Someone who isn’t a diamond specialist shouldn’t confuse the various diamond cuts with the shape because they are essentially two different things. The cut is actually a style or design guide that the cutter utilizes when shaping and planning a rough diamond ready for polishing. Whenever talking about the diamond cut we are assessing the diamond’s symmetry, proportions and polish.
There are a selection of different cuts. The surface of the diamond shall be made up of a symmetrical arrangement of facets and based on exactly how the facets are arranged the stone will be modified into a specific shape. The stone is initially examined and the cutter will take into account the initial shape and size of the stone. Only then will he have enough knowledge to select the best cut for the stone.
We cannot consider the cut without discussing the diamond’s dimensions. When looked at from the side the diamond is really separated into 3 parts. The upper portion, which is the crown, the bottom section, the pavilion as well as the middle part, the widest section of the stone, is named the girdle. The flat layer at the top of the diamond is named the ‘table’.
The most common cut right now is the round brilliant cut most certainly because this cut makes the most sparkle. Fancy cuts tend to be used quite a lot these days and these types are Modified Brilliant, Step Cuts, Mixed Cuts and Rose Cuts.
The Modified Brilliant (blank) are marquise, heart, triangular, oval and pear and with modern-day cutting equipment it is now possible to cut diamond into all sorts of shapes that were impossible years ago nevertheless, these are typically very delicate and can very easily break.
A different cut is called the Step Cut. This is the term given to a diamond whenever its outline is square or rectangle and its facets are parallel to its girdle. The emerald cut is achieved if this stone has the corners removed. Removal of the 4 corners will probably shield the diamond from damage.Typically the Step Cut doesn’t have the sparkle of a round or fancy cut diamond and this is caused by the fact that its crown in addition to the pavilion is relatively shallow. Any blemishes in this specific diamond tend to be highly obvious even to the human eye.
If a diamond possesses both a few of the aspects of a modified brilliant cut along with the step cut then it is known as a Mixed Cut. Usually the crown will be the brilliant cut and the pavilion the step-cut. The most successful Mixed Cut is the Princess Cut. The Princess Cut is one of the favorite cuts of diamond cutters. The main reason for this is that almost none of the diamond is sacrificed in the course of the cutting procedure. The princess is quite similar to a round diamond just the corners are not cut off. Consequently it provides a square or rectangular shape along with the brilliance of a round cut.
One old type of cut is the rose cut. The rose cut contains a crown comprised of triangular facets that rise to form a point and they have a smooth base and no pavilion at all. These types of diamond are pretty much never seen these days aside from in antique jewelry.
