It is the small facet polished across a stone, otherwise it would have been a sharp point or tip of the pavilion of a faceted stone, especially a round brilliant cut. The main purpose of this cut is to avoid breakage of this tip.

is the tiny facet on the pointed bottom of the pavilion, parallel to the table.

A gemstone's smallest facet parallel to the girdle where all pavilion facets converge.

the tiny facet on the pointed bottom of the pavilion, which is the portion of a cut gem below the girdle.

The lowest point of a cut gemstone.

The point at the very bottom of the pavilion of a gemstone.

The facet on the bottom of a diamond. It is best to have a small or medium culet. A large culet will make the stone appear to have a hole in the bottom, arising from leakage of light.

The facet at the tip of a gemstone. It may be polished in some stones. The stone cutter may choose to make the culet a surface instead of a point.

Culet can be seen as a miniscule focal point where the pavilion's facets converge. Facet on the bottom tip of the diamond is culet. A diamond with no culet has a pointed tip. A diamond with a small to large culet has a flat surface at the tip. Culets can prevent chipping, but are less desirable when of the medium to large range. A diamond with a medium to large culet will appear to have a hole in the bottom when looking down on the stone, through the table.

Bottom tip of a gemstone

A confusing term in the present day. It originally referred to a tiny facet cut parallel to the table at the sharp point of a gemâ€(tm)s pavilion, now very much out of favor. It also sometimes refers to the “culet angle,” or the angle of the facets on the pavilion that reach to the pointed bottom of a gem.

The bottom point of the diamond, which may or may not contain a facet.

The very bottom tip of a diamond. Medium to large culets may negatively impact the light return in a diamond.

The culet is the facet at the tip of the bottom (or pavillion) of a diamond. Ideally, the culet is a tiny, understated focal point where the facets of the pavillion meet.

The facet on the bottom of a diamond. It is best to have no culet, followed by a very small, small, or medium culet. A large or very large culet will most likely be visible to the naked eye and may make the stone appear to have a hole in the bottom and .

The bottom tip of a diamond, which is usually a small facet.

The bottom facet of a diamond, usually very small.

The smallest facet at the bottom of the diamond.

The small facet on the point of the pavilion.

A flat facet diamond cutters add to the bottom of a diamond's pavilion. The purpose of the culet is to protect the integrity of the pavilion from chipping and fractures. Once a diamond is set in jewelry the purpose of the culet is generally negated as the setting will provide adequate protection for the stone. Most modern diamond shapes have either no culet, or very small pointed culet.

The point or small facet on the bottom of most round or brilliant cut diamonds, as opposed to a keel on other cuts.

The location at the bottom of a faceted gemstone where the pavilion facets meet. The culet may or may not be faceted.

The lowest part of a gemstone.

A tiny flat facet that diamond cutters sometimes add at the bottom of a diamond's pavilion. Its purpose is to protect the tip of the pavilion from being chipped or damaged. Once a diamond is set in jewelry, though, the setting itself generally provides the pavilion with sufficient protection from impact or wear. Large or extremely large culets were common in diamonds cut in the early part of this century, such as the Old European or Old Mine Cut. However, such large culets are rarely seen today. Most modern shapes have either no culet at all, or a small or very small culet.

The bottom end of a gem where the pavilon facets meet.

The foundation facet of the diamond. The culets of older, European cut diamonds can be seen through the table of the diamond and appear as round, glassy discs. The preferred culet is visible only as a tiny focal point where the facets of the pavilion converge.

The bottom point of the diamond. It may be polished in some stones. Sometimes, a cutter may choose to make the culet a surface instead of a point.

The point at the bottom of the diamond.

Pronounced 'Queue-let', this is the bottom point of the diamond. Occasionally the culet of the diamond is a surface instead of a point. For more information on this, visit our Buying Diamond Jewellery page.

The lowest part of a gem.

The culet is the facet located on the pointed tip of the diamond. Culets range in size from very small to very large. If a diamond does not have a faceted tip, the word NONE will appear on the certificate.

The point or facet on the bottom of the pavilion.

The bottom facet at the tip of the diamond.

A small, octagonal facet sometimes added to the bottom of a diamond's pavilion to protect the tip from being damaged.

The point at the bottom of the diamonds pavilion.

This is the bottom point of a diamond. On some stones it can be polished into a surface or facet, whereas on others, it may be left as a point.

The sharp point at which all the facets of the pavilion meet. Whereas there will be a wide range of culet types in regular diamonds, A Cut Above diamonds will have No Culet (N or NON) and occasionally a Pointed Culet (P).

The bottom "tip" of the diamond, where the facets of the pavilion converge.

The culet is the tiny facet on the tip of the pavilion of a brilliant cut diamond.

The small facet that is polished parallel to the girdle plane across what would otherwise be the sharp point or ridge that terminates the pavilion of a diamond or other gemstone. Its function is to reduce the possibility of damage to the stone.

A culet is the bottom point of a gemstone or a small facet that is ground at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone. The culet prevents splintering of the stone. Modern stones rarely have a faceted culet.

In gemology, a culet is a flat face on the bottom of a gemstone.