Pear-Shaped Lab-Grown Diamond 5×3 mm, Loose

A pear-shaped lab-grown diamond, 5 x 3 mm, D to F color, VVS clarity, sold individually. A small teardrop, used mainly as a side stone.

A completely different role from a large pear

A 6.5 x 4.5 pear is big enough to be the main stone. A 5 x 3 pear isn't — this size is made to be used in pairs, tips pointed in on either side of a center stone, or arranged as petals around a center.

In that role, what matters isn't how beautiful each stone is but whether the two match. A tenth of a millimetre difference in length, or one body curving more than the other, and the eye notices at once when they're set symmetrically.

Buy in pairs, from the same lot

For that reason, buy both stones at the same time rather than one now and another later. Stones from the same lot are cut in the same run, so their proportions and tone are closest.

If your piece needs four or six stones arranged around a center, buying one spare makes sense. When setting pointed stones, chipping a tip is a real risk, and finding a replacement with matching proportions later takes a lot of effort.

All tips must point the same way

A pear has a clear axis, so the whole piece needs a consistent direction: all tips pointing to the center, or all pointing the same way. Mixed directions make a piece look messy even when every stone is beautiful.

Our setter protects each tip with a prong that wraps it fully, never left exposed. At this small size the tip is even thinner, so it's even more necessary, and the tip prong also helps align the direction precisely.

Care

A piece with many small pears has lots of gaps between the tips, where oil and lotion build up quickly. Brush gently with a soft brush and warm water, and rinse well.

Take it off for manual work. Have the tip prongs checked every few months, as they're the thinnest prongs on the piece.