The Heart shape is the ultimate symbol of romance. It is essentially a pear-shaped diamond with a notch cut into the rounded end. When looking for a Heart shaped diamond, it is important to look for a stone with an even shape and a well-defined outline.
The Heart belongs to the Round-Edge Fancies cut type. It is a quite difficult shape to contour as the top two shoulders must be perfectly even. Also, to polish the crevice is known a difficult task. Common variations of the Heart shaped diamond are the Heart Brilliant and the Heart Modified Brilliant.
Below you can view a gallery of Heart shape diamonds in the many styles they appear:
Among the world's most famous diamonds you can find the following heart shaps diamonds:
The Heart of Eternity, 27.64ct Blue diamond, The Gruosi Diamond, a 115.34ct Black diamond, The Blue Heart Diamond, a 35.27ct Blue, and The Royal Purple Heart, a 7.34ct Fancy Vivid Purple diamond.
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0.15 carat, Fancy Intense Pink Purple Diamond, Heart Shape, I1 Clarity, GIA
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0.42 carat, Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, GIA
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5.01 carat, Fancy Dark Orangy Brown Diamond, Heart Shape, (SI2) Clarity, GIA
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1.77 carat, Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, VS1 Clarity, GIA
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0.91 carat, Fancy Gray Diamond, Heart Shape, VS2 Clarity, GIA
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0.34 carat, Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, VS1 Clarity, GIA
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5.38 carat, Fancy Deep Brownish Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, VVS2 Clarity, GIA
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0.74 carat, Fancy Pink Diamond, Heart Shape, VS2 Clarity, GIA
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1.03 carat, Fancy Light Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, I1 Clarity, GIA
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0.51 carat, Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, SI1 Clarity, GIA
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0.50 carat, Light Pink Diamond, Heart Shape, VS2 Clarity, GIA
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0.52 carat, Fancy Deep Brownish Orangy Yellow Diamond, Heart Shape, SI1 Clarity, GIA
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