Our love of diamonds and admiration of their fire and brilliance has given rise to many different cuts of diamonds. Although we still see some of the earliest styles of cuts Diamond – such as the Round and the emerald cut, there are many more cuts today, some of them patented by their designers and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The most popular cut of a diamond ring today is still the round brilliant cut. It developed in 17th century Venice. It is still preferable when the raw crystal formation in an octahedron. Although both the 50% of the stone is cut in the process, often two stones can be carved from an octahedron. More unusual shaped stones are used for fancy cuts like a marquise, pear or heart-shaped diamond. The first had 17 brilliant facets on the top of the stone and were called double-cut. This was soon improved with carved stones with 33 facets and is called "triple cut diamonds.
In the 19th century with the development of better gem cutting tools were developed more innovations in diamond cutting styles. In 1919, Marcel Tolkowsky combined the art of cutting with the science of light and refraction and published his book, diamond design. These relatively recent geometric calculations were the forerunner of much of diamond cutting work today and led another, more precise mathematical models engineered to improve fire and brilliance of diamonds.
There are now cuts such as princess cut, trillions, oval, square, pear and heart shaped. Some innovative cutters have even formed star or diamond butterfly! A patented cut, the Ashoka diamond, is a rectangular cut with rounded, brilliant ends, and requires a stone 3 carats or larger. This is an exceptionally beautiful (and expensive!) Diamond shape. Tiffany has also patented diamond cut called Lucida cut. It's lucky bride whose fiancé gives one of these highly coveted stones!
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