Today, we are going to discuss how to find the juiciest pear out there.
There are a lots of things to consider and we're going to dive right into it.
Yeah, so today, what we're going to do, we're going to start off with issues of quality,
So just making sure that you're not going to pick a pear, that is a dud and we're
going over things like the shape, the dreaded bow tie effect that people often will hear or
read about. We're also going to kind of go over, do an overview of the choices that are
available to you. You know, the length of width proportion questions like do you wear
the point up or down? And then we're going to end off with giving you two solid ways to
properly assess pear stones that you could pick the perfect pear for you.
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So first off, let's just go right into this shape. Ok, so consider that the fact is that,
you know, the diamond cutter is literally chiseling at the hardest substance on Earth,
and they want to make sure that it looks like a nice pear.
So take a look at that. At the top, we have the head, the shoulder, the belly, the wing,
the point. Ok, so there is no standardized way to cut this. I always say when it comes
to fancy shape diamonds, it comes down to the art of the cut. Ok. A pear is not a pear is
not a pear. It really is so subjective in the design and the cut of the cutters hands.
So this is going to be the most basic and easiest to assess. So just think of like, for
example, let's say you had a pear with a high shoulder, a little bit too high to the head
kind of starts looking a little bit more triangular, like like an arrowhead or there's
other ones where you might see it, where the wing is really straight. You kind of lose
kind of the curvature that kind of makes a pear look kind of nice and plump. You know,
the other obvious things are just simple. Just, you know, there's some pears where
cutter cut it, but it wasn't really that symmetrical. So you got a point on one end
where the shoulder is high, but it's a little bit rounded on the other. So these are kind
of easy things to spot.
Number one. So looking at carat, carat already is something that we address in a
separate video. But why it's the most meaningless concept that most people focus
on. It is probably no truer than with pears. Ok, so take a look at these two pears that
we're showing you. Look at the carat weight difference versus the actual size difference,
OK? Completely meaningless. Ok. The way that pears are cut proportion.
It is not standardized. Carat is something you do not want to focus on when it comes to
pears.
You know, it's very obvious looking at these two stones that they're different in size.
But what's also obvious is take a look at the difference in sparkle. The problem here is
that the sparkle has completely to do with the cut. Now, cut on pears are not
standardized at all, so you can't look at the grade alone to be able to assess the cut.
You actually have to look at the diamond. You have to compare them to other pears so that
you can make sure that the sparkle is is top notch.
The last thing, though, we're just going to go that's relevant to quality is the dreaded
bow tie effect.
Ok, so if you haven't heard about it, it is. This bow tie that often appears in pears
literally looks like a bow tie. Ok, and the long and short of it is it has to do with the
way that the stone has been shaped and often it has this undesirable kind of black streak
going across. So you want to look for a pear that basically doesn't have that. I often
find it's more of a more of a spectrum than it is a specific just black or white has it
or not. So you will get some of them to have a little bit less or more. But you know, the
best kept pears have basically no bow tie.
Now that we've gotten through all the quality concerns we can get to the fun stuff and
discuss your personal choice. The first thing that I want you to consider is the proportion
of the pair. Ok, so you can get pears that are more plump, more rounded, you can get
pears that are more tall and skinny. This totally has to do with personal preference.
Ok, so we'll we'll often walk our clients through to show them different proportions.
Your eyes will tell you which one you're leaning towards. The other effective way to
really determine this is going to be to try it on on your hand. Now, for our clients that
meet with us in store, that's obviously very easy. They can try it on in store. But for
our virtual clients, we actually superimpose the diamond that you're choosing onto a
picture of your hand. So you'll be able to see how much how much of your finger are you
able to see and compare to the pear? Do you like that it's elongating your finger. Do you
want it a little bit more lusciously plump there?
There really are just so many different ways that you can consider this, and it's highly
subjective and personal choice.
All right. See the the other thing that I talk about is a color. So pear is one of the
more unforgiving shapes when it comes to color just simply means that the body color
of the stone is a little bit easier to see for some people compared to, let's say,
something like a round. We'll Link to the video we did on color, for those of you that
aren't familiar, you can just dive into that. We basically recommend the same test we
recommend in that video, which is basically the color test. The blind color test is what
we call it, and essentially where it's where we show our clients a lineup that range and
you can kind of find out whether you are sensitive to that or not. And you're just
towards the end of the video, we will kind of address what we think is the best way for you
to assess this.
Finally, do we wear the pear point up or point down?
Again, this is totally comes down to personal preference, depending on the design that
you've chosen, depending on on the way that you like it. Some of my clients love to have
the point facing them. Others like it facing out towards your audience. You know, you
might find that you like to wear it point up point down, depending on the day. Or there
might be a proportion that you love and you stick with that, and that's how you wear it
every single day. All right, we're we're nearing the end of this video and we are
going to address how to assess those juicy pears that you're considering. Ok. Number
one, it is so important that you are looking at the pear unset and it has to be flat. You
want to look at multiple ones side by side on the same surface because you wouldn't be able
to tell otherwise if they were all kind of uneven some or set some are unset. It would
distort the reality. Yeah.
Number two three important lighting conditions. Lighting condition number one.
Ok. Ideally, you want to see it by window light, not direct sunlight, but by the window
and not under any artificial lighting. What does this allow you to see? Number one, it's
going to really help you assess if there's something inherently wrong with this stone
things that are off the grade. You know, you can read more about that in our in this video
that we will link to. Secondly, though, this is where most people will see differences in
color if they can see it. Ok, so that's number one. So window light is number one.
Number two, we like to say a flat floor fluorescent light. What does that allow you
to see? It usually helps people really see the shape of each stone individually. Ok,
second thing for some people is if there are certain types of imperfections that are
visible, you can often see it in this type of light. The last thing sparkle test you want
to under a direct type of halogen or LED lighting. What this allows you to as you kind
of twist, you twist and turn the the surface that the stones are on. It allows you to
assess how they sparkle. Ok, and this is really, really critical.
Of course, this is really easy to assess when you're in store with us. We have different
lighting stations set up here, but we also have these lighting stations set up on our
virtual studios.
We'll walk you through each one and really be able to see what sticks out to you. So if
you're ready to pick the juiciest pear out there, whether that's in store or virtually
online in our studios, reach out to us and we'll start the conversation.