Cushion Cut Diamonds, A Pillow Of Beauty
These types of diamonds were sometimes hard to obtain
, other than at various estate sales or business of online auctions. They have come into their own in our times, and theyre enjoying a nice little surge in popularity and once again, you can find them in various retail stores and locations, as well as online. This cut is antique and it does resemble a modern oval cut blended with a turn of the last century large faceted and deep style called the Old Mine Cut. The shape can be referred to as the pillow or candlelight diamond. The moniker candlelight came from the era before electric lights. Certain cuts of diamond sparkled in candle light; when that was often the only light available.
People may find that this particular cut is known as brilliant or even fiery as a few of the newer ones. One bonus though is that it has a classic and wonderfully romantic look about it and it does stand heads above the rest from the crowd of so-called normal round brilliant cuts. There are a few particular things to keep in mind when choosing a diamond in this cushion cut style. They are held to a wider than normal set of standards than most modern cuts and a lot of the choosing is in personal taste. Some of this type of cut will be a long rectangle, or almost square, and have a variety of depth percentages and table sizes.
Cushion Cut Diamonds do have large and more open facets so it's optimum to try for the best color and clarity suitable to your pocketbook. Any flaws are clearer if a stone has large facets rather than many smaller ones. A good ratio to go by if you'd like to choose a stone matching the original cushion cut, is a length to width ratio of 1.25 to 1.30. There are a few common minimum requirements for buying a good quality cushion cut and they are outlined below.
Be certain to choose a Good grade in the cut, a stone whose color is G, and with the clarity of VS2.
Cushion Cut Loose Diamonds may also be purchased on a tighter budget, and with three basic criteria: That the cut to be Good, that the clarity be SI2, and that the color be I. you can go even lower than these basic criteria, but its not really recommended. A customer must consider, along with the cost, the beauty of each stone. This is not a traditional selection for a stone, but then you stand out romantically from the more common round brilliants, and they are often used in engagement rings. They can be standalone or surrounded by smaller, accent diamonds.
by: Micky Botter
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