22 Carats Diamond Earrings Type Iia D Flawless Emerald-cut Diamonds of 11.55 and 11.02 Carats, Round Diamonds, Platinum
At a glance
Shape
Emerald Cut, Round Brilliant
Carat
11.02, 22ct
Colour
Brilliant White / D Color
Clarity
FL
Metal
18K White Gold Platinum
These 22 carat D flawless emerald-cut diamond earrings belong to the most exalted category a private collector can aspire to, the principal stones weighing approximately 11.55 and 11.02 carats and graded D colour, flawless, of the rare type IIa classification, accented by round diamonds and set in eighteen-carat white gold and platinum. To understand the significance: D colour is the absolute apex of the colourless scale, flawless means no internal characteristic interrupts the crystal, and type IIa diamonds, chemically the purest known, transmit light with an extraordinary, almost liquid limpidity. The emerald cut places all of this on open display, its broad steps acting as windows that conceal nothing and so demand the finest material. Type IIa stones of this size and grade rarely come to market as matched pairs, which is why a piece such as this is spoken of as a generational acquisition rather than a purchase. A matched pair meeting every one of these criteria is among the rarest acquisitions in the diamond world, and rarity of this order is the very bedrock of value, the worth held tangibly in the stones and exceptionally resilient through time. The setting answers the gravity of the stones with corresponding discretion, the round accents and the white gold and platinum mount kept deliberately quiet so nothing distracts from the limpid clarity at the centre. The two centre diamonds have been matched not only in weight and outline but in that rare type IIa transparency, so the pair glows with one continuous, glacial light rather than two separate ones. Worn, the diamonds bring a luminous, glacial clarity to any occasion, their presence quiet yet unmistakable, the kind of jewel that becomes a defining heirloom passed down with pride. For the collector who pursues only the finest, who understands that D flawless type IIa represents the ceiling rather than the aspiration, these earrings are an answer in themselves, a holding that needs no further explanation among those who know. These earrings sit at the summit of our high-jewellery collection, reserved for stones of true consequence, and they are entered in the Legacy register as our own creation, with numbering available on request for documented provenance. For these D flawless type IIa emerald-cut stones, independent certification confirming the exceptional grades can be arranged on request, placing an impartial reading in your hands ahead of any commitment. When the rarity of this D flawless type IIa pair moves you to learn more, a single discreet message opens a considered, confidential conversation in the Negotiation Room, where the diamonds may be examined under proper light and considered entirely at your leisure.
Specifications
- Metal: 18K White Gold Platinum
- Earring type: Earrings
- Diamond / Gem weight: 22, 11.02ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald, Round
- Colour: D
- Gemstones: Emerald
- Carat Weight
- 11.02, 22ct
- Shape
- Emerald Cut, Round Brilliant
- Color
- Brilliant White / D Color
- Clarity
- FL
- Metal
- 18K White Gold Platinum
- Certification
- GIA / IGI / HRD on request
- Treatment
- None · Natural
- Reference Number
- LD-E-HJ-0214
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These 22 carat D flawless emerald-cut diamond earrings belong to the most exalted category a private collector can aspire to, the principal stones weighing approximately 11.55 and 11.02 carats and graded D colour, flawless, of the rare type IIa classification, accented by round diamonds and set in eighteen-carat white gold and platinum. To understand the significance: D colour is the absolute apex of the colourless scale, flawless means no internal characteristic interrupts the crystal, and type IIa diamonds, chemically the purest known, transmit light with an extraordinary, almost liquid limpidity. The emerald cut places all of this on open display, its broad steps acting as windows that conceal nothing and so demand the finest material. Type IIa stones of this size and grade rarely come to market as matched pairs, which is why a piece such as this is spoken of as a generational acquisition rather than a purchase. A matched pair meeting every one of these criteria is among the rarest acquisitions in the diamond world, and rarity of this order is the very bedrock of value, the worth held tangibly in the stones and exceptionally resilient through time. The setting answers the gravity of the stones with corresponding discretion, the round accents and the white gold and platinum mount kept deliberately quiet so nothing distracts from the limpid clarity at the centre. The two centre diamonds have been matched not only in weight and outline but in that rare type IIa transparency, so the pair glows with one continuous, glacial light rather than two separate ones. Worn, the diamonds bring a luminous, glacial clarity to any occasion, their presence quiet yet unmistakable, the kind of jewel that becomes a defining heirloom passed down with pride. For the collector who pursues only the finest, who understands that D flawless type IIa represents the ceiling rather than the aspiration, these earrings are an answer in themselves, a holding that needs no further explanation among those who know. These earrings sit at the summit of our high-jewellery collection, reserved for stones of true consequence, and they are entered in the Legacy register as our own creation, with numbering available on request for documented provenance. For these D flawless type IIa emerald-cut stones, independent certification confirming the exceptional grades can be arranged on request, placing an impartial reading in your hands ahead of any commitment. When the rarity of this D flawless type IIa pair moves you to learn more, a single discreet message opens a considered, confidential conversation in the Negotiation Room, where the diamonds may be examined under proper light and considered entirely at your leisure.
Specifications
- Metal: 18K White Gold Platinum
- Earring type: Earrings
- Diamond / Gem weight: 22, 11.02ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald, Round
- Colour: D
- Gemstones: Emerald
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