1ct Cushion Lab Grown Diamond Ring | 14K Gold

The cushion is the oldest brilliant still in regular production, and it was worked out for rooms lit by candles. Its facets are fewer and larger than a modern round's because a single flame across a room gives a cutter one light source to play with, and large facets hand it back in broad slow flares instead of fine glitter. Electric light did not make that obsolete. It made it distinctive.

You can watch the difference. A round scatters constantly and reads as brightness. A cushion holds still, then throws a wide flash of color as the hand turns, which is what people are describing when they call the effect candlelit.

The cost is spread. A cushion keeps a compact pillowed outline and carries a good share of its 1.00 carat below the girdle, so it faces up smaller than an elongated stone of the same weight. This is a shape bought for character rather than measurement, and it suits someone who has already worked out that fire matters more to them than face-up size.

IGI certified and CVD grown, G–H in color, VS1–VS2 in clarity, Excellent in polish and symmetry, four prongs on a 1.50mm band. 2.6 grams of solid 14K gold in white or yellow, warrantied for life.