The Netherlands-based Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD) has created the world\u2019s first ring that is entirely made from a lab-grown diamond. \u2018Project D\u2019, DD\u2019s name for the ring, took a year to manufacture and was created in honour of the company\u2019s 10th anniversary. For grading this unique piece of jewellery, DD turned to HRD Antwerp, Europe\u2019s leading authority in diamond grading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Project D\u2019 ring has been made from a large piece of a 155-carat rough chemical vapour deposition (CVD) lab-grown diamond, which was polished using laser cutting and traditional techniques into a ring which has 133 facets, compared to 57 for a standard brilliant cut. The ring has a total weight of 3,865 carats. It wasn\u2019t until 2017 that it became technically possible to grow large enough monocrystalline lab-grown diamond plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not the first ring to be created from a single diamond. In 2011, Shawish, the Swiss jeweller, unveiled the world\u2019s first wearable ring made from a single crystal of natural diamond. Additionally, another lab-grown \u2018all diamond\u2019 ring, called (RED), has been conceived by the Diamond Foundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor our 10th anniversary we wanted to create something stunning that would highlight our innovative and high-tech techniques,\u201d says Ton Janssen, CEO of Dutch Diamond Technologies. \u201cI think we\u2019ve more than succeeded with the one-off \u2018Project D\u2019 ring. It\u2019s a true \u201cEuropean\u201d ring: grown in Germany, cut in the Netherlands and graded by HRD Antwerp in Belgium. HRD Antwerp has a well-earned reputation for delivering a perfect grading system thanks to their sophisticated equipment and dedicated team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDD might be relatively new to cut diamonds for the jewellery market,\u201d says Michel Janssens, CEO of HRD Antwerp, \u201cbut they have created an impressive ring for their 10th anniversary. The outstanding cutting and polish work has resulted in a brilliant light reflection which emphasises the beauty of the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HRD Antwerp has thoroughly analysed the ring and delivered the following grading results: clarity vvs2, colour e, fluorescence nil, polish very good and symmetry excellent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Netherlands-based Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD) has created the world\u2019s first ring that is entirely made from a lab-grown diamond. \u2018Project D\u2019, DD\u2019s name for the ring, took a year to manufacture and was created in honour of the company\u2019s 10th anniversary. For grading this unique piece of jewellery, DD turned to HRD Antwerp, Europe\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,100],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-7034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-in-focus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n