Choose the Suitable One according to Diamond Cutting

Many people would mix the shape of a diamond with its cutting, while to experts they are two completely different concepts. A shape refers to the outline and frame of a diamond; round, oval and pear shaped are the common shapes. While cutting refers to the arrangement of the diamond’s carving facet.Thus diamonds in same shape can have different facet arrangements or grinding type. The most common type for facet arrangement is the bright type which can be used for many different shapes of diamonds; the bright cut method have 58 facets which contains the bottom-pointed facet or 57 facets which is without the bottom tip, the cutting contains a octagon table, 16 kite facets, 40 triangular facets and the non-necessary small octagon bottom-pointed facet.The mostly common shapes of a diamond are round which would be applied to the mosaic of an engagement ring, earrings or pendants. According to the survey conducted, most of the on selling diamond is round and more than half of the engagement rings take round diamond as the main stone. While round bright type was prevalent from 18 centuries, it gained it nowadays appearances by improvement to manifest the perfect fire color and brightness from different angles, the grinding method was invented by Henry Morse in Boston in 1960, and then improved by Marcel Tolkowsky in 1919. In 2205, the America Gem Institution created scientific evaluation method for cutting and girding method of round brilliant. Oval is the earliest known shapes in human history. In 1304, the first oval diamond which is known as Koh-l-Noor was referred and saved in the towel of Landon. The most famous oval brilliance is the Victoria weighing 184 carats which was cut in 1887. Oval brilliance gained great popularity in 1960s and was improved into the contemporary style. Those oval diamonds which are of fire color and brightness is more unique when compared with the round ones and would reflect the fingers in a more slim way. The width of the oval shapes can be settled according to personal preference.The name Marquise shape was from the mistress of the French King Louis XV, the marquise de Pompadour, it was said that the long and narrow shape was like Mrs. Ponbadu’s lips. Diamond of the Marquise shape would be larger than its real size. The characteristic of symmetry is very important to the shape because slight deviation would lead to unbalanced and uneven effects on vision.Pear shaped would date its history to the fifteenth century, while pear shaped brilliance girding diamond started from 18 century. Similar to the rounded droplets, pear-shaped diamond can make the fingers looks slimmer with the tip pointing to the wearer’s hands. Symmetry is an important characteristic for pear shaped diamond as well.Octagonal emerald cutting and girding is the best choose to outline the characteristics of emerald. By owning square and rectangular table and facets arranged in ladder shape, the bevel treatment of emerald cutting can increase the visual attraction of wearing and provide firm mosaic places for prong setting. The cutting method would bring the diamond effect of mirror, thus it gains high quality on the gem clarity.Square diamonds contains the princess or Quadrillion cutting which originated in 1980s and is among the most popular groups of wedding rings. The shape would lead the visual effect of larger than its real size. Due to the relatively easy tendency of be damaged, the princess or Quadrillion would be fixed and protected by mosaic claws.Originated in the middle of 18 century, the cushion-shaped brilliant cutting is another most famous cutting method among the square and rectangular diamonds; it was not the most common ones until the early 20 century. Primary purpose of the cutting method was to save as much as weight of the raw gem, frequently the main stone would be rectangular and of circular shape, which looks like a cushion. Antique jewelry shopper would like to collect the retro cushion-shaped diamond which looks relatively more rounded. When compared to contemporary diamond that take advantage of the modern cutting method, the cushion-shaped one is of unique charm.Types of Radiant and Barion tended to be perfect in 1970s. The two cutting methods are suitable for combination of a main stone surrounded by small diamonds. Long ladder diamond gained its name from the French word baguette which means “long stick”. The diamond was popular in 1920s, the simultaneously fashion elements such as decoration art, geometric patterns and symmetric design all gained their fullest popularity in the period. The cutting was common on those small diamonds inlaid at the periphery; it is size not the carats that become the standard to measure whether diamonds are suitable for taking advantage of the cutting method.Joseph Asscher invented a cutting way which was name with his own name in 1902. The cutting method was popular under the atmosphere of decorative art. Similar to the emerald cut in one aspect while distinguished in other aspects on its lager facets which are more close to square instead of rectangular. In 2002, the improved Asscher cut was again popular among the public.Heart shaped diamond has been connected with love and romance. Skilled cut crafters would pay more attention to the balance and symmetry of the heart in the process program. Owing the ideal shape, a heart pendant would be the best choose for Valentine’s Day.Triangular diamond appeared in about 16th century, the triangular brilliant cutting was popular in 1960s, and later gained its deviated form called Trilliant which is an elevation of Radiant style and regarded as a bold and provocative choose.