{"id":27688,"date":"2024-03-03T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=27688"},"modified":"2024-03-03T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T14:00:36","slug":"why-are-rounds-so-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/why-are-rounds-so-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY ARE ROUNDS SO EXPENSIVE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Why-Are-Rounds-So-Expensive.gif\" alt=\"Why Are Rounds So Expensive\" title=\"Why Are Rounds So Expensive\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27691\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Rounds are expensive.<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn fact, if you compare them with any other cut of diamond (<strong>princess, pear, cushion, radiant<\/strong>&#8230;) of the same color, clarity, and carat weight, you&#8217;ll see <strong>rounds are always the most expensive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Why is this?<\/h2>\n<p>\nSeveral reasons, starting with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>1) Popularity:<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe round diamond is the <strong>go-to-diamond choice<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the first rock cut out of the rough parent rock, and it&#8217;s the best selling shape there is. Half of the diamonds sold today are round. <strong>This demand keeps the price higher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>2) Wearability:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Rounds look good with any mounting or design<\/strong>. They have no sharp edges or corners to get caught or snagged. The soft curves are <strong>comfortable and classy<\/strong>. Plus, most inserts, jackets and wraps are made to circle around a brilliant cut diamond. <strong>They simply go hand in hand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>3) Symmetry:<\/h2>\n<p>\nWith the diamond being <strong>perfectly symmetrical<\/strong>, it gives you the wonderful <strong>hearts and arrows patterns<\/strong> inside the diamond, that no other shape gives you:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/True-Hearts-Hearts-And-Arrows-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"True Hearts Hearts And Arrows Pattern\" title=\"True Hearts Hearts And Arrows Pattern\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/True-Hearts-Hearts-And-Arrows-Pattern.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/True-Hearts-Hearts-And-Arrows-Pattern-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/True-Hearts-Hearts-And-Arrows-Pattern-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>4) Cut Grade:<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe rond diamond is also <strong>the only diamond that GIA gives an actual cut grade to<\/strong>. Cut grades are shown below:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/GIA-Round-Diamond-Cut-Grades.jpg\" alt=\"GIA Round Diamond Cut Grades\" title=\"GIA Round Diamond Cut Grades\" width=\"640\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/GIA-Round-Diamond-Cut-Grades.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/GIA-Round-Diamond-Cut-Grades-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/GIA-Round-Diamond-Cut-Grades-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nNo other shape of diamond gets these GIA ratings. Look at any GIA diamond report and you&#8217;ll see, <strong>only the rounds are graded for cut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>5) Sparkle:<\/h2>\n<p>\nWith the round diamond being optimally cut, you can achieve a cut of stone that surpasses all others. It creates a &#8216;<strong>triple excellent<\/strong>&#8216; diamond that&#8217;s <strong>perfectly proportioned and faceted<\/strong>. They outshine every cut of diamond in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\nThese unbelievable cuts of diamond are called &#8216;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=H,G,F,E,D&#038;Cut=TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">True Heats<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluenile.com\/diamond-search?a_aid=JSDG\">Astor Cut<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Hearts on Fire<\/strong>&#8216;, and &#8216;<strong>Hearts and Arrows<\/strong>&#8216;. They are <strong>the best of the best<\/strong> and blow all others away.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo all of these reasons combined make the round brilliant <strong>the most expensive cut<\/strong> on the market.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut one look at the sparkle and brilliance and fire exhibited in a &#8216;<strong>True Hearts<\/strong>&#8216; will make you see the reason why: <strong>it&#8217;s beyond beautiful, it&#8217;s stunning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Truly a work of art.<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=H,G,F,E,D&#038;Cut=TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">Check out all of the &#8216;True Hearts&#8217; diamonds here at James Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rounds are expensive. In fact, if you compare them with any other cut of diamond (princess, pear, cushion, radiant&#8230;) of the same color, clarity, and carat weight, you&#8217;ll see rounds are always the most expensive. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/why-are-rounds-so-expensive\/\" title=\"WHY ARE ROUNDS SO EXPENSIVE?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,7,6,5,29,10,20],"tags":[1927,1928,498,1926,1768],"class_list":["post-27688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carat-weight","category-certification","category-clarity","category-color","category-cut","category-diamond-guide","category-engagement","category-loose-diamonds","tag-brilliant-cut-diamonds","tag-cheapest-diamonds","tag-diamond-prices","tag-expensive-round-diamonds","tag-round-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}