The House’s diamond-driven style is what gives its jewelry lasting aesthetic and transforms fine jewelry into fine art. The GIA provides an objective verification of the diamond’s quality based on the four C’s.īestsellers from the House’s bridal collection include the round and emerald-cut classic rings, both with tapered baguette side stones, and “The One” micropavé ring with cushion-cut center stone. HARRY Winston round brilliant solitaire ringĮach diamond, selected from the best-quality grades available, comes with a certificate from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), and is reviewed and graded a second time by Harry Winston’s in-house team of expert gemologists. Harry Winston gives utmost importance to the diamond each ring is custom-made for a specific diamond.

The ring is polished and inspected to ensure its durability. The painstaking task continues until finally, the wires are individually filed to produce the claw-shaped prongs, which are a Harry Winston trademark. The center stone will then be held into the bezel with Harry Winston’s signature split prong platinum wire claws, which allow the diamond to be held securely in place with the use of only minimal metal. Before the bezels are soldered, they are set in wax and the diamonds are placed in them for aesthetic review. Then jewelers, using a jeweler’s saw, create bezels (platinum settings to hold the gemstones). The meticulous process begins with a wax layout of the gemstones.

Most diamond rings on the market are made following a one- or two-step technique called casting. Instead of coming out of an assembly line, each diamond ring is handcrafted carefully, one piece at a time and takes two to three months to make. Though engagement rings form half of the overall Harry Winston business, the legendary fine jewelry house, which opened in 1932, emphasizes quality, not quantity-it makes only 1,500 rings each year for the world market.īefore a diamond can become a Harry Winston diamond, it must pass strict quality assurance criteria that go far beyond the four C’s: carat weight, clarity, color and cut. It starts with the engagement-specifically the right engagement ring.Īs the late Harry Winston once said, “A good diamond, however small, is a possession to be prized for generations.” MICROPAVÉ ring with cushion-cut center stone Thankfully, not many grooms-to-be put up a fight. But if there was one occasion I wouldn’t mind losing sleep over, it would be my wedding.Įvery bride wants to take charge of her wedding, even if it means over-ruling her mother-in-law-to-be or husband-to-be. Like many women, party planning isn’t my cup of tea. Not every woman would go gaga over throwing her own birthday party.

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