How to appreciate a jewel


Diamond cut and light performance

Before you start diamond shopping, youdiamond for its better price or to buy a
need to have a prior understanding of1.10 carat diamond for its fine cut.
what you're buying. It's quite common toLight Performance
confuse a diamond's cut with itsDiamond's beauty is recognized by the
existing shape. The cut actuallyway it shines, sparkles, and the light
describes a diamond's light performance,it produces. Logically having accurate
dimensions and finish. With the belowquantitative and qualitative analysis of
given information you can understand thethe light being returned by a diamond
process of cutting a diamond andcould certainly be very helpful in
choosing them with light performance.determining its beauty and evaluating
Cutting Processits cut quality.
The process of cutting or shaping aThe light performance concept was
rough diamond into a polished gemstoneinitially 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 often2005 and GIA introduced their version
decided by the original shape of thethis 2006. Light performance deals with
rough stone, location of the inclusionsthe amount of light produced what kind
and errors to be eliminated, andof light and the origin of light emitted
preservation of the weight, someor reflected by a diamond source.
popularity of shapes amongst consumersTo understand and measure the light
and with many other considerations. Thedynamics performance and behavior of a
round brilliant cut is normallydiamond is certainly a historic and
preferred when the crystal is anprobably the most significant event in
octahedron, as often two stones might bemodern diamond history, which would
cut from one of such crystal. Oddlyaffect how a diamond should be cut to
shaped crystals such as macles aremaximize beauty. Prior to this time
preferred to be cut in a fancy way thatthere 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 cuttingactual light performance with the
and polishing of a diamond crystalproportions and angles it was cut. Much
mostly results in a dramatic weight lossof 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 theon theory not by measurement.
cutters compromise and accept lesserAs we know cut describes a diamond's
proportions and symmetry in order tolight performance, dimensions and
avoid inclusions or may be to preservefinish. Shape refers to the overall and
the carat rating. Since per carat pricereal outline of the diamond when viewed
of diamond shifts around key milestonesfrom the top. Since all diamond shapes
(such as 1.00 carat), numerous one-caratare very different, unique
diamonds are the result of negotiationcharacteristics determine excellence for
"Cut" for "Carat." Some jewelry expertseach shape be careful while choosing the
do advise consumers to buy a 0.99 caratmost beautiful diamond for you.



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