Understanding the Different Cuts of Diamonds

Diamonds are hot favorites all over the world notany hesitation whatsoever.
only because of their dazzling beauty, but alsoOne of the least expensive of cuts for diamonds
because they are so versatile; they look good onis the emerald cut. It costs a lot less than a round
anyone and match everything. Diamonds come inbrilliant diamond. Emerald cut looks like a rectangle,
many styles and varieties, called cuts. The valueand is cut to appear layered. It gets its name
of a diamond in terms of price and popularitybecause this is the way emeralds have always
depends on the various cuts. The more popularbeen cut. The emerald, being softer than the
cuts are more expensive than the less populardiamond, often got fractured in the process of
cuts. This is because the cut of the diamondcutting. Then the experts discovered that the
enhances its beauty. So, you can see twoemerald could be cut in a special way to preserve
diamonds of equal weight but cut differently withits 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 roundwas discovered that diamonds could also be cut in
cut. When diamonds are cut to look like circlesthis fashion, and the cut was called the emrald cut.
they sparkle brightly. A round brilliant cut is one ofDiamonds with a marquis cut look like thin ovals
the most expensive cuts of diamond. Round cutwith pointed ends. This cut makes the fingers look
diamonds are very popular on engagement ringslonger and adds elegance to any hand. This cut is
because they look beautiful as part of aalready more popular than the emerald cut. It is
multi-stone ring or as a solitaire. The round cutusually 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 looksmarquis cut, a multi-stone ring with something else
good as a solitaire or in a three-stone setting withas the center looks odd with marquis side stones.
smaller princess cut diamonds on either side of aThere are other styles of diamonds also such as
large diamond. A princess cut looks like a squarebaguette and pave, which are mainly used for
and can be faceted to sparkle. Rings made withside stones to provide accents. Once you know
princess cut diamonds tend to make fingers lookwhat type of cut you like, and what enhances the
shorter and stubbier, so they are not the rightbeauty of your hand, you can get a ring set with
choice for those with already short fingers. Thoseyour favorite cut diamonds.
with long fingers can wear a princess cut without