Showing posts with label most popular diamond cuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label most popular diamond cuts. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Loose Diamonds - Most Popular Diamond Cuts

round diamond cutRound

For almost 100 years, cutters have been perfecting their art in effort to achieve the grandeur and luster of the round diamond.

asscher diamond cutAsscher

A uniquely modified square Emerald. Being a trademark design cut, Asscher diamonds are short in supply and highly sought-after.

princess diamond cutPrincess

Brilliant, square diamonds with no trimmed corners. An extremely popular choice for engagement rings.

radiant diamond cutRadiant

Rare and unique, the Radiant Diamond features beautiful barely trimmed corners. This blazing cut makes an exceptional choice.

cushion diamond cutCushion

Gently rounded like a cushion, this exceptional cut has been in high demand for over a century as a solitaire.

pear diamond cut

Pear

Pear shaped diamonds go back to the 1400s. These stones are most popular as engagement rings & pendants.

marquise diamond cutMarquise

This slim and point-ended cut, set parallel to the finger & often embellished by accent stones. Popular for wedding rings.

heart diamond cutHeart

The heart shape is mostly in demand in recent years for pendants. High color level is important as it is visible at the corners.

oval diamond cutOval

Elegant and luminous, oval diamonds compliment feminine fingers, and are usually extremely fashionable among small-handed women.

emerald diamond cutEmerald

A rectangular cut of the emerald diamonds featuring trimmed corners and rectangular facets, popular when set with accent stones.

triangle diamond cutTriangle

Also "Trilliant Diamonds", these stones are often used in stud earrings. Chosen wisely, this cut can be a splendid center stone.


source : diamonds-usa.com

Thursday, April 1, 2010

In Pictures: America's Most Popular Diamond Cuts

Round

With one out of every three diamonds sold in the U.S. being a classic round brilliant diamond, this cut is far and away the most popular.

Scarlett Johansson and singer Fergie both sport classic rounds.
round diamond cutPrincess

The princess diamond was created in 1980 but has catapulted into massive popularity, making it the second-most popular diamond cut in the U.S. Diamond analyst Kenneth Gassman estimates that princess cut diamonds make up approximately 13% to 20% of diamond sales.

Freddie Prinze Jr. proposed to Sarah Michelle Gellar with a princess cut.

princess cut diamonds

Emerald

The third-most popular cut has long clear "step cuts," which emphasize the diamond's clarity and gives it a more subtle appearance than the "brilliant" cuts of most diamonds.

Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey with a reported $2.5 million emerald-cut diamond.
emerald-cut diamond

Pear Shape

The pear shape, the fifth-most popular diamond, is also called a "tear drop" for its single point and rounded end.

The most famous pear-shaped diamond has to be the 69-carat pear-shaped diamond given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth and sixth husband Richard Burton. Taylor wore the Taylor-Burton diamond in a necklace.
pear-shaped diamond

Asscher

The Asscher cut has been around for a century but soared in popularity, especially in Hollywood, after being featured in an episode of Sex and the City in which nice-guy Aidan proposed to protagonist Carrie Bradshaw.

Kate Hudson and Elizabeth Hurley were both given Asscher cuts by their soon-to-be husbands.

Source: Kenneth Gassman, The Diamond Source of Virginia, Blue Nile.
Asscher cut diamondsource : http://forbeslife.nl/2009/04/17/engagement-weddings-diamonds-forbes-woman-style-retail_slide.html?partner=contextstory