This is a rectangular, emerald cut, pink tourmaline set in a white gold ring with princes cut diamonds on the shoulders. I was commissioned, by the parents of a fabulous young lady, to make this ring as a graduation gift for their princess. 

Curious about the cut of the centre stone? We call it “emerald cut” because this style of cutting was developed for emeralds. Emeralds are rather fragile. During setting it is easy to chip, crack, or completely break a corner.

Remember the K.I.S.S. principle? Keep It Simple Stupid! That’s what happened here. In order to eliminate the risk of breaking a corner when setting a square or rectangular emerald … gem cutters simply removed the corners and the emerald cut was born!