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