When one thinks of diamonds and diamond shapes, they often think of a round diamond (a brilliant cut) or a square diamonds (a princess cut). However, there are many cuts of diamonds out there. Here are the cuts available for diamond jewelry:
Round Cuts
- Brilliant – this is the perfectly round diamond
- Oval – As expected, this is elongated. It often looks better on longer fingers when placed in a diamond ring
- Pear – This is round on one side and pointed on the other
- Marquise – this is an oval with 2 pointed ends rather than one like a pear
Square Cuts
- Princess – this is usually the cut one thinks of first when thinking of a square cut.
- Emerald – this is a rectangular shape
- Radiant – this cut has the corners trimmed so it is an eight sided diamond
- Asscher – it similar to a Radiant cut but with more facets
Heart
- Heart – this is a favorite as it symbolizes love
There are more – but these are the most popular. So enjoy choosing. This will be one of the most important jewelry choices in your life.
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