Friday, May 8, 2009

Find the Best Cut Diamond for Your Wedding

We all generally tend to confuse the diamond ‘Cut’ as the ‘Shape’ of the diamond. But this is actually not true. Diamond Cut is totally a different concept than its Shape. The Shape of a diamond could be heart, pear, marquise, etc which means it is the outward appearance of a diamond. While the Diamond Cut refers to the basic facet arrangement and the way it is cut in comparison to a standard cutting style.

The following information will guide you through the different Cuts so that now when you go shopping for your engagement ring or wedding jewelry, you should be well versed with the type of cuts and eventually find the best one for you.

Types of Cuts-

1) Ideal Cut-
An ideal cut maximizes brilliance and creates a great amount of fire and scintillation. Thus such quality appeals to the one who is capable to possess the finest asset one can have.

2) Fine or Premium Cut-
A premium cut diamond is of comparable quality to an ideal cut diamond and carries equal potential of maximizing brilliance and fire. Like the ideal cuts, premium cuts are equally elite to be owned.









3) Deep or Shallow Cut-
When a light ray enters a deep or shallow cut diamond, it gets diverted and doesn’t refract with equal brilliance and fire. This leads to the degradation of a diamond cut. One should always avoid such diamonds.

Diamond cuts are graded on the following scale established by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA):

  • Excellent Cut
  • Very Good Cut
  • Good Cut
  • Fair Cut

Understanding the value of each diamond cut has now become an easy task and you can look for the type of cut in the diamond’s appraisal certificate. This knowledge is enough to find the best diamond with the best value during your wedding jewelry hunt, so that you can shower maximum sparkle on your ceremony.
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