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The trillion-cut diamond is a triangular-shaped gemstone distinguished by its three equal sides and a facet count of either 31 or 50, determined by its purpose as a solitaire or an accent stone. Solitaire trillions exhibit a convex cut, featuring a curved profile, while accent stones showcase an uncurved or concave cut.
In the dynamic world of diamond cutting, the Trillion diamond cut emerged as a game-changer, challenging traditional attitudes toward patenting gem cuts. In the 1970s, two standout cuts, Leon Finker’s Trillion and Henry Grossbard’s Radiant, played pivotal roles.
Finker introduced the triangular brilliant design but initially refrained from patenting or registering the name. In contrast, Grossbard patented and trademarked his innovative mixed cut, gaining complete control over it. Finker’s delay in protecting the Trillion allowed its widespread adoption, with consumers and jewellers commonly referring to any triangular diamond as a “trillion.”
Despite eventually obtaining a patent, Finker couldn’t secure the trademark due to its similarity to “trilliant.” Grossbard’s success highlighted the importance of safeguarding cut designs, leading to a surge in cut patents post-1975. The Trillion’s journey reflects the shifting landscape of gem cut protection, with Grossbard’s Radiant setting a precedent for securing rights to valuable cuts in the industry.
Alternative names for triangular-shaped diamonds include Trillion-shaped diamonds. Also, Trilliant shaped diamonds.
Common misspellings include ‘Trillion cut’, and diamond reports usually refer to a Triangular modified-brilliant cut.
Macle describes the triangular shape of a rough diamond with a twin crystal form. Interestingly, diamond cutters use the natural triangle shape and added depth to create Trillion cut diamonds.
The name ‘Trilliant diamond’ combines the names ‘Triangle’ and ‘Brilliant’ to form a memorable name used by diamond dealers.
Triangle refers to the shape. At the same time, Brilliant refers to the angular faceting which gives the diamond its brightness.
On another note, most diamond Macles feature small inclusions and brilliant facets reflect light and hide inclusions more effectively than diamond cuts such as the step cut diamond style. As a result, Trilliant cut diamonds often disguise small internal characteristics within the diamond.
The antique alternative to this diamond shape was the step-cut triangular baguette.
Antique step-cut variations date back to the 1920s. However, antique triangular shapes no longer appear commercially.
But what about the number of facets? Trilliant cut diamonds typically have around 44 facets. However, some Trillion cut diamonds feature 50 facets with added brilliance and fire from the diamond.
The sides of a Trilliant vary with a straight or curved shape, which affects the aesthetics of the diamond. In fact, most buyers express a personal preference for the model of their diamond.
For example, I prefer a shallow (big spread) Trilliant diamond with equal sides.
This photograph shows a straight-sided Trilliant-cut diamond and a curved-sided Trilliant-cut diamond.
The ideal cut of a Trilliant ensures one-third of the diamond’s weight is above the girdle. In addition, two-thirds of the weight should be below the girdle.
Many Trilliant-cut diamonds feature thicker girdles with 50% of the weight below the girdle and 50% above. The resulting proportions result in reduced brilliance.
Unlike standardised diamond cuts such as the round brilliant-cut, Trilliants vary enormously by the depth and spread. For this reason, we assess each diamond on its appearance, carat weight and physical size. Visually striking examples often carry smaller carat weight than thicker diamonds. For this reason, never purchase a loose diamond without at least seeing a photograph of the stone.
Trilliant-cut diamonds are sometimes used as side stones in a diamond ring—often cut into matching pairs. Their faceting suits placement on either side of another brilliant cut.
The design below shows a Princess cut and a Trilliant cut three-stone engagement ring. The ‘Tess’ design mixes both shapes beautifully with a perfectly balanced three-stone Trellis setting.
Selecting a Trilliant cut loose diamond for this unusual Trilliant engagement ring, beautiful in Platinum, white gold or yellow gold. Both Trilliants match to the Princess cut centre stone.
Pictured – the Tess engagement ring with a Princess cut centre diamond and Trilliant cut diamonds used as accent stones.
We create most stone settings by bespoke design. Owing to the variation in sizes, differences in length-to-width ratio and availability. In fact, we create most diamond settings to the exact diamond by CAD design. The simplest version of a solitaire ring design features three claws to protect each point of the diamond.
If you’re interested in buying a Trillion cut diamond, please feel welcome to get in touch.
Our dedicated diamond concierge service sources your perfect diamonds, or select your design from our extensive products available to view through our shop.
Live chat and email support are available most days for help and guidance.
Trilliant diamonds lend themselves very well to other jewellery styles. For example, earrings, necklaces, and earrings require a matched pair of Trilliants. In contrast, a solitaire Trillion cut diamond necklace requires a single Trillion cut diamond.
Following any Trilliant jewellery order, we start most commissions by sourcing the diamond. Next, we create a CAD design for the jewellery, working to exact stone measurements.
The Louvre diamond necklace shows a great example of a single-diamond set into a three-claw necklace design, available in most precious metal choices.
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An earring back is a removable part of an earring to prevent the earring from coming out of the ear. Their design and fit vary from traditional push-on butterfly attachments to more complex button-styled backs.
In the following article, we aim to provide an overview of the most popular types of earring attachment. Some provide added security, whilst others benefit from ease of use.
The traditional butterfly attachment remains the most popular type of earring back. Most jewellers sell earrings with this type of attachment as a standard fitting.
Butterfly fixings come in different metal options from gold-plated butterflies to precious metals. Butterfly-backed earrings have two distinctive curls to squeeze against the post.
