Our love of diamonds and admiration of their fire and brilliance has given rise to many different cuts of diamonds. While we still see some of the earliest styles of diamond cuts – such as the round and emerald-cut, there are many more cuts today, some of these diamond cuts are patented by their designers and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

 

The most popular diamond cut today for a ring is still the round, brilliant cut. It was developed in the 17th century in Venice. It is still preferred when the raw crystal is in an octahedron formation. Because as much as 50% of the stone is cut away in the process, often two stones can be carved from an octahedron. Many of the unusually shaped stones are used for fancy cuts, such as a heart-shaped,pear or marquise diamond. The earliest brilliants had 17 facets on the top of the stone and were called double-cut. It did not take long to improve the process with stones cut containing 33 facets and were called triple-cut brilliants.

 

In the 19th century, with the development of better gem-cutting tools, more innovations in diamond cutting styles were developed. In 1919, Marcel Tolkowsky combined the art of cutting with the science of light and refraction and published his book, Diamond Design. These relatively recent geometric calculations were the forerunner for many of diamond cutting work done today. Moreover, has led to other, more precise mathematical models engineered to enhance the beauty and brilliance of diamonds.

 

Today there are diamond cuts like the princess cut, trillions, ovals, pear and heart-shaped. Star or butterfly-shaped diamonds are being fashioned by several of todays innovative diamond cutters! The Ashoka diamond has been patented and is an oblong cut with rounded, brilliant ends, and requires a stone 3 carats or larger. It’s an exceptionally beautiful (and pricey!) diamond shape. Tiffany has created and patented a cut of diamond called the Lucida cut. How lucky is the bride whose fiancé gives her one of these highly coveted stones! To obtain more information about diamonds go to this website NOW. http://www.my-white-gold-diamond-rings.com