| When it comes to choosing diamonds, there are | | | | diamond. |
| many aspects to consider, but most gemologists | | | | When looking at a poorly cut diamond, it might |
| consider the cut as probably the most important | | | | appear to be glassy or dull due to dark areas |
| feature when it comes to a gemstone’s | | | | where light has does not pass through properly to |
| appearance. | | | | reflect back to the viewer’s eye. A diamond |
| A diamond can have perfect color and clarity but | | | | should not be cut too shallow or too deep, |
| will suffer in value and appearance due to a poor | | | | because this affects how light travels through the |
| cut because of its dulled appearance. | | | | diamond and how it exits in the form of brilliance. |
| The cut determines a diamond’s brilliance or | | | | Measuring the perfect cut for a diamond goes |
| how light enters the gemstone. A diamond with | | | | beyond simply determining its width and depth. |
| an ideal or excellent cut grade proportions will | | | | Using sophisticated computer modeling and an |
| return the maximum amount of light to the | | | | optical measuring device, a three-dimensional |
| viewer’s eye, making the gem appear more | | | | model can be created to show the diamond’s |
| brilliant and beautiful as a result. | | | | proportions and angles and determine its different |
| When buying a diamond within any budget, | | | | dimensions in order to predict at which cut the |
| it’s important to consider the highest cut | | | | light will enter the gem and how it will behave so. |
| grade possible to maximize the appearance of | | | | This can measure a diamond’s levels of |
| your diamond. | | | | brilliance, fire and scintillation. |
| The different diamond cut grades by the GIA or | | | | When purchasing a diamond, it’s important to |
| the Gemological Institute of America are rated as | | | | know about the diamond cut. It’s an aspect |
| Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor. The | | | | of the diamond that is defined by a diamond |
| highest grade from the GIA is only reserved for | | | | cutter’s hand, unlike the color and clarity of a |
| round brilliant diamonds. | | | | gem, which is determined by nature and not |
| A diamond’s cut is important to its overall | | | | controlled by human hands. |
| beauty because it affects its light return | | | | Cutting a diamond to its best proportions requires |
| properties, which are also known as either as | | | | a degree of precision and skill, which makes an |
| scintillation, fire or brilliance. Scintillation is the | | | | ideally cut diamond all the more rare. Its price tag |
| sparkling pattern on a diamond’s surface, | | | | can also depend largely on the cut, because the |
| brilliance is the white light that reflects up through | | | | better cut the diamond is, the better appearance |
| the surface, and fire is described as the flash of | | | | and brilliance it has, making it more marketable |
| rainbow-colored light, which reflect off a well-cut | | | | and desirable. |