!
Today, we're giving a detailed presentation of this unique stone cut.

✨ The pear cut, also known as teardrop or pendeloque, combines a brilliant cut and a marquise cut to achieve a total of typically 56 facets: 33 facets for the top part and 23 for the bottom.
Different pear cuts exist, varying in width or length depending on taste; the most important thing for a beautiful stone is to have a pear with perfectly symmetrical sides.

✨ The origin of the pear cut dates back to the 15th century with the Briolette cut, a 3D pear.
It was only around the 1900s that the pear cut we know today appeared: only the top of the stone is domed, to optimize light reflection for the eye and thus obtain better brilliance.

✨ This stone cut requires excellent expertise to avoid what is called the "bow-tie effect": the appearance of shadowed areas that can resemble a bow tie in the center of the stone.
To avoid this shadow zone, the lapidary must respect a very precise facet inclination.

✨ One of the most famous pear-shaped diamonds in history? The Sancy, undoubtedly!
This double-sided pear-shaped diamond (domed on both sides of the stone) of 53 carats belonged, among others, to Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI as a French Crown Diamond. For the curious, it is now on display at the Louvre Museum 😉

✨ Little jewelry tip: thanks to its elongated shape, a pear-cut diamond can make fingers or the head appear longer 💡

So, are you captivated by the pear-shaped diamond?