8 Carats Emerald Cut Studs D Flawless Type Iia D Colour
At a glance
Shape
Emerald Cut
Carat
8ct
Colour
Brilliant White / D Color
Clarity
FL
Metal
On Request
Of every diamond drawn from the earth, only a small fraction are chemically pure enough to be called Type IIa; fewer still are graded D, and rarer yet is a matched pair of both. These eight-carat emerald-cut diamond studs lead with both distinctions at once, pairing the absolute top of the colour scale with the rarest material class a diamond can belong to. The D colour is colourlessness in its truest sense — no warmth, no tint, nothing standing between the eye and the light — and the emerald cut, with its long open table, displays that purity more nakedly than any other shape would dare to attempt. Type IIa diamonds are prized precisely because they contain almost no nitrogen, the very trait that lends ordinary stones their faint cast; the result is a transparency that collectors pursue for its own sake and that the historic great stones almost invariably share. Clarity for this pair is confirmed on request, and we hold firmly to that practice rather than state a grade ahead of formal review. The metal is specified on request, so the setting can be tuned to protect and frame that icy neutrality. What cannot be overstated is the combination: D colour and Type IIa together place these among the most exceptional studs we offer, a genuine store of value whose rarity is written into the diamond's chemistry rather than merely into its grade on a page. Entered in the Legacy register and drawn from our high-jewellery diamond stud collection, this pair is intended for the collector who knows that the rarest traits are the ones the eye cannot see unaided. They are an inheritance in the most literal sense — a purity that does not fade with fashion or thin with the passing of years. Given that the stones are presented without standing laboratory papers, we are glad to commission independent certification on request to record the clarity and confirm the Type IIa classification in writing for the file. There is a reason collectors speak of Type IIa stones in hushed terms: they represent the closest thing in nature to absolute purity, and a matched pair of them in D colour is the sort of acquisition that anchors a serious collection for decades. Distinction of this order is never well served by haste; it asks to be understood before it is owned. To witness that exceptional transparency in person, and to have the rarity explained in full, a private and entirely unpressured appointment can be arranged in our Negotiation Room at a time of your choosing.
Specifications
- Earring type: Stud
- Diamond / Gem weight: 8ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald
- Colour: D
- Gemstones: Emerald
- Carat Weight
- 8ct
- Shape
- Emerald Cut
- Color
- Brilliant White / D Color
- Clarity
- FL
- Metal
- On Request
- Certification
- GIA / IGI / HRD on request
- Treatment
- None · Natural
- Reference Number
- LD-E-STU-0390
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Independently certified — to your choice of GIA, IGI or HRD on request; documents shared privately with verified acquirers.
Authentication guarantee — if any piece does not match its stated specifications, full money-back refund.
Care — a soak in warm water with mild soap restores light return; have the prongs inspected annually.
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Of every diamond drawn from the earth, only a small fraction are chemically pure enough to be called Type IIa; fewer still are graded D, and rarer yet is a matched pair of both. These eight-carat emerald-cut diamond studs lead with both distinctions at once, pairing the absolute top of the colour scale with the rarest material class a diamond can belong to. The D colour is colourlessness in its truest sense — no warmth, no tint, nothing standing between the eye and the light — and the emerald cut, with its long open table, displays that purity more nakedly than any other shape would dare to attempt. Type IIa diamonds are prized precisely because they contain almost no nitrogen, the very trait that lends ordinary stones their faint cast; the result is a transparency that collectors pursue for its own sake and that the historic great stones almost invariably share. Clarity for this pair is confirmed on request, and we hold firmly to that practice rather than state a grade ahead of formal review. The metal is specified on request, so the setting can be tuned to protect and frame that icy neutrality. What cannot be overstated is the combination: D colour and Type IIa together place these among the most exceptional studs we offer, a genuine store of value whose rarity is written into the diamond's chemistry rather than merely into its grade on a page. Entered in the Legacy register and drawn from our high-jewellery diamond stud collection, this pair is intended for the collector who knows that the rarest traits are the ones the eye cannot see unaided. They are an inheritance in the most literal sense — a purity that does not fade with fashion or thin with the passing of years. Given that the stones are presented without standing laboratory papers, we are glad to commission independent certification on request to record the clarity and confirm the Type IIa classification in writing for the file. There is a reason collectors speak of Type IIa stones in hushed terms: they represent the closest thing in nature to absolute purity, and a matched pair of them in D colour is the sort of acquisition that anchors a serious collection for decades. Distinction of this order is never well served by haste; it asks to be understood before it is owned. To witness that exceptional transparency in person, and to have the rarity explained in full, a private and entirely unpressured appointment can be arranged in our Negotiation Room at a time of your choosing.
Specifications
- Earring type: Stud
- Diamond / Gem weight: 8ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald
- Colour: D
- Gemstones: Emerald
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