Jewelry Education
Understand Diamond Shapes
The Cut of a diamond after years of experimentation was finally perfected thereby giving a maximum reflection of light from within the stone. This is determined by light factors - Fire, Scintillation and Brightness, Each polished surface called a facet on a diamond, allows light to enter the stone and the dancing of each ray within makes the stone appear bright and beautiful.Diamonds are known to capture all the light that enter it and lock it inside using a phenomenon called Total Internal Reflection. To make this successful, all the facets must be accurately cut and polished such that the internal reflection comes into the picture. Diamonds always have a Crown, which is the top portion of the stone, a Girdle the middle partition and a Pavilion, which is the bottom section of the stone regardless of its shape. The “cut” attribute of a diamond may sometimes also refer to the shape of the diamond.
Different Diamond Shapes
- Round Brilliant Diamonds -
- Marquise Shaped Diamonds -
- Heart Shaped Diamonds -
- Oval Shaped Diamonds -
- Pear Shaped Diamonds -
- Princess Cut Diamonds -
The most versatile shape, engineered to hide inclusions because of the well-designed facet arrangement, round brilliants also give the best light return as compared to any other cut. This means a stone of lower clarity or colour may still tend to look divine with fabulous cutting.
This tapered shape tends to complement women with long fingers. Making the stone bring out the best of your hand. Marquise cut diamonds also appears larger than round brilliant of the same weight.
These tend to look good as solitaires and have something very romantic about them.
These look bigger than Round Brilliants and still do not look flashy when adorning the hand of the wearer.
Graceful just as the name suggests. These look perfect when used as earrings and drops.
Perfect for people who like a rectangle or square shapes. These stones tend to give a good return of light and are used vastly in men’s jewellery. It is perfect for the channel setting.
