Pear cut
A teardrop-shaped diamond: rounded at one end, pointed at the other.
How to read it
GIA describes the pear brilliant as combining the brilliance of a round diamond with the shape of a marquise: a teardrop, rounded at one end and pointed at the other. It can show the bow-tie effect, a shadow across the center of the stone. The International Gem Society notes it is also called a teardrop.
Also searched as: drop cut, pear shaped diamond, pendeloque, teardrop diamond.
Grades describe a stone as a grading laboratory saw it. This page explains the grading scales; it doesn’t grade or value any stone.
Read next
- Next in Diamond gradingMarquise cutA long, narrow diamond pointed at both ends, also called the navette.
- The same shape in Accessibility symbolsAssistive listening symbol (ear)An ear with a diagonal bar across it is the International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss. It marks an assistive listening system: a loop, infrared or FM system that sends sound to hearing aids or headsets.
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Sources
- Guide to Diamond Engagement Ring Shapes (GIA 4Cs), Gemological Institute of America
- The History of Pear Shaped Diamonds (International Gem Society), International Gem Society
- A Book of Precious Stones (Wodiska, 1909), Julius Wodiska, A Book of Precious Stones, 1909, Internet Archive (Cornell University Library scan)
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