Gem Cuts

Gem Cuts determine the final appearence of the gemstone. The wide variety of cuts available provide you with limitless options to meet your unique style. Many of these cuts have become familiar in engagement rings and wedding sets as well as staples in fashion jewelry.

Although we show images of ring settings, the same apply to other jewelry pieces as well.

Baguette Baguette

A gemstone cut in the shape of a long, narrow rectangle. Literally, French for “rod.”

Brilliant Brilliant

The basic brilliant cut stone is round or oval with many facets of different shapes and sizes. The cut increases the brilliance of the stone by minimizing the amount of light that escapes at the bottom of the stone.

Cabochon Cabochon

A stone with the upper side polished to a smooth, rounded domed surface with no facets. The back of the stone is flat and unpolished, originally so that the stone’s structure and size was recognizable. Usually it is cut from an opaque or translucent stone. Stones with special optical effects are also cut “en cabochon” (e.g. opal or tiger’s eye). Usually a cabochon is round or oval.

Cushion Cushion

A stone cut with a square or rectangular shape, but having rounded corners.

Emerald Emerald

The style of cutting a large transparent gemstone in a square or rectangular shape with diagonal cut corners. The sides are step cut-there are sloping parallel facets that increase in size as they approach the widest part of the stone and decrease as they reach the bottom.

Fancy Fancy

An unusual shape, not able to be categorized under any other description.

Heartshaped Heart Shaped

Faceted like a brilliant cut stone, but in the form of a heart.

Marquise Marquise

A modification of brilliant cut. The shape is elliptical and pointed at both ends (boat-shaped).

Pear Shaped Pear Shaped

Shaped like a drop of water-pointed at one end and round at the other.

Radiant Radiant

A rectangular stone that is flat on top and brilliant cut underneath.

Brilliant Round

Same as the brilliant cut.

Square Square

The top is square with one step-cut facet on each side. Also referred to as Princess Cut or Quadrillion.

Trillion Trillion

A triangle cut that is flat on top and brilliant cut underneath.

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