Brian Gavin Diamonds – The Hearts and Arrows Diamond Expert
You may have heard of a family run business by the name of Brian Gavin Diamonds. Brian Gavin, the eponymous founder of BGD is a 5th generation diamond cutter and son and grandson to two notable diamond cutters (Ben Gavin and Barend Deutz). Brian is well known in the industry as a trailblazer in diamond cutting and unapologetic diamond marketing genius. I know of no other company that offers such a diverse and eclectic collection of the finest cut diamonds available anywhere. It is a true joy to offer this in-depth Brian Gavin Diamonds review to anyone new to the diamond world!
Brian Gavin Diamonds Signature Diamonds – H&A Round, H&A Cushion, Emerald, Princess, Cape, Blue and Black
Brian is best known for his expertise in super ideal hearts and arrow diamonds. Hearts and Arrow diamonds are precision cut round brilliant diamonds that were first developed in the early 80’s by Japanese diamond cutters. These diamonds are cut to such exacting precision that their facet reflections create overlapping kaleidoscopic patterns when viewed through a reflecting scope. The distinct ‘hearts’ and ‘arrows’ pattern came to be known as super-ideal hearts and arrows diamonds.
Signature H&A Round
Brian launched his refined super ideal hearts and arrow round cut diamonds in 2009 as part of his Cut Beyond Brilliant® Signature H&A diamond collection. These Signature-cut diamonds are optically balanced for maximum visual performance. Each diamond is independently graded by AGS for ideal light performance, ideal polish and ideal symmetry with the highest performance in optical contrast, brightness and scintillation. Every diamond is laser inscribed on the girdle to ensure quality consistency and value.
Over the years Brian has expanded his Signature diamond collection to include different shapes including cushions, emeralds and princess cut diamonds.
Signature H&A Cushion
His Signature cushion hearts and arrows diamonds have been carefully cut and precisely formulated to achieve maximum brilliance (brightness) and fire (flashes of color). All 58 perfectly cut surfaces are cut and polished to reflect and refract the maximum amount of light, reproducing the stunning effect of the round brilliant in a cushion cut. Peter Yanzer, head of the American Gem Society Laboratories, who has stated regarding this Gavin design, “a cushion shaped diamond with round brilliant faceting provides the highest levels of brilliance and dispersion”.
BGD Signature Cushion Cut Diamonds have a consistent girdle edge, without any overly thick/thin areas offering more durablity. This is also a necessary element in optimizing brilliance, dispersion and scintillation.
Signature Emerald
Emerald cut diamonds are step cut as opposed to brilliant cut, and therefore have long been known to not reflect light as brilliantly as other brilliant cut diamonds. However, Brian Gavin’s creative genius has once again taken a previously limited design and set a new standard in cut precision and light performance for this classic and beloved diamond shape.
ASET images of various emerald cut diamonds. BGD’s Emerald Brilyens on far left. When a diamond is viewed through an ASET, a color coded image can be seen. The different colors correspond to angles from which the diamond reflects light. Diamonds with high cut quality tend to show predominant red light reflection. For more more on ASET: Understanding the ASET
Brian’s new Brilyen’s emerald cut diamonds balance both light performance while maximizing visible diameter (face-up size) to create an emerald that has been cut consistently to showcase superior brightness and contrast.
Signature Princess
Brian’s Signature Princess super-ideal diamonds have 32 facets on the pavilion, 20 facets on the crown, and 1 for the table. This specific facet configuration has been thoroughly researched by Brian Gavin, preferring the 3 chevron combination in the pavilion adding more virtual facets thus delivering the most optically balanced look for the princess diamond shape.
All Signature BGD princess cut diamonds have 3 chevrons. These facets are located on the pavilion of the diamond and directly affect visual performance as well as affect size and volume of sparkle. Chevron facets produce ‘virtual facets‘, which can be seen while observing the diamond in motion as light is reflected within the diamond.
Signature Cape Diamonds
If you think that hearts and arrow diamonds are rare, then Brian’s Signature Cape diamonds are even rarer still. Cape diamonds are diamonds with a color grade of K or lower. These buttery warm diamonds are cut to Brian’s exacting hearts and arrows precision resulting in a diamond that faces up brilliant with tons of beautiful scintillating sparkle.
Cape diamonds are offered at significantly lower prices and consumers can take advantage of getting a larger hearts and arrows diamond for a fraction of the price. These diamonds look gorgeous when set in yellow gold or rose gold and stand out in a subtle way when set in platinum or white gold.
