Heart Shaped Lab Diamond Rings: E Color, VS1, Real Prices

Every heart below is lab-grown and graded E color, VS1 clarity. Each SKU is a single piece, so when it sells it is gone.

The cheapest heart, R-0084 at $1,800, is a 14K white gold ring. The top of the range is R-0064 at $5,200, the only heart we carry in 18K white gold. R-0078 lists the biggest center in the group, 2.50 carats inside a 3.14 carat total. Every price is on the site and every ring checks out online.

A heart is the hardest shape to cut well, because the cutter has to balance two lobes, a cleft and a point on one stone. Judge it on four things:

• Symmetry. Fold the heart down the middle in your head. Both lobes should be the same size and height.
• The cleft. The notch between the lobes should be sharp and clear. A shallow cleft makes the stone read as a pear or an oval from across the room.
• Width to length. Most buyers like a ratio close to 1.00. Under about 0.90 looks wide and squat; over about 1.10 looks long and thin.
• The point. It should line up with the cleft, and it needs a V-prong or a bezel tip so it does not chip.

Small hearts lose their outline. Under about half a carat, the cleft is so small that the stone can look round once it is set and on a hand. That is one reason our hearts start at real size: the listed totals run from 2.00 to 3.14 carats, and R-0039 carries a 1.55 carat center. If the shape is the point of the ring, buy enough stone for people to see it.

For a feel of how carat weight turns into millimeters, read carat size on the hand.

Hearts have a wide face and two lobes where color can gather, so a warm stone shows it. E is the second-whitest grade on GIA's D-to-Z color scale. VS1 means small inclusions that a trained grader finds with effort under 10x magnification, and the stone looks clean to the eye. That pair keeps a heart looking icy without paying for a grade nobody can see. More on the grades in E color VS1 diamond rings.

Most of our hearts sit in 14K white gold, which makes an E stone look its whitest. R-0125 is the 14K yellow heart, and R-0095 is in 10K yellow for buyers who want warm gold and a harder metal. 10K holds 41.7% pure gold and 14K holds 58.3%, so 10K is a bit tougher and 14K a bit richer in color. The full breakdown is in 10K vs 14K gold and yellow vs white gold.

A heart says what it means without words, which is why buyers pick it for anniversaries, promise rings and engagement rings for people who want something other than a round. It also works as a right-hand ring. On a slim finger a 2 carat heart looks bold; on a wider finger it sits balanced. If you are still choosing between shapes, start with how to pick an engagement ring shape.

Confirm the ring size first, because all sales are final. Our 7-day window covers manufacturing defects, and every shipment goes out insured. To see the hearts in person, visit 7900 NW 27th Ave, Unit 506, Miami, or call 954-504-5640. Other shapes: pear, oval, marquise, or all lab engagement rings.