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Diamond Cutting & Grading

Diamond Cuts & Shapes

Point Cut
Point Cut
Rose Cut
Rose Cut
Table Cut
Table Cut
Mirror Cut
Mirror Cut
Emerald Cut
Emerald Cut
Shield Cut
Shield Cut
French Cut
French Cut
Old Mine Cut
Old Mine Cut
Briolette Cut
Briolette Cut
Brilliant Cut
Brilliant Cut
Single Cut
Single Cut
Swiss Cut
Swiss Cut
Old European Cut
Old European Cut
Baguette Cut
Baguette Cut
Oval Brilliant Cut
Oval Brilliant Cut
Marquise Cut
Marquise Cut
Asscher Cut
Asscher Cut
Princess Cut
Princess Cut

Related Reading

Explore our Collection of Essays on Famous Diamonds

Arcot Diamonds Set in a Brooch.
Arcots
The Hope diamond. Image Courtesy of The Smithsonian Institute.
Hope
A Stamp (From the Former Soviet Union) Depicting the Shah Diamond.
Shah
The Nine Most Important Cullinan Diamonds. Top Row: II, I and III. Bottom Row: VI, VIII, IV, V, VII and IX.
Cullinan
Kazanjian Red Diamond. ©Tino Hammid, Los Angeles
Kazanjian Red
Hortensia Diamond, 20.53 Carats, Pink.
Hortensia
Banjarmasin Diamond. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands.
Banjarmasin
Further Resources
Gems & Gemology: The Quarterly Journal of The Gemological Institute of America.

Diamond Cutting & Grading:

  • Summer 1936, The New Line-Cut Diamond, p. 43, 2pp.
  • Winter 1936, The New Diamond Cuts Break Easier than Thicker Old Cuts, p. 68, 1p.
  • Winter 1936, Notes on Diamond Grading (Clarity and Color), p. 77, 2pp.
  • Summer 1937, Gauges for Diamond Proportions, p. 109, 3pp.
  • Fall 1937, New Diamond Grading Equipment (Microscopes), p. 114, 5pp.
  • Summer 1939, Increased Demand for Spready Diamonds, p. 24, 1p.
  • Fall 1940, Diamond Color Gauge, p. 105, 1p.
  • Spring 1942, Evaluating Diamond Make, p. 2, 5pp.
  • Spring 1943, Girdle-Faceted Diamonds, p. 71, 1p.
  • Winter 1944, More Patents on Modifications of the Brilliant Diamond, p. 184, 1p.
  • Spring 1945, New and Old Novelty Styles of Brilliant Cutting, by Shipley, p. 194, 7pp.
  • Fall 1945, Diamond Cutting By the Electric Arc Method, p. 263, 5pp.
  • Winter 1945, The Diamondscope, p. 285, 4pp.
  • Spring 1946, p. 313, 2pp.
  • Summer 1946, The Leveridge Gauge and Weight Estimation, p. 324, 2pp.
  • Summer 1947, The New Standard Diamondlite, p. 431, 1p.
  • Winter 1947, Estimating Weights of Recut Diamonds with the Leveridge Gauge, p. 486, 4pp.
  • Winter 1948, New Classification of Rough Diamonds by De Beers Co., p. 120, 2pp.
  • Spring 1950, Diamond Jewelry Through the Ages, p. 267, 11pp.
  • Winter 1953, Procedures for Cutting and Grading Diamond, by G. Kaplan, p. 355, 7pp.
  • Summer 1956, Modern Diamond Cutting Tools, p. 310, 10pp.
  • Spring 1958, Electronic Colorimeter for Diamonds, by Shipley, p. 136, 9pp.
  • Summer 1958, Clarity in Diamonds, p. 174, 7pp.
  • Spring 1959, A Large Rose Diamond, 13 1/2 mm x l l/2 mm, p. 266, 1p.
  • Fall 1959, Another Large Rose Diamond, 15mm x 2.1mm, p. 336, 1p.
  • Winter 1961, The New Princess Cut, p. 250, 1p.
  • Fall 1962, Rapid Sight Estimates of Diamond Cutting Quality, by Liddicoat, p. 323, 13pp.
  • Winter 1962, p. 365, 11pp.
  • Fall 1962, The 20th Century Cut, p. 340, 1p.
  • Winter 1963, Estimating Diamond Weight Before and After Recutting, p. 118, 3pp.
  • Winter 1965, A Diamond with 122 Facets, p. 360, 2pp., (See also Winter 1966, p. 112, 2pp.)
  • Spring 1967, Diamond Proportion Grading and the New Proportionscope (Pictured on Back Cover), p. 130, 7pp.
  • Spring 1968, The Optics of Brilliant Cut Diamonds, p. 263, 9pp.
  • Fall 1968, A Large Rose Cut Diamond Fraudulently Set in Closed-Back Setting to Imitate Larger Stone, p. 350, 2pp.
  • Fall 1969, Modern Rose Cut Diamonds, p. 90, 2pp.
  • Winter 1969, Polished or Unpolished Girdles (?), p. 120, 2pp.
  • Spring 1970, Polished or unpolished girdles, p. 161, 1p.
  • Fall 1970, Diamond Polished Nearly Parallel to Cleavage (Grain), p. 230, 2pp.
  • Fall 1971, A 20th Century Cut Diamond, p. 345, 1p.
  • Winter 1971, The Barion Cut, a New Standard Mixed Cut for Diamonds, p. 366, 4pp.
  • Winter 1971, Double Girdles to Eliminate Bearding, p. 372, 3pp.
  • Winter 1971, A Huge Pear-Shape Rose Cut Diamond (Foil Backing to Imitate Pavilion), p. 375, 2pp.
  • Spring 1974, The 144 Facet Diamond is 32% More Brilliant than the 58-Facet Diamond, p. 259, 12pp.
  • Spring 1974, (the GIA Rebuttal to Above), p. 271, 2pp.
  • Spring 1974, (the 144-Facet Diamond is Less Brilliant Than the 58-Facet Diamond), p. 273, 11pp.
  • Fall 1974, A Very Thin and Deep Laser Hole, p. 347, 2pp.
  • Summer 1975, Twinning Plane Causes Polishing Problems, p. 46, 1p.
  • Fall 1975, Faceting Limits (Diamonds and Colored Stones), p. 78, 10pp.
  • Winter 1976, The Various Effects of Faceted Gems, p. 98, 15pp.
  • Fall 1977, The New “Radiant-Cut”, p. 332, 2pp.
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