Fancy Diamond Cuts and Shapes

The Amorillion is patented and trademarked by AM-GOLD Products, Inc. It is a "multidiamond product" or "compound cut" that's composed of two elongated shield-shape or modified trillion-cut diamonds perfectly matched and aligned to create the illusion of a marquise-cut diamond. The Amorillion TM, available exclusively through AM-GOLD, is part of a lO-karat, 14-karat and 18-karat gold ... Read More...

William Goldberg Diamond Corp. has re-created a classic diamond cut, the Ashoka, based on the famous diamond of the same name. The original Ashoka diamond, a 41.37carat D flawless named after the Buddhist warrior-emperor Ashoka Maurya, was mined in the Golconda region of southern India. Due to its unique cut and exceptional beauty, it has attained legendary status as it has passed through the hands of c... Read More...

The Asprey Cut was created by master diamond cutter Gabi Tolkowsky.To achieve this cut, Tolkowsky looked back at historical cuts and was impressed by the cushion cut popularized between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. With its soft, not quite square shape, Tolkowsky thought it would provide him with various options for incorporating the Asprey "A" inscription around the edges of the... Read More...

The Asscher Cut, although not well-defined, is generally described as a forerunner of the emerald cut. The Asscher Cut was developed prior to 1910, when the rotary diamond saw revolutionized modern diamond cutting. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES It is a square cut characterized by a smaller table and larger steps than an emerald. It features dramatic, cut corners. It usually has a higher cr... Read More...

Astraight baguette is a relatively small, elongated diamond that usually is rectangular in shape. The cut is characterized by square corners with rows of step-cut or steplike facets parallel to the table. Baguettes do not conform to the Federal Trade Commission's" 17 -facet" requirement for diamonds.   The name of the cut must proceed the word diamond. Baguettes today are most often emplo... Read More...

The baguillion is essentially a horizontally shaped baguette diamond with square corners with the faceting of a Princess cut. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUNNING ISSUES A baguillion has between 56 and 58 facets. Sometimes baguillions are cut in a tapered baguette shape with the longer ends narrowing down in a way that is similar to tapered baguettes. These are called tapillions. MARKETS AND MARKETING B... Read More...

The Barocut diamond was created in 2000 by Baroka Creations, Inc. Since its introduction, the Barocut has established itself as a successful brand among consumers and retail jewelers. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTINISSUES The Barocut is considered a rectangular modified cut. It has 77 facets 81 in cut corner style - which create the most light-dispersion possible. The Barocut is sometimes referred ... Read More...

Briolette diamonds are found in antique and estate jewelry from the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras. They also are being newly cut, especially in larger sizes like 10 to 12 carats, primarily in India. Even larger Briolettes, up to 50 carats, are being cut in New York City. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Briolette Cut is a drop-shaped stone with triangular or diamond shaped facets... Read More...

The Buddha Cut, a diamond polished in the shape of a meditating Buddha, was codesigned in 1995 by a Buddhist member of the Japanese Soto Zen federation and Oliver Korn for J. Korn & Partners. The name is a patent of Antwerp-based diamond manufacturer J. Korn & Partners, which also holds a copyright on the shape. The Buddha Cut is produced by Oliver Korn for J. Korn & Partners. In developing ... Read More...

The Christmas Tree cut was developed about 20 years ago by George Saltzman, New York, and is no longer widely cut in the United States. It is derived from triangular made that is polished, with grooves depicting the branches of a pine tree. The Christmas Tree is reportedly still being cut in extremely limited quantities in Israel and Belgium. The cut is primarily sold loose in 50- to 60-pointer sizes, a... Read More...

The Context cut is a registered trademark and patent of Dr. Ulrich Freiesleben of Munster, Germany. In 1997, the Context cut won the "Best of the Best Award" for highest quality design in the Design Innovationen competition in Germany. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Context was researched and developed in the early 1980s by Dr. Freiesleben, based on a patented design from the ... Read More...

