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Cut
The geometry that releases the fire. A poor cut is a stone that sleeps. We sell only Excellent or Ideal cuts.
Codex III · The Diamond House
A solitaire read aloud, cut for fire, set by hand.
Every diamond at Chemmanur is read over the counter — the four Cs spoken, the certificate held in your hand, the inscription seen under a loupe. We do not sell stones we have not read.
Plate IIRound Brilliant1.20 ct · F · VS1
The Four Cs · Read Aloud
Four letters. One stone.
The framework the trade uses, demystified for the counter.
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Colour
Graded D to Z. The whiter the stone, the rarer. We stock D-H as a default — the lower letters on request, certified.
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Clarity
From IF (flawless) to I3 (visible to eye). We start at VS2 — inclusions invisible at 10x. Lower clarity sold only with a written read.
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Carat
The weight, not the size. Two stones can be the same carat and look different — cut and depth decide. The counter shows you both.
Six Stones · The Diamond Plates
Six ways to set a solitaire.
Stone 01
Round Solitaire
The classic engagement diamond. 1.0–3.0 ct. IGI certified.
Stone 02
Cushion Halo
A cushion-cut centre, ringed by a pavé halo. Bigger to the eye than its carat.
Stone 03
Emerald Cut
Step-cut, long facets, an old-world calm. Best in clarity VVS+.
Stone 04
Pear Pendant
Drop-set, the tear-shape facet. Worn alone, on a thin chain.
Stone 05
Eternity Band
Round brilliants, channel-set, a full circle of stones.
Stone 06
Tennis Line
A line of small brilliants on a flexible bracelet. Worn day-to-night.
Platinum · The Cool Counter
For the modern vow — cool-toned, architectural, iced.
950 platinum, hallmarked. Architectural bands, paired wedding rings, iced solitaire engagement settings. For the bride who wears the band every day for fifty years — and wants it unchanged at the end.
See Platinum at the Counter