[Jewelry making - Article 00534] - Re: [Orchid] Diamond cuts technicals

[John Donivan]

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>     Okay, so you don't like the Princess cut because it doesn't have
>     the brilliance of the round brilliant 

    What has been lost in this discussion is the importance of square
    stones. Used to be if one wanted a square diamond, they got a square
    cut diamond, which is a pretty ugly step cut, and there was basically
    no real option for a nice, square diamond. Enter the princess cut,
    and others like the quadrillion, and square cut diamonds took off.
    Very, very often the shortcomings of the princess cut - any cut
    that's not round, for that matter - are outweighed by the shape
    overall. There are times when that linear geometric shape is wanted
    and needed, and a good example is an eternity ring. Round stones look
    good in that, but I describe a princess eternity ring as
    "wall-to-wall diamonds" - a great look that's only possible with
    princess cuts or similar. Yesterday I was shown a beautiful pear
    shape of around 5 carats, very elegantly cut, that had a wonderful
    orangey tint to it, but not fancy. It had varying light all over the
    place, bore no resemblance to a round stone, but was stunningly
    beautiful. Again, I personally don't tell people what to like, I just
    sell them diamonds... 

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