Gemstone Cuts & Shapes
A History Of Diamond Cutting
This article gives an overview of the history of diamond cutting. For detailed descriptions of the different diamond cuts see ...
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Adamantine Luster
Adamantine is the term used to describe the luster exhibited by diamonds and gems with a Refractive Index of 1.9 - 2.5. The root word adamant ...
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Asscher Cut
In 1902 the Dutch diamond cutter Joseph Asscher developed the cut that would carry his name on into the future ...
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Baguette Cut
The baguette cut represents an elongated, rectangular table cut. The modern version, as in the ring on the right, was (re)introduced ...
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Brilliant Cut
Diamonds as We Know Them When we think of a diamond, most of us will form an image in our ...
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Briolette Cut
Edwardian Garland Motif Pendant Suspending a Briolette Cut Diamond. Briolettes are drop shaped, multi faceted stones. They are unique in ...
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Crown-Gemstone
Crown, Girdle, Pavilion.The crown of a gemstone refers to the part above the girdle ...
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Cushion Cut
Cushion cut is a sexy and romantic name for a squarish ("cushionesque") antique brilliant-cut diamond, sometimes referred to as an ...
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Diamond Cutting & Grading
Diamond CutsMain Article Gems & Gemology: The Quarterly Journal of the Gemological Institute of America Diamond Cutting & Grading: Summer 1936, ...
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Emerald Cut
The Emerald Cut is a rectangular step cut design which means it has horizontal facets which differ in angles of ...
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En Cabochon
Imperial Jadeite and Diamond Art Deco-Style Ring.The phrase en cabochon (from French: knob) is the term applied to a gemstone ...
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European Cut
Diamonds cut in the later 19th and early 20th-century cutting houses are called 'Old European Cuts', a term which indicates ...
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French Cut
Art Deco French-Cut Diamond Straightline Bracelet.The term "French Cut" does not refer to the country of origin, rather It refers ...
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Glyptography
Cross Inscribed on Steatite c. 2300-1950 BC. © Trustees of the British Museum. Glyptography comes from the Greek word glyptos which means ...
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Hololith Ring
A hololith ring is a ring which is cut from a single, solid mineral. Many jade and chalcedony rings are cut this way. Jade Hololith Ring.Image Courtesy ...
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Lozenge Shape
A lozenge-shaped diamond is one that is rhomboid in outline. This geometric outline is also known as "diamond" shaped, but ...
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Marquise Cut
The Marquise Cut (a.k.a. the Navette Cut after the Latin 'navalis', meaning boat-shaped) can be traced back to Paris around ...
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Mughal Cut
Around the Same Time, Diamond Cutting Began in Europe the Indians Started Fashioning Diamonds. Who Influenced Who Here Isn't Clear ...
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Opus Sectile
Opus Sectile is a mosaic style where slabs of stone are shaped and fitted together as a jigsaw puzzle. It ...
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Pear Shape
Pear-shape refers to the shape of a faceted gemstone that comes to a point at one end and is rounded at the opposite ...
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Princess Cut
Being one of the more modern diamond cuts the Princess Cut is often indicated as being a square brilliant but this is ...
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Scintillation
Scintillation is the term that describes the flashes of light reflected off the facets of a gemstone as it moves. Victorian Cluster Ring with ...
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