The Corona TM diamond is a new square cut created by Yuval Harary Diamonds, the same team that introduced the Fourever Concept technique ten years ago. The company holds the design patent and registered trademark for this diamond cut. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Corona has 65 total facets, 40 on the pavilion and 25 on the crown. The stones are cut in the company's house factory in Ra... Read More...

Crisscut is the creation of Christopher Slowinski, the owner of Christopher Designs. The company holds the design patent and registered trademark for this diamond cut. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The step-cut Crisscut has 77 facets, some of which are crisscrossed, and comes in two shapes: rectangular or octagonal. Triangular facets are applied to the steps in the pavilion. Rectangular Cr... Read More...

The Cushette Cut was developed through the patented Rosetta Process, which brings eight additional facets into the pavilion, producing greater light refraction. It is a Cushion Cut stone designed for increased brilliance. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES There are 77 facets in the Cushette Cut: 33 on the crown and 44 on the pavilion. The color grades of the stones range from D to J, with cla... Read More...

The Cushion Cut is a generic name for the Old Mine Cut developed before the turn of the century; these days the name" cushion" is often used for colored stones cut in this shape. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES A Cushion Cut is a square or squarish-rectangular cut with rounded corners and 58 brilliant-style facets that resemble a pillow shape, hence the name. A hundred years ago, w... Read More...

The Czar Cut, which was in research and development for two years, is produced by the Digico Group. It was created by combining traditional Indian tools with modern technology. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Czar Cut has 53 facets and ranges in weight from .05 to 2 carats. It is available in colors H through I and clarities VS through 11. The cut has been graded for brilliance by GemEx ... Read More...

The diamond bead is a diamond that has been faceted and drilled. It is seldom completely spherical, and may have any shape, from round to a disc. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The diamond bead is covered with small facets on all sides, often in steps. There is no girdle, table or culet. The diamond bead is always cut from dodecahedroid rough of a near-spherical shape. Much of the material ... Read More...

Diamond Pearls, a unique item in the diverse universe of diamond products, blend the properties of a diamond with the unique look and feel of pearls. The process is not patented, but the secrets of how to perform the process are carefully guarded. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The diamond pearl grew out of the research and experimentation of De Beers, which long ago began using a similar p... Read More...

An Emerald Cut diamond is usually rectangular but older, square cuts are still around. It is a step-cut diamond; that is, it has rows of facets usually 48 to 50 - that resemble a staircase and usually are four-sided or elongated. The typical size of a I-carat rectangular Emerald Cut would be 7 by 5 mm.   The look of an Emerald Cut diamond is subtle and understated with less "flash," or re... Read More...

International luxury fashion house Escada entered the diamond world in September 2000. The luxury fashion house is marketing a jewelry collection featuring a new diamond design, the Escada Cut diamond, which was created by the Pluczenik Group, Antwerp-based master cutters and sightholders. With mountings created by Italian luxury-jewelry producer Crova and input on creative marketing by De Beers Diamond... Read More...

Described as a diamond for the millennium and beyond, The Eternal Cut diamond is patented worldwide and was designed by master diamond cutter, Gabi Tolkowsky. It is sold exclusively through Garrard & Co. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Eternal Cut features 81 facets, compared to the 57 or 58 facets of a traditional brilliant cut. There is a petal design around the culet that can be v... Read More...

The Flanders Ideal Square Cut has the visual outline of a square shape but it has four short sides and four long sides, almost like an emerald shape with its four cut corners. The stone is cut to ideal proportions for maximum brilliance. The cut was developed in the late 1980s by Belgian diamantaires with the aid of a highly sophisticated computer. The computer decreed that when a Flanders Ideal Square ... Read More...

In the mid-1990s, De Beers began promoting a series of five fancy shapes. Commissioned by the diamond giant in an attempt to find a niche for unusual rough and off colors, the suite of stones, known as the Flower Cuts, was created by Gabi Tolkowsky in 1986. Each of the Flower Cuts - the Dahlia, Fire-Rose, Marigold, Sunflower and Zinnia - is based on unconventional cutting angles and dimensions. The cuts... Read More...

