| Diamonds are hot favorites all over the world not | | | | any hesitation whatsoever. |
| only because of their dazzling beauty, but also | | | | One of the least expensive of cuts for diamonds |
| because they are so versatile; they look good on | | | | is the emerald cut. It costs a lot less than a round |
| anyone and match everything. Diamonds come in | | | | brilliant diamond. Emerald cut looks like a rectangle, |
| many styles and varieties, called cuts. The value | | | | and is cut to appear layered. It gets its name |
| of a diamond in terms of price and popularity | | | | because this is the way emeralds have always |
| depends on the various cuts. The more popular | | | | been cut. The emerald, being softer than the |
| cuts are more expensive than the less popular | | | | diamond, often got fractured in the process of |
| cuts. This is because the cut of the diamond | | | | cutting. Then the experts discovered that the |
| enhances its beauty. So, you can see two | | | | emerald could be cut in a special way to preserve |
| diamonds of equal weight but cut differently with | | | | its integrity. This gave emeralds more life, and it |
| a price difference of hundreds of dollars. | | | | became fashionable to wear emeralds. Soon it |
| The most popular cut in diamonds is the round | | | | was discovered that diamonds could also be cut in |
| cut. When diamonds are cut to look like circles | | | | this fashion, and the cut was called the emrald cut. |
| they sparkle brightly. A round brilliant cut is one of | | | | Diamonds with a marquis cut look like thin ovals |
| the most expensive cuts of diamond. Round cut | | | | with pointed ends. This cut makes the fingers look |
| diamonds are very popular on engagement rings | | | | longer and adds elegance to any hand. This cut is |
| because they look beautiful as part of a | | | | already more popular than the emerald cut. It is |
| multi-stone ring or as a solitaire. The round cut | | | | usually worn as a solitaire or as the center of a |
| diamond looks nice on practically any hand. | | | | multi-stone ring. However, if all the stones are not |
| The princess cut is of marginal popularity. It looks | | | | marquis cut, a multi-stone ring with something else |
| good as a solitaire or in a three-stone setting with | | | | as the center looks odd with marquis side stones. |
| smaller princess cut diamonds on either side of a | | | | There are other styles of diamonds also such as |
| large diamond. A princess cut looks like a square | | | | baguette and pave, which are mainly used for |
| and can be faceted to sparkle. Rings made with | | | | side stones to provide accents. Once you know |
| princess cut diamonds tend to make fingers look | | | | what type of cut you like, and what enhances the |
| shorter and stubbier, so they are not the right | | | | beauty of your hand, you can get a ring set with |
| choice for those with already short fingers. Those | | | | your favorite cut diamonds. |
| with long fingers can wear a princess cut without | | | | |