Diamond Cuts & Gem Shapes

Facet architectures and outlines that influence brilliance, fire, and spread. Includes modern brilliants, step cuts, antique styles, and geometric fancy shapes.

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Antwerp Brilliant

Discover the Antwerp Brilliant cut diamond: its unique features, history, buying guide, and how it maximizes sparkle, fire, and brilliance. Expert insights.
Antwerp Cut

Discover the Antwerp cut diamond, a 57-facet round brilliant renowned for its brilliance and fire. Learn about its history, features, and buying guide.
Asscher Cut

Explore the Asscher cut diamond shape, its history, features, buying guide, and pros & cons. Discover this unique step cut with its hall of mirrors effect.
Baguette

Explore the baguette cut: its elegant rectangular shape, step facets, and use in jewelry. Learn about its history, buying tips, care, pros & cons.
Baguette Brilliant

Explore the unique Baguette Brilliant diamond cut, a hybrid shape offering elegance and enhanced sparkle. Learn about its features, how to buy, and more.
Baguette Cut

Explore the elegant Baguette cut: learn its definition, history, key features, buying guide, care, and value factors for diamonds and colored gemstones.
Baguette Shape

Discover the baguette diamond cut: its elegant rectangular shape, step facets, subtle luster, and use in jewelry. A comprehensive guide.
Barion Cut

Discover the Barion diamond cut, a modern marvel with 77 facets for exceptional brilliance and fire. Learn its features, buying guide, and value factors.
Briolette

Discover the captivating briolette cut: a fully faceted teardrop gemstone known for its 360-degree sparkle. Learn about its features, history, buying tips, and more.
Briolette Cut

Explore the briolette cut: a fully faceted teardrop gemstone. Learn about its history, features, buying guide, and best uses in jewelry.
Briolette Diamond

Explore the briolette diamond cut: its unique teardrop shape, all-faceted design, brilliance, history, and how to choose the perfect piece.
Bufftop

Explore the unique Bufftop diamond cut: its domed top, faceted pavilion, pros, cons, and what to consider when buying.
Bullet Cut

Explore the distinctive Bullet Cut gemstone shape. Learn about its features, variations, buying guide, pros and cons, and care for unique jewelry.
Cabochon

Explore the timeless beauty of cabochon cut gemstones. Learn about their history, key features, how they're made, buying advice, and care tips.
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Explore the elegant Emerald cut: understand its features, history, buying guide, and why it s a timeless choice for diamonds and colored gemstones.
Caledonia Cut

Explore the unique Caledonia Cut diamond. Learn about its exceptional brilliance, fire, proprietary design, buying tips, and value factors.
Calf

Explore the unique Calf cut gemstone shape. Learn about its features, history, how to buy, and care for this distinctive cut.
Carat

Understand carat weight: the unit for gemstones. Learn how it impacts size, value, and what to look for when buying diamonds and colored gems.
Catherine Wheel Cut

Explore the Catherine Wheel cut (rose cut): its unique vintage features, flat pavilion, domed crown, historical significance, and what to consider when buying.
Clarity

Learn about gemstone clarity, the 4Cs, grading scales (FL to I3), buying guides, and how inclusions and blemishes affect value and beauty.

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