To put it simply,
diamond accents are small stones having a simple
cut often used as side decoration for encircling the centerpiece of a
ring to increase the
ring’s overall
brilliance.
Diamond accents are typically
round, triangular, or rectangular in
shape. Regardless of the
shape, these
accents are not
cut with the original number of
facets as that done for the
diamond that is used as the center stone. Instead, less number of
cuts is provided because they are small and less visible. For example, a
round-cut that actually has 58
facets, will have only 16 to 18
facets when used as a
diamond accent.
While buying a
ring with
diamond accents, you need to ask your jeweler about
the quality of the
accents too. Usually, jewelers do not talk much about the
accent quality unless you ask them to. Furthermore, if the
accents have big
size, look them through a loupe to ensure there are not any visible inclusions in it. Yet another point you should note is to buy accents that have a uniform
color because you definitely do not want some stones to look yellowish and some colorless.