The Fourever Concept, launched in 1993 by Yuval Harary Diamonds of Israel, features jewelry with a compound cut, or "multiple diamond setting" aimed at developing a range of reasonably priced diamond jewelry. The Fourever label is trademarked by Harary. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Fourever concept for jewelry is typically comprised of a gold or platinum fame containing four... Read More...

Suberi Bros., Inc. is the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Gabrielle, a patented cut of Gabi S. Tolkowsky Design B.V.V. A. The cut was created by, and named for, the master diamond cutter Gabriel S. "Gabi"Tolkowsky, the greatnephew of Marcel Tolkowsky who, as a math student in London in 1919, set the exact parameters for the perfect round brilliant cut with 58 facets. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS... Read More...

The Grace Cut is one in a series of branded fancy shapes called the Royal Cuts, manufactured and distributed by the partnership of Israel-based RaphaeliStschik Diamonds. The cut was invented by Gershon A. Stschik in 1992 and is trademarked by Raphaeli-Stschik Diamonds worldwide. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Grace Cut is a cross between a round and a triangular diamond shape. It has 65... Read More...

The Half Moon shape is straight on one side and curved on the other, creating a crescent shape.The straight edge lends itself well to setting against a center stone, particularly one with a straight edge. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES In the 1920s and 1930s, Half Moons were step cut, as were triangular diamonds; more contemporary Half Moon cuts are faceted a little differently, using brill... Read More...

The technical name for this stone is the "Heart-Shaped Modified Brilliant," based upon its shape and modifications of the traditional round brilliant configuration. PHYSICAL AND CUTTING ISSUES Ideally, a heart shape's length to-width ratio is slightly over 1: 1, approximately 1.1: 1 in favor of length, but not over 1.2: 1. As with fancy shapes in general, cutting parameters are for the most pa... Read More...

Since diamond cut, to many the most elusive of the four C's, began receiving more attention in the early 1990s, there has been an explosion in the popularity of Ideal Cut diamonds. The prominence of the Ideal Cut in the market today is the result of two events: The full realization that a diamond's appearance greatly depends upon the quality of the cut, and the scramble to fill the newly created Ideal C... Read More...

J&D Diamonds is the producer and exclusive distributor of the J.c. Millennium@ Cut diamond. This newly patented diamond shape came to be after a full year of cutting and experimenting by master cutter John Ceulemans, who has polished a number of important diamonds, including five D flawless stones of more than 100 carats. > PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The J.c. Millennium Cut is a 16s... Read More...

The Jubilant Crown TM , which was introduced in 2002, was inspired by the Jubilee Cut produced during the reign of Queen Victoria. The cut is trom Gem International, a leading New York City-based manufacturer and importer specializing in fine white diamonds ranging from .01 to 4 carats. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Jubilant Crown cut enhances the beauty of an ordinary diamond and is c... Read More...

A Half Moon shape, the Lady Cut, with its step-cut pavilion, is designed to give more brilliance than tradi­tional Half Moon cuts. It can be used with other stones in a wide variety of combinations. The Lady Heart, in which two Lady Cut diamonds are set against a Princess, gives a larger appearance than a single heart shape of the same weight. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES There are 57 fac... Read More...

Lily Diamonds - Siman- Tov Bros., Ramat Gan, Israel, holds the worldwide patent for the Lily Cut. The patent was granted in 1996. Facets Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, is an exclusive distributor for the cut. And King's Diamond Trading Co., Hong Kong, is an exclusive agent. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Lily Cut is essentially a square-shaped diamond with four rounded flower petals in... Read More...

Tiffany & Co.'s Lucida TM is an exclusive diamond cut and is positioned as a wedding product. Currently solitaire engagement rings and wedding bands in 18-karat gold or platinum are available. The jeweler has added an eternity band and a three-stone ring as well. Lucida, which means the brightest star in a constellation, is available exclusively at Tiffany & Co. stores worldwide. The setting is ... Read More...

