Loose Diamonds

The cut is one of the important characteristics of a diamond. It refers to how the diamond has been cut from the stone. An expert diamond cutter who uses his experience and skills to cut the diamond carries out the process of cutting to create the perfect cut diamond . Such a diamond can have any of the popular shapes, whether round, radiant, or the perfect cushion cut diamond. This diamond would be the best quality. Cut grade The cut grade refers to the quality or grade of the cutting. The perfect cut diamond would have the ideal cut of good quality. The grading is done on a five point scale, which has Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, and Poor as the grading. Obviously, the Excellent and Very Good rated diamonds are of the highest cut quality and would cost the most. The perfect cushion cut diamond of Good grade is intermediate and is of good cut quality, which would appear well and shine well. The prices of these cuts would be moderate. The Fair grade is average. The Poor grade is...

The perfect cushion cut diamond has a lovely cut and sheen that makes it highly sought after. It is also referred to as the old mine cut as it combines a square cut with rounded corners. It looks like a pillow or a cushion and hence this name is given. This cut has been around for almost 200 years. Cushion Cut Diamonds •    Traditional perfect cut diamonds reflect light in a chunkier way when compared to the modern cuts. These perfect cushion cut diamonds had an enlarged culet which gave it a very unique look, which today is considered antique. •    It was also one of the most popular diamond shapes in its initial years. •    Over a period of time, certain refinements were made to cushion cut diamonds like shrinking the culet, enlarging the table and also improving the cut angles so as to get an increased brilliance. This led to increase in demand for cushion cut diamonds as customers loved to have the antique feel with the modern appeal. Pe...