"I just saw a stunning hearts and arrows diamond at a local retailer. Now I can’t imagine settling for anything less. The visual performance is amazing. The sparkle is incredible. Unfortunately, the price was staggering. I just finished reading your Hearts on Fire review.”
“I got the impression that HOF diamonds are simply a brand name version of what is commonly known as Hearts & Arrows diamonds. Is that an accurate assumption? If there are different brands of H&A diamonds, are some priced better than others? Which do you recommend?”
The Best Places to Buy Hearts & Arrows Diamonds:
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Hearts and Arrows is a classification of super ideal cut diamonds that offer the absolute best light performance. As with any broad classification, there is a high and low end of the spectrum.
As such, the degree of perfection and performance that you desire will influence your decision where to buy hearts and arrows diamonds.
Hearts on Fire is certainly a popular brand of hearts and arrows diamonds. They’ve spent a considerable amount of money on advertising to achieve that degree of recognition.
According to Kantar Media, Hearts On Fire spent $3.8 million on advertising in 2010. No wonder Hearts on Fire are some of the most expensive diamonds on the retail market. We actually used to be an authorized dealer for Hearts on Fire.
We parted ways after I determined that we could purchase Hearts and Arrows diamonds from Brian Gavin for considerably better prices. Brian’s only advertising expense at the time, was a little blurb in a trade magazine for diamonds that were “A Cut Above” which is a trademark now owned by another company.
Brian became a primary supplier of diamonds for Nice Ice, and became one of my personal mentors. He took me under his wing and taught me a great deal more about hearts and arrows diamonds. Thus when people ask me where to buy hearts and arrows diamonds online, the first place that comes to mind is Brian Gavin Diamonds.
Brian is a fifth generation diamond cutter, who is literally a walking, talking, dictionary of diamond cutting knowledge. When they say “We set the standard for hearts and arrows” they mean it literally.
Buy Hearts and Arrows diamonds from BGD:
Brian Gavin Hearts and Arrows Diamonds.
Based on the search criteria you submitted in your Diamond Concierge Service request, I believe that this 1.335 carat, F-color, VS-1 clarity, Brian Gavin Signature round hearts and arrows diamond is exactly what you’re looking for.
Look at that spectacular image of hearts and arrows. This is an actual photograph of the pattern of hearts and arrows exhibited by this diamond when as viewed through a special scope.
Notice the near perfect symmetry of each heart. This type of perfection can only be achieved by the most skilled of diamond cutters. Hearts & Arrows diamonds are extremely rare.
Hearts and Arrows diamonds represent about 0.001% of the round brilliant cut diamonds produced in the average year. They cost a bit more than standard ideal cut diamonds, because they take about four times longer to produce.
In my experience, the slight premium is worth every penny. You will be repaid ten times over, because this Brian Gavin Signature diamond offers the absolute best light performance.
Defining Diamond Light Performance:
The term Light Performance refers to the volume of light return, and the balance of brilliance and dispersion. Brilliance is the white sparkle reflected by a diamond, and dispersion is the colored sparkle or fire.
In this particular instance, the pavilion angle of 40.6 degrees is going to produce a high volume of light return. The crown angle of 34.9 degrees will produce a virtual balance of brilliance and dispersion.
The combination of the 77% lower girdle facet length, and the higher degree of optical precision, which creates the pattern of hearts and arrows, will produce broad spectrum sparkle. This is sparkle that is larger in size, and bolder, brighter, and more vivid, than what the average ideal cut diamond will produce.
So where should you buy hearts and arrows diamonds online? I think you know by now that Brian Gavin is clearly the best. Brian Gavin produced hearts and arrows diamonds for Nice Ice, because Brian Gavin Signature hearts and arrows diamonds offer outstanding light performance and sparkle factor.
Victor Canera Hearts and Arrows diamonds:
Victor Canera Hearts and Arrows diamonds.
Victor Canera is another place where you can buy hearts and arrows diamonds online. This 1.305 carat, E-color, VS-2 clarity, hearts and arrows diamond by Victor Canera is another option you should consider.
As you can plainly see, it exhibits a very nice patter of hearts and arrows. The 40.7 degree pavilion angle is going to produce a high volume of light return.
The 34.7 degree crown angle is going to produce a virtual balance of brilliance and dispersion.
If you were to compare any one of these diamonds side-by-side next to the Hearts on Fire diamonds that you saw recently, I am confident you will see they offer the same light performance.
All of the diamonds referenced herein have an overall cut grade of AGS Ideal-0 and proportions that are within the middle of the spectrum designated for the zero ideal cut proportions rating.
They all exhibit crisp and complete patterns of hearts and arrows. So now that you know where to buy hearts and arrows diamonds online. Which will you choose?
Imagine for a moment. Being faced with the challenge of buying one of these hearts and arrows diamonds online. Which diamond would you choose? Why?
The proportions are pretty much the same, as is the overall cut grade of AGS Ideal-0. All three of the diamonds exhibit very nice patterns of hearts and arrows. The pattern exhibited by one of them is exceptional. Do you know which diamond that is?
The answer is simple if you know what to look for. But I have to tell you that the difference between these three diamonds is pretty subtle, it’s the kind of thing that might only be picked up by a professional diamond buyer like myself. Somebody with 35+ years of experience in the niche of super ideal cut diamonds.
That is why I’d like to invite you to take advantage of our free Diamond Concierge Service. Send me links to the diamonds which you’re considering, or let me know the range of quality and price you want to consider.
By the way, this blog post on where to buy hearts and arrows diamonds online was published after the client had the opportunity to choose one of the options recommended. I’ll always give you the first crack at any diamonds which I recommend, before turning a topic into a blog post.