The Marquise Brilliant takes its name from a legend that the Sun King desired a stone to be polished into the shape of the mouth of the Marquise of Pompadour. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Marquise Brilliant is a boatshaped modified brilliant. It is generally agreed that a length-to-width ratio between 1.75:1 and 2:1 is most pleasing. As with other fancy shapes, a certain degree of wha... Read More...

The Millennial Sunrise is a diamond cut created specifically for the new millennium by USA Studs Inc. The design, invented in 1998, is cut in Israel exclusively for USA Studs. The company has both a U.S. and an international patent on the cut. > PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Millennial Sunrise is shaped like a traditional oval cut, but features seven tables, which the company calls &qu... Read More...

Enter another original diamond I, shape in the world of high fashion and design. Doron Isaak, a Los Angeles-based designer, released the Couture Gems Collection, a line of one-of-a-kind design pieces featuring the Noble Cut. The diamond shape was unveiled with the collection at the 2001 Luxury Show at JCK Las Vegas. The Noble Cut is a trademark and patent of Doron Isaak. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUT... Read More...

The Radiant Cut was first developed and patented in 1977 by Henry Grossbard, the founder of RCDC. It was the first diamond cut to combine the elegance of the emerald shape and the brilliance and fire of a round diamond. Upon the expiration of the patent, the Radiant Cut became a fully accepted diamond shape and was widely distributed by many manufacturers and wholesalers. In 2002, RCDC launched the Orig... Read More...

The oval's technical name is "oval modified brilliant," based upon its shape and modifications of the traditional round, brilliant configuration. The oval was invented by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960s. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES A length-to-width ratio of 1.5:1 is almost universally considered a pleasing shape for ovals, with any variation beyond 1.4:1 or 1.6:1 beginning to... Read More...

The technical name for the Pear is "Pear-Shaped Modified Brilliant," based upon its shape and modifications of the traditional round brilliant configuration. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES More than other fancy shapes, length-to-width ratio is a matter of taste when it comes to pear shapes. As pears may be used for engagement rings, suites in necklaces, dangles in earrings, and in... Read More...

Phoenix diamonds are produced at Smolensk Production i Corporation Kristall is the largest Russian polished dia­mond manufacturer - which special­izes in high-quality goods known worldwide as "the Russian make." PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Phoenix Cut does not belong to traditional fancy cuts, although its design was based on the emerald and, princess cuts. The shape of the... Read More...

Avi Paz Fancy Ltd. is the sole manufacturer of the Prince Cut and supplies the patented diamonds only to authorized dealers. The Prince Cut was awarded international patents and a U.S. patent in August 2002. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Prince Cut is a modified emerald shape diamond and was also awarded U.S. and international patents in a baguette shape diamond. There are a total of 1... Read More...

The Princess is a brilliant-style shape with sharp, uncut corners. It is typically cut perfectly square, rather than as a rectangle. Brilliant style refers to vertical direction crown and pavilion facets instead of the older, step-style horizontal-direction facets. It is a straight edged square with pavilion facets that are wide at the culet and narrowed toward the girdle, the opposite of the pavilion-f... Read More...

The Plus from EFD Ltd. is manufactured with more surface area and is designed to give more brilliance than most traditional diamonds available today. EFD Ltd. specializes in the Cut. In 1999, EFD started creating jewelry with its Cuts for fashion designs, solitaires, three-stone rings and now diamond Right Hand Rings. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Plus Cut has 101 facets, 40 more facet... Read More...

The Princette name is a trademark of Mark Silverstein Diamond Import Co., which is its exclusive distributor. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES Princette is the same basic shape as traditional, step-cut baguettes and tapered baguettes, except that it is faceted like a Princess cut diamond with approximately 48 facets. It is available only in mounted jewelry in platinum with 18-karat gold accen... Read More...

The Q'uortia Collection, a patented line of jewelry made up of composite diamonds, is available exclusively through Ora Alexander. PHYSICAL CHARACHTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The four stones that make up each Q'uortia are hand-cut in Israel. The shape features four pie-shaped diamonds invisibly set to give the appearance of a larger diamond. While the company could have set the stones so that the divis... Read More...

