Florence Classic Diamond Round Cut Studs - D VVS1
A pair of diamonds you forget you're wearing, and remember the moment they catch the light. The Florence Round Cut D VVS1 studs hold a colorless, near-flawless stone in a three-prong martini mount — the lowest-profile setting in fine jewelry, sitting close to the lobe and leaving the diamond almost entirely in view.
Studs are the piece you'll reach for on a weekday commute and again on an anniversary. At the D VVS1 tier, color and clarity disappear from the conversation — you're left with light.
Three closures available: Screw-back for security with travel and everyday wear, Push-back (friction butterfly) for quick on-and-off, and Guardian-back for an extra layer of protection on higher carat weights (+$125 over Screw-back).
Specifications
- Color Grade: D — Colorless, the highest grade on the GIA scale
- Clarity Grade: VVS1 — Very Very Slightly Included, Grade 1; the higher VVS tier
- Cut: Round Brilliant, Ideal Cut
- Setting: Three-prong martini mount with tapered gallery
- Closure: Screw-back, Push-back, or Guardian-back
- Metal: 14K or 18K Solid Gold (White, Yellow, or Rose) or PT950 Platinum
- Carat Weight: 0.50 to 5.00 CTW — select at checkout
- Certification: IGI grading report at 1.00 CTW and above; Certificate of Authenticity for all sizes
- Origin: Lab-grown; recycled metals; 100% carbon-neutral verified by Clear Neutral
D VVS1 is the highest combined color-and-clarity grade Ring Premier sells in everyday studs. D color is colorless — no warmth, no tint, no perceptible body color from any angle. VVS1 means inclusions are so small they take a trained gemologist with a 10× loupe to spot. The E VVS2 sibling is a single step down on each scale and visually indistinguishable to the naked eye; D VVS1 is for buyers who want the certificate to read the way a top-tier studs certificate is supposed to read.
- Free fully insured shipping with tracking
- 30-day free returns
- Premium handcrafted jewelry box
- Professional cleaning, rhodium re-plating, and prong retipping available
- Soak in warm water with a drop of mild dish soap; brush gently around prongs with a soft-bristle toothbrush; pat dry with a lint-free cloth
- Store separately to avoid scratching against other pieces
What does D VVS1 actually look like compared to E VVS2?
To the naked eye, almost nothing. Both grades are colorless or near-colorless under daylight and indoor lighting, and both clarities are eye-clean and loupe-clean to a non-specialist. The difference shows up in a few places: under strong side-lighting against a stark white background, the absence of any warmth in a D stone is visible to a careful eye; under a 10× loupe, a trained jeweler can usually find a VVS2 inclusion in 30–60 seconds whereas a VVS1 typically takes longer and sometimes can't be located outside lab conditions. The clearest difference is on the certificate.
Which closure should I choose?
Push-back is the lightest and fastest to put on, ideal for daily wear at smaller carat weights. Screw-back is more secure and the right choice if you travel, exercise, or sleep in your studs. Guardian-back adds a locking mechanism behind the closure and is recommended for 2 CTW and above where the stone weight makes accidental loss more costly. Guardian-back is +$125 over the equivalent Screw-back variant.
Are these certified?
All round studs at 1.00 CTW and above ship with an IGI (International Gemological Institute) grading report. Below 1.00 CTW, every pair ships with a professional appraisal and Certificate of Authenticity accepted by major insurance carriers. The IGI report names the D color and VVS1 clarity grades on every certified pair.
Why a martini setting instead of a four-prong basket?
The martini mount uses three prongs instead of four, with a tapered gallery that lets the diamond sit closer to the lobe. The lower profile is more discreet on smaller ears and under hair, and three prongs cover less of the crown facets — about 25% less metal blocking the face-up view of the stone, so the diamond appears slightly larger and shows more fire from straight on. The four-prong basket (Geneva) shows the pavilion through an open gallery and is the more traditional silhouette. Florence and Geneva are sister pieces — same stones, different aesthetic.
Lab-grown vs mined — is there any optical difference?
No. Lab-grown diamonds are the same material, same crystal structure, same hardness (10 on the Mohs scale), same refractive index. The IGI report uses the same grading scales for both. The only verifiable difference requires specialized laboratory equipment; a jeweler cannot tell them apart under a loupe.
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