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Ideal Cuts
FROM CAROB TREE TO DIAMONDS
each carob tree seed weight exactly 0,2g
the word carat comes from Carob
1 carat (ct) = 0, 2 gram= 100 points
DIAMONDS CUTTING PROCESS
ROUGH ROCK
SAWING
BRUTING
BLOCKING
BRILLIANTERING
DIAMONDS CUTTING HISTORY
POLISHING OF THE OCTAEDRE WEAK POINTS
1300-1400
TABLE CUT
1500
8*8 CUT
1600
MAZARIN CUT
1600
PERUZZI CUT
1700
OLD MINE CUT
1800
OLD EUROPEAN CUT
1900
MODERN CUT
IDEAL TO FINE CUT
PERFECT VISUAL BALANCE
IDEAL HEARTS AND ARROWS DIAMOND
VIEW FROM THE CULET REFLECTION CREATES A 8 SYMETRICAL HEARTS WITH THE PAVILLION
FROM THE FACE UP POSITION 8 RADIATING ARROWS ARE OBSERVED WITHIN THE CROWN
DIAMONDS CUTTING PROCESS
VERY SHALLOW
SHALLOW
IDEAL
DEEP
VERY DEEP
POOR FISH EYE APPEARS DARK
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR
VERY POOR NAIL HEAD APPEARS SMALL
IDEAL DIAMONDS ARE VERY RARE
CUT TO MAXIMISE PROFIT
Perfect but lost of wasted rock
2 diamonds Perfect cut
40 points each = 80 points
Total $1750
1 too Shallow 1 too deep but
2 poor quality diamonds cut to maximise rock
45 point + 65 point = 110 points
Total $3991
1 far too shallow, 1 far too shallow but
2 very poor quality diamonds Too shallow and too deep but
35 point + 75 point = 110 points
Total 54683
INCREASING PRICE AND BEAUTY WHILE IMPROVING CUT
OLD EUROPEAN CUT
0.97 Ct
Before
BRILLIANT CUT
0.80 Ct
After