The Quadrillion cut is a registered trademark of Ambar Diamonds Ine. It is an ideal square-shaped diamond with 49 facets and sharp corners. Unlike a round brilliant, the Quadrillion's lower-pavilion facets widen toward the culet, rather than narrowing; the narrowing on a Quadrillion is toward the corners, creating a star effect in the middle of the diamond. The cut's brilliant-style faceting minimizes l... Read More...

The Regent Cut is designed to give the brilliance of a round in a square shape, while offering perfect symmetry. It is named after the Regent diamond, which was part of the French Crown jewels. It is the only square shape made to hearts and arrows standards. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES There are 66 facets on the Regent Cut: 41 on the crown and 25 on the pavilion. The color grades of the ... Read More...

The Rising Star is a patented cut of Fancoldi Registered Trust Ltd. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Rising Star was granted a design patent with the U.S. Patent Office in 1992 based on the new technique of achieving its cut; subsequent patents were registered in all diamond polishing countries. It was developed in Liechtenstein and is now cut in Israel. It is the first fancy-cut diamond ... Read More...

There are old and new Rose Cuts on the market, and the industry is seeing a revival of interest in this cut that dates back to the Georgian or Victorian era, when it was the precursor of to day's round brilliant. Older Rose Cuts range from 70 to 200 years old and are distinguished by a knife-edge girdle and an irregular shape. There are rarely calibrated older Rose Cuts, so a calibrated one is likely to... Read More...

The world-famous diamond cutter, Asscher Diamond Company, established in 18S4, has started marketing a successor to the well-known original shape that bears the company's name. The newly patented Royal Asscher Cut diamond is the offspring of the now 99year-old Asscher Cut, created by Joseph Asscher. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Royal Asscher Cut is a 74- facet square cut featuring dra... Read More...

The Royal Brilliant diamond, a cut created by Japanese diamantaire Mickey Ishida of EX Royal Co., Inc., is an 82-faceted round brilliant. The cut is its own study in the aesthetics of brilliance and scintillation, the concept being that, especially in larger stones, the more facets, the more sparkle. The cut is patented (U.S. Patent #286,387) and the Royal Brilliant name is trademarked. The company hold... Read More...

Royalcrest Diamond is a regis­tered, patented cut of Merit Diamond Corporation. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Royalcrest cut was introduced to the market in 1993, after nearly three-and-a-half years of development. The shape of the cut is rectangular, with a multifaceted, arched table that reflects and efracts light from any angle at the top of the diamond. The step facets on the arche... Read More...

Master cutter Gabriel Tolkowsky, nephew of Marcel Tolkowsky, the man who designed the modern round brilliant cut more than 80 years ago, now has more than 50 diamond designs to his own credit. Among them: the Flower Cuts, the Gabrielle, the Eternal and the Lotus. His latest is the Savannah Cut a tribute to the glass dome structure of the Lucas Theatre in Savannah, Georgia, a city for which Tolkowsky has... Read More...

The Spirit Sun is a registered trademark of a patent by Dr. Ulrich Freiesleben, Munster, Germany. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Spirit Sun was researched and developed in the early 1980s by Dr. Ulrich Freiesleben, based on a patented design from the early 1960s of master gem cutter Bernd Munsteiner. The Spirit Sun and its sister cut, the Context Cut, are the first two diamond cuts to t... Read More...

The Spring Cut is comprised of elements from both the emer­ald and radiant cuts. M&M Diamond Imports wanted to create a cut that combined the fire and scintillation of the radiant cut and the elegance of the emerald cut. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Spring Cut has 60 facets and appears bigger than comparable stones by weight because of its shape. It weighs between .08 and 10 carat... Read More...

The Star Cut, produced by the Digico Group, was in research and development for two years. It was created by combining traditional Indian tools with modern technology. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Star Cut has 86 facets and ranges in weight from .05 to 2 carats. It is available in colors H through I and clarities from VS through 11. The cut has already been graded for brilliance by Ge... Read More...

