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The heart symbol is the hieroglyph of the "heart" and is often used as a metaphor for inner emotions, especially romantic love.
Some scholars speculate that the cupid depicted in Renaissance art with wings and heart-shaped arrows is an early symbol of love, while others say that the first century BC has begun to symbolize love with heart.
For centuries, heart-cut gemstones have been one of the most popular "promises."
In fact, the heart-shaped symbol was first used to depict the shape of the leaf, and its outline is similar to the ancient fig leaf, the ivy in medieval portraits, and the water lily leaf.
The earliest heart-cut gemstones were also rounded triangles with no obvious depressions at the top, and the heart symbols we now know as such were not widely recognized until the 16th century.
The association of this symbol with love dates back to the 13th century, when a French manuscript , Le Roman de la Poire , depicts a young man and woman kneeling on their knees offering their hearts to the maiden he loves.
It was because of this manuscript that the early heart-shaped gemstones were closer to rounded triangles, a cut used by the Cullinan V, a Cullinan 5 diamond from queen Mary's collection.
Cullinan 5 Diamond "Cullinan V"
Heart-cut is a fancy cut, generally with 59 facets, based on pear-cut(Pear-cut), carefully polished at the top to create an inclination, with strict requirements for cutting proportions and symmetry, while heart-shaped diamonds with unreasonable pavilion proportions can appear [Bow-tie Effect], that is, the shadow of bow tie shapes.
The heart-shaped cutting method is extremely raw material-consuming, and technicians always retain the carat weight of the gemstone when cutting, and there are few heart-shaped gemstones on the market, and heart-shaped gemstones that reach the perfect cutting ratio are even rarer.
Because gemstone tips are susceptible to damage, some heart-shaped tips are cut into French tips, replacing large kite faces with star facets and upper waist faces to increase durability.
Lady Gaga's heart-shaped ring
Heart-shaped diamonds are arguably the most romantic of all diamond shapes. European and American pop diva Lady Gaga also failed to resist her temptation, her engagement ring is a 10-carat heart-shaped diamond ring, representing the heart to give, very romantic.
Ideal for engagement ring center stones, such as heart-cut fancy color diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and more, this romantic shape is especially popular with girls, and choosing a heart-cut gemstone ring for your loved one is perhaps the best expression of emotion.
Heart Solitaire Diamond Ring, by Graff
Pink diamond ring, by Graff
Yellow Diamond Ring, by Graff
Emerald ring, by Cartier
Ruby rings, by Boddles
Pink diamond ring, by Messika
Yellow diamond ring, by Tiffany
Passion for Happiness Diamond Ring, by Chopard
Precious Temptations Emerald Ring, by Chopard
Tourmaline ring, by Chopard
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