Signature Blue
Signature Blue hearts and arrow diamonds offer a one-of-a-kind beauty that only a fluorescent diamond can show. Brian Gavin’s gorgeous H&A super-ideal round, cushion and princess diamonds offer a superb value by offering medium to very strong blue fluorescent diamonds making them appear whiter than their true color grade when exposed to UV elements. These diamonds allow you to own a super-ideal precision cut diamond at a competitive price.
Black By Brian Gavin – His Finest Collection Ever.
Brian’s Black collection is his premier luxury line of hearts and arrow diamonds. These diamonds have what is called The Gavin Effect® or in other words diamonds that have been further cut to optimize the ancillary angles of the diamond. These diamonds are all D – G in color grade and are IF – VS2 in clarity grade. The result is extreme light performance and found only in the Black collection. Please take a look at the Black by Brian Gavin collection in his own words below:
You may be wondering, how is BGD Black different from Brian’s Signature cut? The answer is in the details and for information on the exact cutting differences, please visit: Black by Brian Gavin vs Brian Gavin Signature
BGD – Additional Perks
In addition to Brian’s collection of diamonds, the business offers many interesting and helpful options depending on what the customer is looking for.
Brian’s Signature Advance Selection of Diamonds
The Advance Selection of diamonds allow customers to purchase a diamond before it leaves the factory! You might wonder why this is an advantage. Well, as you can imagine, Brian’s Signature diamonds are very popular and many of the common carat weight and color/clarity combinations sell quickly.
The advance selection is the largest selection of super-ideal Hearts and Arrows diamonds on the internet by offering three times the inventory of the best Hearts and Arrows diamonds available and the opportunity to have them delivered straight from the factory to the consumer via the AGSL, in approximately 10 days.
Diamond Matched Pairs – Round, Cushion and Princess
BGD offers the easiest shopping experience for consumers looking for matched pairs of super-ideal cut round, cushion and princess cut diamonds. Consumer’s do not have to worry about carat weight, color and clarity matching as this has already been meticulously evaluated and completed for you by the BGD team.
BGD’s We Do Big Rocks
BGD offers quick and easy shopping for buyers looking for ‘Big Rocks’ the size of 2.00ct and larger. Brian’s collection of We Do Big Rocks® Large precision cut diamonds are notoriously difficult to find in the marketplace but once again, BGD makes diamond shopping easy.
Designer Diamonds
Can’t find your perfect diamond? Have an old diamond that could use a make-over? Have Brian Gavin Diamonds design and cut a Cut Beyond Brilliant® specifically for you! His team will work with you to create your custom cut diamond.
Custom Design
Create your own special piece with BGD’s expert jewelry team. Follow a proven 7-step process to nail down your perfect sentimental design that is one-of-a-kind and truly special. This is BGD’s specialty!
Why ODBA Recommends BGD:
– Every Signature diamond is fully owned and held in-house (more than 2000 super ideal – loose diamonds at any give time)
– All Brian Gavin Signature hearts and arrows diamonds are laser inscribed on the girdle with the Brian Gavin logo and the AGS Report number
– All diamonds are conflict free
– BGD personally assesses all SI-1 and SI-2 diamonds and indicates “eye-clean” clarity
– Customers can rely on transparent and ethical unaltered magnified diamond pictures: ASET, ideal-scope,and H&A image along with a Sarin Report
– Brian Gavin offers a “diamond makeover” otherwise known as a diamond re-cutting service, turning your previous diamond to a super ideal cut H&A
– Brian offers custom jewelry design
– International Shipping and all shipments are fully insured during transit
– Lifetime diamond upgrade policy (just apply original price and pay the difference)
– BGD offers considerable cost savings as compared to traditional brick and mortar jewelry stores
Anything Bad To Say About BGD?
With so many positive things to say in this Brian Gavin Diamond review, you may wonder if I have any cons to reveal. If I had to nail down one thing that may be a minor negative it would have to be the lack of inventory for certain popular diamond carat weights and color/clarity grades.
Another minor point would be that although their small team is effective, I can easily see the BGD team grow to be a highly successful larger company. They have a lot of diversity in their product lines but not a large enough team to effectively grow all the many flavors of the business.
Final Thoughts
ODBA has been a partner to BGD for many years and working with his team is a pleasure. His diamonds are consistently the very best and he continues to innovate and create new diamond cuts that sparkle beautifully. His creativity coupled with his lineage make a very powerful combination in a world of imitators. I cannot recommend his diamonds enough. What’s not to love? 😉
If you have any questions on any diamond from their Signature collection of diamonds or need help in selecting a diamond, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Happy Diamond Buying!
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