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Understanding a
Diamond Laboratory Report

The 4 C'

CUT

People often confuse cut with the shape of a diamond.

There are many different shapes, the most popular are:

 
   Brilliant (round)               Marquise                Pear       
     Oval

  Emerald               Heart            Princess
                

Most important with all these shapes is that light
passing through them is properly refracted
in order to give maximum brilliance or sparkle to the diamond.

It is the precision of the cut that determines this sparkle, also
sometimes called the 'life' or 'fire' of the diamond.

When the diamond is cut to good proportions, with scientific established
parameters followed correctly, light will be perfectly refracted
through the facets returning to the eye.

What differences are there between
'Antwerp, Premium or 'Ideal' cut diamonds.

This diagram shows how:

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1: perfect cut, very good refraction
2: bad proportions, too thick
3: bad proportions, too shallow

To understand the terms used on a diamond report
check the diagram below.

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