A diamond’s cut is the most critical component of the diamond; it is what gives the stone its brilliance, sparkle and fire. These are the three main attributes of a diamond. Brilliance refers to the amount of light a diamond reflects. Fire describes the way the light disperses and how the diamond shows off the different colors of the spectrum. The sparkle, or scintillation, defines how much the diamond shimmers when you move it around in the light. When light enters a diamond it is refracted and bounces back out in a rainbow of colors. San Antonio jewelry stores can differentiate between cuts of diamonds.

The way a diamond is cut will have the biggest effect on how the stone catches and interacts with light. It is the ultimate expression of a craftsman’s skill in transforming a rough diamond into a gem. If the diamond is cut too shallow and not cut right, some of the light will be lost from the bottom. A deep cut will lose light out the side of its base. The ideal cut will reflect most of the light through its table or top surface. The top of the diamond is referred to as the crown and the bottom is referred to as the pavilion.

The ideal cut gives the right proportion to a diamond’s fire and brilliance. It accounts for the relationship between the table size, crown angle, pavilion angle, girdle, crown depth and pavilion depth. The ideal cut evaluates the size of the table relative to the stone’s width at its widest point, this is known as the girdle. The angles of all the facets relative to each other are accounted for. The depth of the crown against the pavilion and how well the facets at the crown (top) align with the pavilion (bottom).

The cut does not describe the shape; rather the cut depends on the stone’s shape. The most popular cut is the round brilliant diamond which has a cut of 57 facets. Other “fancy shapes” include princess, emerald, asscher, marquise, oval, radiant, pear, heart and cushion. Princess cut is popular among brides and brides-to-be.

Symmetry is also taken into account of a diamond’s facet and how well facet edges align with each other, how corresponding facets from opposite ends align with each other and the relationship between crown facets and pavilion facets.

A small percentage of diamonds fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light. They emit a blue or yellow light which is caused by trace amounts of boron, usually, that seep into the diamond during its creation. The fluorescence does not affect the diamond’s value but still is listed in the grading report.

San Antonio diamond buyers will buy any kind of diamond you have. Knowing what sort of diamond makes all the difference. You would not want to bring in your diamond and get ripped off? Of course not. Educating yourself on what you have is the first thing you want to do before selling what you have.

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