American cut design

Written on September 5, 2009 – 9:47 pm | by admin |

Those proportions and facet angles calculated mathematically by Marcel Tolkowsky to produce maximum brilliancy consistent with a high degree of fire in a round diamond brilliant are considered by many diamond men to constitute the ideal cut. These figures, computed as a percentage of the girdle diameter, are as follows: total depth, 59.3% ,crown depth, [...]

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Is your jewelry a good cut?

Written on August 12, 2009 – 8:04 am | by admin |

Both the cutter and the seller usually have a strong financial incentive to offer diamonds with inferior cut. When a rough diamond is cut to superior standards, about 50% of the stone’s original weight can be wasted in the process. By cutting a diamond that is too deep or too wide, the same piece of [...]

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