Colour for pear drop earring jackets?

[yssie]

I''m thinking about pair of pear drops

for my studs.



My studs are RBs, 0.43 ct each, J. I''m looking into pears ~0.35-0.5ct each. What colour pears should I be looking at, in this size, to match my J studs so that the tints are about the same face-up?

 

[tyty333]

Date: 11/30/2009 4:30:46 PM
Author:yssie
I''m thinking about pair of pear drops

for my studs.



My studs are RBs, 0.43 ct each, J. I''m looking into pears ~0.35-0.5ct each. What colour pears should I be looking at, in this size, to match my J studs so that the tints are about the same face-up?

Ok, I''ll pipe in...I would look in the H/I range. Thats just my guess. I''m not really sure how much more color a pear
holds onto vs a round. Anyway you can find some pears at a local B&M to maybe do some comparison? Who is going
to make them for you? I guess you are not planning on sending them in to have them matched? Honestly, unless there
is a big color difference I dont think anyone would notice if you are off by a couple of shades (but I know it may bother you).

 

[yssie]

Thanks tyty!



As long as they''re well cut, I wouldn''t mind if they''re a shade or two off, not precisely the same size, 99% eyeclean (I''d love a pair of budget-friendly I1s)... What I''m really looking for is confirmation that I should be looking at F-Gs or H-Is..

 

[tyty333]

My engagement pear is a D and the 5 stone ring I have is an F/G (uncertified) from a local B&M. However, I did order a 5 stone
from facets collection (which were supose to be F/G) and the stones from the B&M ring were a tad lighter.

Where does all these lead (I''m sure you are asking)...I can tell that my D pear is whiter than my F/G rounds. So from that I was
sort of concluding that pears dont hold too much extra color. But...like I said, my rounds arent certified (only compared with a
Facets ring that comes highly recommended).

Thats why I would only go up a shade or 2 for the pears to try to even out with the same color with your rounds.

I know there are a couple more PSers that have ordered pears lately that should be able to comment how they compared with
their rounds. Circe just order one but its an E and elle_chris just had a beautiful pear necklace make for her Mom (its an F).
You might see if you can get their attention and asked them how their pears compare with their certified stones. (actually I''m
not sure if circe has her pear in hand yet - it may still be in the mail).

 

[Circe]

Hehehe - TyTy, my pear is totally still in the mail, so I''m assuaging my withdrawal symptoms by obsessively clicking on each and every post concerning pears!

I took a diamond-grading course recently, and I have to say, the fancy cuts show *a lot* more color in the warmer shades, to the point that the entire class was consistently grading J stones as M''s until we learned to adjust for it. I''d say, go 3 grades higher than whatever you''re trying to match in a round ... so G-H should stand you in good stead, I think.

 

[coda72]

You may or may not be interested in this, but I''ll suggest it. I just got diamond earrings with pear sapphire drops, and they are my absolute favorite earrings, at least for the moment. But I love to wear colored stones with my diamonds, and not everyone is like me.

 

[yssie]

tyty - definitely something to check out

Circe - thanks for pitching in, your thoughts are really helpful! now I know to be looking for Gs and Hs

coda - I actually love coloured gemstones as earrings - or rather, I love seeing them on other people

. On me, though... I have dark hair, dark skin, and anything other than blinding white just kinda fades into the background. I love how diamonds really stand out

.

 

[FB.]

Depending on whether the stones are at the top or bottom of their colour grade and how well cut they are, and the size comparison between the pears and the rounds.....

All things being equal, I''d go up one colour grade for the pears.

 

[tyty333]

Date: 11/30/2009 10:16:05 PM
Author: Circe
Hehehe - TyTy, my pear is totally still in the mail, so I''m assuaging my withdrawal symptoms by obsessively clicking on each and every post concerning pears!

I took a diamond-grading course recently, and I have to say, the fancy cuts show *a lot* more color in the warmer shades, to the point that the entire class was consistently grading J stones as M''s until we learned to adjust for it. I''d say, go 3 grades higher than whatever you''re trying to match in a round ... so G-H should stand you in good stead, I think.

There you go yssie...Circe has had a lot more experience with pear colors then I have. But also like what FB says I think it
depends a lot on the cut too (good vs bad).

Circe...please post picks when you get your stone...cant wait to see what you got. I wear a pear pendant also and love
it!

 

[FB.]

Date: 12/1/2009 8:02:29 AM
Author: tyty333

Date: 11/30/2009 10:16:05 PM
Author: Circe
Hehehe - TyTy, my pear is totally still in the mail, so I'm assuaging my withdrawal symptoms by obsessively clicking on each and every post concerning pears!

I took a diamond-grading course recently, and I have to say, the fancy cuts show *a lot* more color in the warmer shades, to the point that the entire class was consistently grading J stones as M's until we learned to adjust for it. I'd say, go 3 grades higher than whatever you're trying to match in a round ... so G-H should stand you in good stead, I think.

There you go yssie...Circe has had a lot more experience with pear colors then I have. But also like what FB says I think it
depends a lot on the cut too (good vs bad).

Circe...please post picks when you get your stone...cant wait to see what you got. I wear a pear pendant also and love
it!

Yes, the average pear is way behind the super-ideal rounds that PS members are used to seeing. I can believe that an average pear needs two or three colour grade increments to compete with an ideal round.

Longer pears (~1.7 l:w) may show more colour. Fat pears (~1.5 l:w) may show less colour.
In my opinion, too many pears are cut either too shallow or too deep. From what I've seen, pears are best when they have a depth about 1-2% greater than an equivalent round. In fact, AGA's cut system for pears suggests that the ideal is 59-63%. I would say that while 59-60% is fine for the shallow-crown pears (bright and less fiery), a normal-crown pear needs a depth around 61-62% and a large-crown (fiery) pear needs a depth around 63-64%.

Run the proportions of your pears through AGA's estimator. http://gemappraisers.com/oldcutgrade.asp

Maybe then consider something like:
If the pears grade 1A-1B, go one colour higher than ideal rounds (assuming that your rounds are ideal).
If they grade 2A-2B, go two colours higher than the rounds.
3A-3B, go three colours higher.

That would also fit very nicely with circe's course observations that pears may need three colour grades higher.

 

[yssie]

Thanks FB, very detailed!