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Cut And Beauty
The round brilliant takes shape from these basic elements:
The Girdle - a narrow, flat band cut around the middle of the stone. The Culet - the facet centered at the bottom. The Pavilion - the lower facets of the diamond. The Crown - the top facets. The Table - the flat surface on top, set up by the crown.
Facets are the flat, polished surfaces arranged on the diamond. A finished round brilliant has 58.
When a diamond is cut for beauty, the facets are positioned so that the top section, the table and crown, acts like a lens. The top gathers light in and directs it to the bottom section, the pavilion, which acts as a reflector. Light hits the pavilion and then returns back out of the table and crown - creating a spectacular show.
This visual display requires careful attention to three crucial aspects of cutting:
Proportions - how well the facets work in relation to one another. Symmetry - how precisely the facets are alligned. Polish - the external finish of the diamond.
All cutters may want to cut for beauty, but many must put another consideration first: maintaining weight, since weight greatly affects the price of a diamond.
The EightStar cutter, however, has only one priority: to create the greatest possible light return, ensuring the greatest possible beauty.
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