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 Diamond is believed to be the Queen among the precious
stones, though only the skills and qualification of the jeweler make the jewels
royally gorgeous. Diamonds are set in tiny screw back earrings, and the
scattering of brilliant drops in the necklace, or the natural diamond heart for
the beloved. The jewelry industry knows of ten shapes of diamond divided into
classic and fancy and each of them are unique to add the individual beauty and
charm to every single stone.
Round shape is the most popular which fully unveils the
beauty of the stone. In 1919 Marcel Tolkowsky elaborated the ideal proportions
of faceting to achieve the perfect optic effect and the round diamond became
the most glittering in the world. The round shape is universal for all kinds of
jewelry. Whether it is a single stone in the signet ring, or the placer of fine
diamonds inset in the bracelet or the necklace, the round diamond allows the
jewelers use any frame and use less metal which in most cases shuts down the splendor
of the multifaceted glitter of the diamond. The most popular round diamond is the
yellow Tiffany weighing 128,5 carats which was mined in 1878 in the South
Africa and currently exposed in New York in the shop-window of the Tiffany
& Co Store.
The Royal Asscher Diamond is the square diamond with the cut
off angles. This is a rare shape which was invented in 1902 by the Asscher
brothers, the Dutch jewelers. However, the Asscher diamond makes the rings and
necklaces exclusive.
Trillion cut diamonds come as triangle with the stepped
facet cut when the glitter and beauty is rather spectacular. Trillions are mainly
triangular in shape, usually with cut corners and a variety of facets.
Quadrilliants, Squarilliants and others are square when looked at from the top.
The trillion cut diamond is rarely used as the core precious stone in the
jewel. It is inset in rings with the ideal purity diamond or the necklaces of
the best style. The placer of trilliants adds beauty to the main stones thanks
to the feature to embrace it densely.
Emerald is the shape of the rectangle with the cut angles. Only
diamonds of high purity can be shaped as emeralds since only simple parallel
facets make it easy to observe all the diamond defects.
Radiant is the brilliant shape of the diamond. This faceting
is called brilliant for the sake of the match of rectangle with cut off angles
and the way of faceting typical just for round diamonds. Being the single-existing
stone, radiant adds the special chic to rings. Matched with diamonds of other
shapes, trillion cut diamonds, for example, it is mainly used to create luxury
and stunning jewels.
Oval is one of the fancy shapes matching the faceting of the
round diamond and the enlarged length. This is the universal shape to make
jewelry of many types. The oval diamond looks perfectly when trimmed with
precious stones of smaller size. Thanks to the oblong shape, the rings with
oval diamond visually lengthen fingers which are very attractive for women.
Princess Cut Diamond is the stone of the ideal square shape.
Its edges allow demonstrating the transparency and depth of the diamond color
and high quality material is only used to make luxury jewels. Princess Cut
looks ideal as the gift for any functions or screw back earrings especially for
male celebrities as David Backham.
Marquis Diamond is oval with the tapering edges resembling
the leaf. Thanks to its elegant shape, this stone is perfect to decorate ladies'
hands since it attracts attention to fingers and visually lengthen them.
Marquis elements are hard in structure but they are not
split, they are straight in form. Diamond forms their fiberglass elements
through machining.
Pear-shaped or drop-shaped diamond is the most popular since
it is oval at one end and is angular at the other end. It is used as the
central stone in jewelry when the signet ring make hands elegant, the earrings
make the face oval and accentuate the neckline. The jewelers use the drop diamonds
to create pendants for tiaras or necklaces. So, the legendary De Beers
Millennium Star discovered in Congo in the late 20th century was faceted by
jewelers with the laser device to acquire the pear-shaped diamond of 203
carats.
Heart-shaped diamond is one of the romantic types of
precious stone. Stones with defects are usually shaped as heart. Heart-shaped
diamonds are believed to be used for such jewels as pendants or earrings,
though today designers offer design of jewelry with the major heart-shaped
diamond embraced with tinier diamonds. The collection of engagement rings by Asprey
offers models with various diamond shapes which cost over dozens of thousand US
dollars.
When working with raw stones, the jeweler considers the
end-user shape of the diamond based on primary structure of the stone and its
defects which are removed when faceting. Every exclusive shape of diamonds
should ideally match the design of the jewelry and highlight the virtues of the
owner. Once you come with the idea to acquire the diamond of any shape, opt for
the shape to look most attractive.
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