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Overview ·
Cut ·
Color ·
Clarity ·
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Diamond Cuts
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Of all the 4C's, cut is the one most directly influenced by
the person who cuts the gemstone. The other three are dictated by
nature. Gemstones are cut into a number of shapes, depending on
the nature of the rough stone. The cut or make of a gemstone will
dramatically influence its fire and sparkle, for it is the
cutter's skill that releases its beauty and puts the facets at the
correct angle so a colored stone has sparkle—each color is a
separate art.
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The correct cut of a diamond will bring out its true fire and
brilliance; a correct cut allows the greatest amount of light to
enter; reflect, and exit from the top of the diamond (see pleochroism
). If the diamond's depth is too thick, the light entering the diamond
will be absorbed and refracted out the side of the diamond. Diamonds
with thin, shallow depth will cause the light to pass through it—which
greatly diminishes brilliance.
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Gemstones can have one of several different shapes which are known
as "cuts." Shape should not be confused with cut, one of the four
major factors (the "4C's") that help to determine the value of a
gemstone. The most popular of all gemstone "cuts" is the Round Cut.
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Diamond Cuts:
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Round Cut
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Emerald Cut
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Oval Cut
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Heart Shape
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Pear
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Marquise
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Round Cut
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Emerald Cut
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Oval Cut
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The ideal cut is a mathematical formula for cutting diamonds
to precise angles and proportions to gain the optimum reflection
and refraction of light.
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You may choose to compromise on color, clarity or
carat-weight, but to ensure that you have the most brilliant
possible diamond, you should never compromise on cut.
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When a diamond is ideally cut, light rays from all sides are
bent towards the center of the stone and are reflected back
through the top in a blaze of light.
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If a diamond isn't ideally cut, light will "leak" out through the
sides or bottom of the diamond. The ideal cut guarantees you a
spectacular balance of brilliance, sparkle and fire.
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Lazare Diamonds, offered by Marhsall's, are the ideal cut for
maximum beauty, not weight. Because more of the original rough diamond
must be sacrificed to achieve an ideal cut, only a small percentage of
diamonds are cut this way. All diamonds have some brilliance,
but an ideal cut diamond will offer the maximum play of light and
sparkle.
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When you buy a non-ideal cut diamond it will be cut to retain the
maximum weight from the original piece of rough diamond. The extra
depth or thickness of a non-ideal cut diamond may increase the carat
weight of the diamond but the play of light and sparkle reduced.
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