New Items and Current Specials at Reduced Pricing!

Your Custom Cut Distinctive Pear Cut Moissanite
$350.00
Yep. New Year new Distinctive Gem in a Pear that's never yet been done. :) The pears are designed around a 1.50:1 ratio which is one of the best ratios, time tested and proved.

1.50ct F VS1 Heritage Oval Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$5,145.00
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS NEW HERITAGE OVAL!!! Icy white F, super clean VS1 with optics that are just yummy chunky reflections of light that is *impossible* to get in a typical oval! We promise no regrets. Diamond Details Measurements 8.00 x 5.81 x 4.92 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report Tab...
1.51ct E VS2 Heritage Cushion Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

1.51ct E VS2 Heritage Cushion Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$4,995.00 $5,595.00
GORGEOUS NEW Heritage Cushion (aka August Vintage) just arrived in time for the holidays! Diamond Details Measurements 6.92 x 6.79 x 4.42 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report Table 47% Depth 65.1%
1.54ctct F VS2 Heritage Old European Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

1.54ctct F VS2 Heritage Old European Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$1,713.00
Price below reflects balance after the deposit and at this moment the images are sample but are coming! If you'd like to order a new AVR see the link here. (1) Your Custom Cut Lab Grown Private Reserve Heritage European Cut Diamon (distinctivegem.com) Diamond Details Measurements 7.24 x 7.28 x 4.69 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry E...

2.12ct I VS2 Heritage OEC Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$7,480.00
Brand new to the inventory. Diamond Details Measurements 8.01 - 8.05 x 5.26 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report IGI Table 46% Depth 65.5%

3.23ct I VS2 Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$11,800.00
Diamond Details Measurements 9.47 - 9.51 x 5.83 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report IGI Table 58% Depth 61.4%

1.71ct G VVS2 Heritage Oval Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$1,386.00
the price below reflects the balance after initial deposit of 4k was given Diamond Details Measurements 8.51x 6.05x 5.09mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Vg Fluorescence None Culet none Report Table 45.5% Depth 84%
1.38ct G VS1 Heritage European Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

1.38ct G VS1 Heritage European Cut Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$4,300.00
Diamond Details Measurements 7.00 x 7.05 x 4.54 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Vg Fluorescence None Culet none Report Table 46% Depth 64.8%

1.31ct G VS1 Heritage Oval Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$3,300.00
Diamond Details Measurements 7.81 x 5.61 x 4.72 mm Cut Id Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report Table 45.5% Depth 84%
3.01ct G VS1 Cushion Brilliant Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

3.01ct G VS1 Cushion Brilliant Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$17,995.00
GORGEOUS NEW 3CT G VS1 Eco Friendly whopper at an awesome buy. :) Diamond Details Measurements 8.22 x 8.21 x 5.82 mm Cut Ideal Polish Vg Symmetry Vg Fluorescence None Culet none Report Click for Table 61% Depth 70.9%
2.00ct E VS2 Hearts and Arrows Cushion Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

2.00ct E VS2 Hearts and Arrows Cushion Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$9,450.00
Brand new H&A cushions in lab grown. The ASET tells the story BUT MAN ARE THESE SPARKLE BOMBS! Diamond Details Measurements 7.68 x 7.66 x 4.87 mm Cut Ideal Polish Ex Symmetry Vg Fluorescence None Culet none Report Table 62.5% Depth 63.6% Measurements 7.68 x 7.66 x 4.87 mm Cut Ideal Polish Ex Symmetry...
2.52ct F VS2 Hearts and Arrows Cushion Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
Laboratory Grown Diamond

2.52ct F VS2 Hearts and Arrows Cushion Private Reserve Lab Grown Diamond
$11,466.00
Brand new H&A cushions in lab grown. The ASET tells the story BUT MAN ARE THESE SPARKLE BOMBS! Diamond Details Measurements 8.07 x 8.06 x 5.43mm Cut Ideal Polish Ex Symmetry Ex Fluorescence None Culet none Report Click for Table 57% Depth 67.5%
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Welcome to Distinctive Gem Inc.
Home of the world's first patented AGS Ideal Cut Ovals, Vintage Cushions and European Cuts
We don't copy optical designs, we invent them.
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The August Vintage Cushion
Reviving and perfecting the beauty of days gone by. The old is new again...
Learn about the August Vintage Cushion here.
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The Elyque Oval
by Jonathan "Rhino" Weingarten
The world's first oval to eliminate the most common
problems found in oval diamonds today. Elyque......
Eliminates the bowtie effect
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Eliminates blatant light leakage
Eliminates color absorption -
Meet the Original Ideal Cut
Long before today's round brilliant cut diamond, there was a dream...
Learn about the August Vintage European Cut here.
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Distinctive Moissanite
The only moissanites optically designed for Ideal Light Performance.
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Learn why these are 100% different than anything on the market here.
Featured collections
August Vintage European Cut
(51 items)
August Vintage Cushion
(79 items)
The Elyque Oval by AV Inc.
(120 items)
Distinctive Hearts & Arrows
(6 items)
Distinctive Moissanite
(157 items)
Designs by Jonathan Weingarten
(602 items)
Caysie Van Bebber
(11 items)
The Old Mine Collection
(14 items)
Rhino's Den (blog)

Super Ideal Cut Moissanites: Part 2 Refractive Index
While moissanite is a very diamond looking material there are certain gemological features about them that distinctly separate it from diamond. Two of those distinct features that separate it from diamond are ...
- The fact that it is doubly refractive as opposed to singly refractive and
- Moissanites have a higher refractive index than diamond does.
- Jonathan Weingarten

Super Ideal Cut Moissanites: Part 1 Introduction
When moissanites were introduced I wasn't thrilled. They were cut sloppily (kinda like cz's are) and had an unseemly green tint. They did generate enough thermal heat though to fool the common diamond testers on the market and there were jewelers and consumers getting burned by dishonest business people.- Jonathan Weingarten