Diamond key | Certified Gemstone | Globalgemology

Diamond keys – Globalgemology

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