{"id":7951,"date":"2022-07-29T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7951"},"modified":"2022-09-01T16:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T20:34:32","slug":"prongs-or-v-tipped-prongs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/prongs-or-v-tipped-prongs\/","title":{"rendered":"PRONGS OR V-TIPPED PRONGS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/V-Tiped-Prongs.gif\" alt=\"Regular Prongs or V-Tiped Prongs\" title=\"Regular Prongs or V-Tiped Prongs\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7952\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A lot of people don&#8217;t realize that Rings and Mountings come with Different Types of Prongs. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Most people think&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>A prong is a prong.<\/h2>\n<p>\nBut trust me, they&#8217;re <strong>not<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe next time you go ring shopping, <strong>stop and take a good look<\/strong> at what&#8217;s holding in those diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>You may not notice a big difference when you&#8217;re looking at round brilliant cut diamonds, other than the fact that some have 4 prongs and some have 6 prongs (<strong>read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/which-is-better-4-prongs-or-6-prongs\/\">Which is better, 4 prongs or 6 prongs?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><h2>But fancy cut stones are different.<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Fancy cut diamonds are all the other diamond shapes besides the round cut diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>They include:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marquise cuts<\/li>\n<li>Princess cuts<\/li>\n<li>Oval cuts<\/li>\n<li>Emerald cuts<\/li>\n<li>Baguette cuts<\/li>\n<li>Radiant cuts<\/li>\n<li>Heart cuts<\/li>\n<li>Trilliant cuts<\/li>\n<li>Cushion cuts<\/li>\n<li>And many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Different options:<\/h2>\n<p>Fancy cut diamonds give you different options for the types of heads and prongs that support the diamond and their oddball sizes and fun shapes. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe main two heads are: <strong>regular prong heads and v-tipped prong heads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Side note:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>All diamonds can also be set in to basket heads<\/strong>. <strong>Basket heads are wire frames<\/strong> that the stone sits in. (look at diamond stud earrings or diamond pendants for an example). Generally, most engagement rings and wedding sets do <strong>not<\/strong> set diamonds in basket heads (it doesn&#8217;t show them off as well). <\/p>\n<p>\nGemstones, on the other hand, utilize basket heads very well, and this is because gemstones are usually cut deeper than diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut the main two are:<\/p>\n<p><h2>Regular prong heads versus v-tipped prong heads:<\/h2>\n<p>The differences between them are a couple of important things:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protection<\/li>\n<li>Looks<\/li>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prong heads hold in your diamond, <strong>no problem.<\/strong> They can be very durable and they can protect your diamond very well. <strong>But&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>V-tipped prongs do everything that a normal prong head will do, plus much more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The #1 thing they do:<\/h2>\n<p>\nProtect the weak points. On a diamond, <strong>the weakest part<\/strong> of the stone, is <strong>the tips<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe pointy areas, the tips, are weak and can chip easily. The edges where your diamond meet and come together to form a point are <strong>vulnerable to damage<\/strong> because they are thinner than the rest of the stone. One good hit on your diamond could destroy it for life.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>V-tips are diamond savers!<\/strong> They <strong>protect the brittle points<\/strong> and tips. <\/p>\n<p>\nIn fact, they will only work on those points, like the tips on a marquise, the tip on a pear shaped diamond (see picture), or the corners of a princess cut diamond. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where v-tipped prongs come in handy. They cover the most fragile diamond area with durable flat metal sides. It gives greater protection where protection is needed the most.<\/p>\n<p><h2>V-tips enhance the shape, too.<\/h2>\n<p>V-tipped heads give your diamond a more <strong>distinctive shape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><p>They give your stone that<strong> crisp, clean, perfect shape<\/strong> that most people love and adore. A marquise diamond <strong>looks more marquise<\/strong> (football shaped), versus oval. Princess cuts look <strong>more square.<\/strong> It <strong>enhances <\/strong>the shape and makes it aesthetic. <\/p>\n<p>\nNot to mention, v-tips don&#8217;t cover up big chunks of your diamond like a standard prong does.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>V-tipped heads on a diamond just look awesome<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nLook at the difference of the pear shaped diamond in the picture. The point helps emphasize the pear shape and makes the cut of the stone <strong>more dramatic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If it was me, I would never buy a fancy cut, like marquise, princess, trillion, or emerald cut diamond, without getting <strong>v-tipped prongs<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nTrust me, once you have  v-tips, you&#8217;ll never look at a standard prong the same.<\/p>\n<p>\nGranted, v-tips may <strong>cost a tad bit more<\/strong>&#8230; (not always) But that extra money is <strong>well worth the price and protection.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A lot of people don&#8217;t realize that Rings and Mountings come with Different Types of Prongs. Most people think&#8230; A prong is a prong. But trust me, they&#8217;re not. The next time you go ring <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/prongs-or-v-tipped-prongs\/\" title=\"PRONGS OR V-TIPPED PRONGS?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-jewelry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7951"}],"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=7951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}