The Starburst Cut name is a patent of Louis Glick & Co. and U. Doppelt & Co. The Starburst was developed 25 years ago by the Louis Glick and U. Doppelt companies. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Starburst is a modified radiant cut. It is a rectangular brilliant cut with 88 or more kite- and star-shaped facets. Often there are twice as many facets on a Starburst as on a traditiona... Read More...

Through a series of technological advances, it is now possible to make what has become known on the market as Super Ideal Cuts. Super Ideals, which have been branded by several companies, are often based on the Tolkowsky proportions, but this is not the reason they are termed Super Ideal. The idea behind Super Ideal Cuts is that they display a visual effect that many call "hearts and arrows," ... Read More...

A tapered baguette is a relatively small, elongated diamond that is primarily rectangular in shape; however one end is wider, making it a long trapezoid. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The cut has square corners with rows of step-cut or step-like facets parallel to the table. Tapered baguettes do not conform to the Federal Trade Commission's" 17 -facet" requirement for diamonds. T... Read More...

The Royal Cuts - the Baroness, the Duchess and the Empress - are registered, patented cuts of Suberi Bros., Inc. The Royal Cuts were developed in the early 1990s as a way to brand diamond shapes. They are guaranteed in writing to be cut in Israel. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Baroness and Empress are modified brilliant cuts with straight, geometric sides. The Baroness is similar to an... Read More...

Doron Isaak, the Los Angeles­based designer of Couture Gems - a collection featur­ing the Noble Cut is adding another original cut to his repertoire. The Virtue Cut, a trademark and patent of Doron Isaak, will be unveiled in February 2004 at the Centurion Show and Conference and will be fea­tured in the designer's 2004 Couture and Ready-to-Wear Collections. Similar to its predecessor - the Noble Cut in ... Read More...

Triangular Brilliant and Triangular Modified Brilliant, are generic terms referring to nonbranded triangular brilliant cut diamonds. The generic product provides benefit for the jeweler who is more concerned with price than a brand name and its narrow cutting parameters.   PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Triangular Mixed Brilliant has replaced the step-cut triangle - the triangular ... Read More...

Trielle is the brand name that is registered by Trillion Diamond Co., Inc. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES In terms of cutting style, the primary, immediately discernible difference between the traditional triangle and the Trielle is that the Trielle is "blocked" into thirds in the initial cutting stages - three pavilion facets and three crown facets, followed by brillianteering ra... Read More...

Although "trilliant" is a generic industry term for a triangular brilliant, the logo is registered by the Henry Meyer Diamond Company. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES The Henry Meyer Trilliant diamond is cut exclusively with straight sides as an equilateral triangle - 1: 1 tip-to-tip ratio - slightly "pinched" at the tips. The finished diamond contains 50 facets. More exa... Read More...

The Tycoon Cut, invented in 1999 by Toros Kejejian, is a uniquely designed rectangular shape that has been turning heads at trade shows as its distribution grows. The name Tycoon Cut is trade­marked, and has been patented in both the United States and internationally. Los Angeles-based Tycoon Jewelry is its sole distributor. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DESIGN ISSUES The cut is described by Kejejian as ... Read More...

ABA Diamond's owner, Ari Abaev, didn't set out to create a new fancy shape diamond. He was working with an emerald cut and noticed that its brilliance was beyond the ordinary stone of its type. Once the particulars were figured out concerning what made the stone unique, the Victorian Cut was born. Abaev promotes the Victorian Cut, which premiered at the ]CK Vegas Show in 2002, as "the victory of ar... Read More...

The Web Cut is designed to combine the traditional and the modern. It gives brilliance similar to that of a round cut. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CUTTING ISSUES There are a total of 48 facets on the Web Cut: 24 on the crown and 24 on the pavilion. The color grades of the stones range from D to I with clarities from IF to SI1. Web Cuts are being offered in weights from .30 to 3 carats. The Web Cut desi... Read More...