| Before you start diamond shopping, you need | | | | |
| to have a prior understanding of what you're | | | | Light Performance |
| buying. It's quite common to confuse a | | | | |
| diamond's cut with its existing shape. The | | | | Diamond's beauty is recognized by the way it |
| cut actually describes a diamond's light | | | | shines, sparkles, and the light it produces. |
| performance, dimensions and finish. With the | | | | Logically having accurate quantitative and |
| below given information you can understand | | | | qualitative analysis of the light being |
| the process of cutting a diamond and choosing | | | | returned by a diamond could certainly be very |
| them with light performance. | | | | helpful in determining its beauty and |
| | | | evaluating its cut quality. |
| Cutting Process | | | | |
| | | | The light performance concept was initially |
| The process of cutting or shaping a rough | | | | introduced by GemEx in 1998, and then AGS |
| diamond into a polished gemstone is a task of | | | | introduced their version in 2005 and GIA |
| both an art and a science. The choice of | | | | introduced their version this 2006. Light |
| cutting a diamond is often decided by the | | | | performance deals with the amount of light |
| original shape of the rough stone, location | | | | produced what kind of light and the origin of |
| of the inclusions and errors to be | | | | light emitted or reflected by a diamond |
| eliminated, and preservation of the weight, | | | | source. |
| some popularity of shapes amongst consumers | | | | |
| and with many other considerations. The round | | | | To understand and measure the light dynamics |
| brilliant cut is normally preferred when the | | | | performance and behavior of a diamond is |
| crystal is an octahedron, as often two stones | | | | certainly a historic and probably the most |
| might be cut from one of such crystal. Oddly | | | | significant event in modern diamond history, |
| shaped crystals such as macles are preferred | | | | which would affect how a diamond should be |
| to be cut in a fancy way that is a cut other | | | | cut to maximize beauty. Prior to this time |
| than the round radiant. | | | | there was actually no technologies or |
| | | | protocol, which might relate a diamond's |
| With the modern techniques, the cutting and | | | | actual light performance with the proportions |
| polishing of a diamond crystal mostly results | | | | and angles it was cut. Much of the idea on |
| in a dramatic weight loss in diamond; rarely | | | | how much brilliance a round diamond can be |
| is it less than 50%. Sometimes it is possible | | | | produced was based on theory not by |
| that the cutters compromise and accept lesser | | | | measurement. |
| proportions and symmetry in order to avoid | | | | |
| inclusions or may be to preserve the carat | | | | As we know cut describes a diamond's light |
| rating. Since per carat price of diamond | | | | performance, dimensions and finish. Shape |
| shifts around key milestones (such as 1.00 | | | | refers to the overall and real outline of the |
| carat), numerous one-carat diamonds are the | | | | diamond when viewed from the top. Since all |
| result of negotiation "Cut" for "Carat." Some | | | | diamond shapes are very different, unique |
| jewelry experts do advise consumers to buy a | | | | characteristics determine excellence for each |
| 0.99 carat diamond for its better price or to | | | | shape be careful while choosing the most |
| buy a 1.10 carat diamond for its fine cut. | | | | beautiful diamond for you. |