Dazzle Is Influenced By Diamond Cuts

Diamond cuts are not to be take lightly when shopping for jewelry. In fact, when it comes to choosing a diamond, the cut may be the most important decision you make.

The cut will give your diamond the ultimate shine and brilliance you expect from a spectacular diamond. The right cut will also help hide any flaws in the diamond, and maximize the color as well as diamond clarity.

3 Diamond Cut Types

Shallow, ideal and deep are the three types of diamond cuts. If a diamond is cut too shallow, it won’t reflect much light, and therefore will have a duller appearance. The shallow cut is less-than-perfect if you’re looking for a quality diamond cut.

On the other hand, a diamond deep cut can create darkness and dullness because the light is lost off the sides of the diamond instead of reflecting off the top. Some may choose a diamond deep cut because a deep cut will cause a smaller diamond to look larger than its actual size.

The ideal diamond cut is preferred. With an ideal cut, which is neither particularly deep nor particularly shallow, light reflects from the top of the diamond instead of getting lost off the sides of the diamond. This creates the dazzle and shine of quality diamonds. A diamond ideal cut is balanced, creating the right conditions for brilliance.

Quality Determined By Cut

The ideal cut is a cut that causes light to reflect off the top of the diamond, instead of the sides. When the light bounces off the top of the diamond, the result is an eye-catching brilliant diamond. When the light bounces off the sides, the diamond will appear dull and dark.

For an ideal cut, the depth and width should be balanced, and not too deep nor too shallow to create just the right angles of light reflection. The modern jeweler’s job is made much easier with computer programs that help design diamond cuts that allow for maximum light reflection and brilliance of the cut diamond. The cut of the diamond is an important decision when choosing a diamond.

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Originally posted 2008-05-09 23:17:45.

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6 Responses to “Dazzle Is Influenced By Diamond Cuts”

  1. makoshila son on August 1st, 2010 at 2:43 pm

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    As a woman, I am not much on material things and I told my fiance that I did not care if he bought my ring used, but I am SO glad that it is new. Thinking back on it, I think that this is one of those things that you should sacrifice a few extra dollars on to buy it new, especially if you are spending $3k-$4k on it already. This is the beginning of your life together, not the end of someone else's relationship like a used engagement ring symbolizes. My ring came from Friedman's and to be honest, [...]

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  6. Daniel on April 7th, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Today, I discussed the phenomena of light reflection and refraction. I am absolutely serious when I say that if I had read this poem before class today, I would have read it to them. It's so on point and deals with all the right physical issues: image fragmentation and distortion, acute surface reflection, Brewster's Angle, variable refraction from ripples, skewed depth perception as a result of medium change. Did you mean to write this poem about physics? Either way (yes or no), you are awesome.

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