Heart & Arrows diamonds

WHAT ARE HEARTS AND ARROWS DIAMONDS? Through an optimal and excellent cut, the light dispersion becomes visible as a Hearts & Arrows pattern.

 

EXAMPLE OF BAD HEARTS & ARROWS PATTERNS

Unequal tears in the hearts. Different sizes of the individual hearts. Pointed shoulders at 2, 3 ,4 o’clock. V-shaped tips have merged together. Irregular spacing of V’s and hearts.	Unequal tears in the hearts. Different sizes of the individual hearts. Pointed shoulders at 2, 3 ,4 o’clock. V-shaped tips have merged together. Irregular spacing of V’s and hearts.

 

ARE DIAMONDS WITHOUT HEARTS & ARROWS BAD QUALITY?

No! A H&A pattern is only visible when a diamonds has an excellent cut. And even here not all the time since a lot of other factors play a role. You can imagine it best as giving the diamond a school grade A+.

DO ALL DIAMONDS HAVE HEARTS & ARROWS?

No! Not all diamonds have a H&A pattern

WHAT ARE HEARTS & ARROWS DIAMONDS GOOD FOR?

Hearts & Arrows is another confirmation for you, that you only receive the best quality from Designer Diamonds in Munich and Augsburg. Our diamonds are not just cut excellent, but we are one of the few jewelers who have the equipment to show you.

Excellent	Very Good	Good	Poor
Thoroughly uniform arrows	Incomplete arrows, irregular facets	Broken arrows, malformed shapes	Unrecognizable arrows
Absolute symmetrical hearts	Asymmetrical hearts, unequal interval	Irregular hearts, unequal spacing	Broken hearts, irregular pattern

HEARTS (Bottom View)	ARROWS (Top View)

HEART & ARROWS (Optical View)