Diamond Cut

item#1480145
Shape:Oval
Color:H SI1
Carat wt: 1.16

Perhaps the event that sparked a rush to begin mining diamonds in South Africa occurred in 1868 when a young African boy, now referred to as Swartboy, picked up a shiny rock near the Orange River. In hopes of bartering with his newfound acquisition, he took it to a local man named Schalk van Niekerk...

item#14182C
Shape:Princess
Color:E SI1
Carat wt: 1.07

item#156718
Shape:Emerald
Color:F SI1
Carat wt: 1.27

ring type: 3.9g 14K White gold, center stone setting: prong set, stone carat weight: 1.5, stone shape: pear

Price: $4000

item#16144a
Shape:Round
Color:G VS2
Carat wt: 2.03

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A simple band hugs a gorgeous 1.50 carat pear shaped diamond. This solitaire diamond engagement ring is simply breathtaking. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*view item details

When a diamond is first mined, it does not natively exhibit the essence of brilliance and beauty. Instead, it has to be cut and polished to display such. The cut of the diamond entails how well or poorly a diamond has been faceted, polished and proportioned. Considered as the most important C among the rest, it has the greatest effect on how light reflects and travels through a diamond. A diamond's shape is also determined by its cut and is an indicator of the quality of...