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