The following video shows a pair of ‘Lydia style lab-grown diamond earrings‘ provided with butterfly and secure lox earring backs.
A loose earring back can be carefully re-tensioned. By carefully inserting fine-nosed pliers into each opening, it is possible to tighten the fit of each butterfly against the inserted post.
For many shoppers, the earring screw-back offers greater security and peace of mind for their precious pair of diamond earrings.
Screw backs are typically more complex fittings with a great weight. As a result, their cost is greater than other push-on attachments.
Earrings require a corresponding screw thread for the screw-on earring back. The addition of the screw thread sometimes makes the post thicker and less comfortable. At the same time, a damaged thread can render the earring unwearable. As a result, a jeweller would need to replace the entire thread and screw-back fitting.
The Alpha earring back includes a push-button action to release small plates gripping the post. Variations in name exist, such as Guardian earring back to name one alternative term.
To remove the ear back, exert firm pressure on the side triggers. These backs are equipped with a double-grooved post, ensuring a secure lock. This makes them an ideal choice for valuable earrings and for individuals who find traditional scroll backs challenging.
The Alpha or Guardian back comes in various metal choices—both precious and non-precious. Earrings fitted with Alpha backs can be more expensive owing to the additional weight and complexity of the fitting.
It is possible to replace a damaged earring post. In the event of breakage, wear or damage it may be possible to replace the post itself.
Alternatively, the earring may need to be replaced. Using CAD design, we frequently re-make matching earrings.
For diamond solitaire earrings, we match the cut, size, colour and clarity and replicate the earring design. As a result, our client receives a complete pair of earrings faithful to the original design. In addition, we can provide an extra pair of secure earring backs.
When we replace earring backs, we often ask for the pair of earrings to be sent to us. By doing this, we check that any replacement backs or posts are fitted and matched accordingly.
We can provide a replacement pair of butterfly attachments depending on your choice of precious metal. Contact us for assistance with replacing your butterfly earring backs. It is worth purchasing more than one pair to safeguard against future loss.
Securing expensive diamond earrings is a significant concern for buyers. Over time, attachments like butterfly backs tend to loosen, while styles like wired hooks can easily become dislodged.
The issue has been worsened by the widespread use of face masks and creates a higher likelihood of women losing various types of earrings, regardless of their value.
Losing a piece of costume jewellery is one thing, but losing a diamond stud is an entirely different matter.
The ease of replacement and comfort offered by butterfly backs make this our standard fitting. In addition to the butterfly attachments, we give buyers another type of earring back—the ‘Lox’ earring back. This new type of earring back comes in a choice of white gold effect (silver tone) or yellow gold effect (gold tone). Lox backs provide a hypo-allergenic very secure mechanism for securing earrings within the ear.
We provide additional Lox earring backs, colour-matched for all natural and lab-grown diamond earrings sold at Serendipity Diamonds.
Read more about the Lox earring back in our related post.
Don’t forget to read our guidance page on diamond earrings. Featuring many examples, our guide includes all the information needed to make a great choice when buying a pair of diamond earrings.
Further to our article, other styles of earring attachments do exist. For example hinged earring backs, and the wired hook attachment. If you are looking for a specific earring type, please contact us for help. We provide a complete bespoke earring design service available to make any replacement or pair of earrings, set with a wide choice of gemstone types.
The following example shows a typical pair of earrings, delivered with an additional pair of locking earring backs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You should keep in mind that Serendipity Diamonds now offer a 60-day returns policy on diamond earrings. We fit each pair with hygiene seals which qualify any purchase for our full returns promise when returned with the seals intact. This promise applies to all earring styles including stud earrings, hoop earrings and dangle earrings.
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Most people have jewelry staples they wear every day. If you’re trying to curate your ideal daily jewelry look, there are some pieces you should definitely include. From earrings to bracelets, here are the staples we think everyone should have in their jewelry box.
In any particular year, we create various custom-made jewellery designs.
We inspire potential new clients with photography and information about specific commissions. Here, we have included a few images of an incredible bespoke eternity ring.
We designed and set the ring with just under 4 carats of brilliant cut diamonds, held in 950 Platinum. From the initial CAD design to the finished eternity ring, the following images captures the design process for the ring.
Our first step came after in-depth discussions with our client to decide on the ring’s design. From this, we quoted our client based on specifications before creating the model of the ring.
Next, we created the CAD design—a 3D digital model of the eternity ring mount showing the size and proportions of the ring and gemstones contained.
Images emailed to our client give a good idea of the final ring. CAD images appear a little heavy but give a great idea of proportions and size.
In the next stage, we created the Platinum eternity ring mount. The spiked protrusions around the ring are claws or prongs. These are used for setting larger diamonds in place, trimmed and polished in the final stages.
It is important to ensure a correct finger size. Before setting any diamonds, the empty setting went to our client to check the size was correct. Small size adjustments are best carried out before setting diamonds within a full diamond eternity ring.
Two sizes of diamonds went into this design. Smaller melee diamonds encircled the edge of the 6mm band. Larger diamonds contrasted in size. Almost 150 diamonds spanned the final design. In the final stage, the eternity ring received a mirror polish.
Choosing a bespoke eternity ring is a great idea if you are aiming for a unique design. Or perhaps you are interested in super-sizing a small design you have seen. Some clients choose a bespoke design to alternative gemstone types, mixing sapphires with diamonds. Either way, custom-making an eternity ring is a great way to get the exact ring you want. Despite the nearly infinite possibilities of bespoke design, a great many regular styles exist. We have a large proportion of our collection to view in the main eternity ring section of our website.
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