Ideal Cut Diamonds
The beauty of a diamond does not manifest itself only through its colour or shape. As far as the stone's beauty is concerned, the ultimate beauty of a given diamond is determined by the human touch, that is, its cut. It is the way a diamond is cut (the precision-crafted geometry of its roundness, width, depth, size and position of the facets) that determines the stone's brilliance and fire. An ideal-cut diamond is a stone that is cut and polished to ideal overall proportions which perfect its optical properties, in particular, the high index of refraction and colour dispersion. So even if the colour and clarity are perfect, the poorly cut diamond will be dull and less impressive to the eye, because the light that enters the stone, will reach the facets and then leak out from the sides or bottom of the diamond instead of reflecting back to the eye. |
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