A beautiful, and beautifully matched, pair of old mine cushion-cut diamonds, together weighing 2.74 carats (1.38 and 1.36 carats respectively), will light up your lobes day or night, rain or shine. Simply presented in 18K yellow gold ear studs. The beauty of antique and vintage diamonds, versus their modern day counterparts, are the individual characteristics which distinguish each and every stone. Rather than strictly adhering to cookie-cutter formulas, the diamond cutters of yesteryear viewed each rough diamond as an ancient sculptor viewed a rough piece of marble and proceeded to fashion it according to the dictates of nature, and his own artistic impulses, to make the most valuable and beautiful stone possible.