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0.70 ct oval D VS2 diamond, four claws, 18K yellow gold
A natural oval cut diamond of 0.70 carat, colour D, clarity VS2, GIA report 6552632372, held on four claws on a slim 18K yellow gold band. No halo, no pavé, no side stones.
At this budget you are choosing between one real stone and a smaller one made to look bigger
Around €2,900 is the point where two very different rings cost the same. This one: a 0.70 ct oval of the highest colour grade there is, alone on a plain band. The alternative, which every jeweller will also show you: a centre of perhaps 0.40 or 0.50 ct inside a halo of small diamonds, which from a metre away can read as a full carat.
Both are honest rings. What differs is what you actually own, and the trade runs in both directions:
- A halo buys visible size. A ring of small stones around the centre extends its outline, so the piece looks substantially larger than the centre stone is. For the same money you get more presence on the hand. You also get more settings — twenty or thirty tiny stones, each in its own grain, all of which need checking over the years.
- A halo also hides the centre. With diamonds pressed against the girdle, the edges of the centre stone are obscured, and colour and clarity matter less because there is less of the stone exposed to judge. That is why halo rings are often built around lower grades — sensibly so.
- A solitaire has nowhere to hide. Nothing frames this stone, so nothing conceals it either. Every part of the oval is visible from every angle, which is exactly why a solitaire needs a stone that can take the scrutiny — and why this one is D VS2 rather than something more forgiving.
One practical note that rarely gets said: value follows the centre stone, not the total carat weight. A 0.50 ct centre with 0.40 ct of halo is not “0.90 ct” to anyone valuing it later. If the ring is ever insured, appraised or traded, the figure that counts is the one on the report — here, 0.70 ct.
D, and an oval
D is the top of the colour scale: no perceptible body colour against any background. VS2 means the inclusions need magnification to find. On a plain solitaire in yellow gold both grades do visible work, because the stone is held clear of the metal on four claws — light enters and leaves from every side, and there is nothing between the diamond and the eye.
The oval earns its place on a different count: it distributes its weight across a longer face, so 0.70 ct covers noticeably more finger than a round of the same weight. It is the most efficient shape in the range if apparent size is what you are buying.
Specification
- Stone: natural diamond, oval cut, 0.70 ct
- Colour: D Clarity: VS2
- Certificate: GIA 6552632372
- Setting: four claws, plain band Metal: 18K yellow gold
Buying from Antwerp
In stock at our workshop in the Antwerp diamond district. Resizing available, GIA report supplied with the ring, shipped insured.
We also have this stone one grade down on each axis: the same ring in E SI1 at €2,795. That page sets out exactly what the hundred euro difference buys.
