Emerald Cut Diamonds

The Emerald Cut is a stunning variation of diamond cuts.The Emerald Cut is rectangular with cut corners. It is a step cut as opposed to a brilliant cut. The facets are cut broad with flat planes resembling steps of a stair, that is why it is referred to as the step cut. It would better be refer to octagonal diamonds, or the octagon cut because for the slight misnomer is that not only are rough emerald often found in an octagon shape, but they often retain more weight when cut as octagons. It also retain more color saturation in this shape. So, because octagonal is traditionally a common and good shape for emeralds, any other stone cut in a similar manner gets referred to as an emerald cut. The optimum shape is length to width ratio 1.35-1.65 : 1.

The open appearance of some step cut diamonds can make large inclusions more obvious in the set stone. Because they don't look as good as brilliant cut, emerald cuts normally sell for less than brilliant cut of the same quality. When purchasing an emerald cut diamond, always pay attention to quality. Select the highest grade stone you can afford.


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