It is the most common style of diamond and many other gemstones cutting that consists of a combination of triangular and kite shaped facets. There are 57 or 58 facets in a round brilliant cut.
A type of cut which is generally composed of triangular and kite shaped facets.
A style of cut diamond with 56 facets, which returns the most amount of light to the viewer; often called a round cut.
Usually refers to a full-cut brilliant of fifty-eight facets, with thirty-two facets and table above the girdle, twenty-four facets and a culet below; used almost universally in cutting larger round diamonds.
The most common style of cutting for both diamonds and colored stones. The standard round brilliant consists of a total of 58 facets: 1 table, 8 bezel facets, 8 star facets and 16 upper-girdle facets on the crown; and 8 pavilion facets, 16 lower-girdle facets, and usually a culet on the pavilion, or base. Although the brilliant style was devised to give maximum brilliancy and fire, many stones cut in this fashion do not have ideal proportions or angles for that purpose. Modifications of the round brilliant include such fancy shapes as the marquise, half moon, pear shape and many others.
The term for a cut with 58 facets. These cuts are scientifically found to reflect the most light from within the stone and often are considered to have the most brilliance of all cuts.
a type of round cut with facets designed to produce the greatest brilliance
A brilliant cut utilizes 58 facets. It can be heart shaped, pear, oval, radiant or round.
A modern diamond cut designed to maximize the brilliance and thus the desirability of a diamond usually has 58 facets , AKA a modern cut. The facet pattern starts at he center and radiates out. The individual facets are usually triangular
Most often refers to the round brilliant cut, sometimes call the “diamond cut.†Round brilliants can be cut in any gem material. Brilliant facets are always triangular and many non-round stones feature brilliant facets (as opposed to rectangular or square “step cut†facets.)
A cutting style in diamonds that creates a round stone having 57 or 58 facets that are mathematically devised to produce the greatest brilliance. Also called a full cut.
A round-cut stone with 58 facets.
Also referred to as "round cut" or "round brilliant." A specific cut for diamonds and other gemstones designed to achieve maximum brilliance and fire. The standard round brilliant cut employs 58 facets: 1 table, 8 bezel facets, 8 star facets, and 16 upper-girdle facets on the crown; and 8 pavilion facets, 16 lower-girdle facets and usually a culet on the pavilion, or base. Variations of the round brilliant cut include the marquise, half-moon, pear and many other shapes.
This term generally refers to a round diamond that contains 57 or 58 facets. However, this term can also be used to describe oval, pear, marquise, radiant, or heart shape diamonds.
Decorative process in which designs are cut into glass with abrasive and polishing wheels.
A Brilliant Cut diamond is a 58-facet round diamond, designed for maximum brilliance and sparkle.
A diamond cut using modern facetting layouts, as described by Tolkowsky and others, with 58 facets. Normally round, but there are modified variants in other shapes.
A style of cut that creates triangular and kite shaped facets.
The most common style of diamond cutting, also used for many other popular gemstones, that consists of a round shaped stone with 57 or 58 facets.
A round shaped stone that has a minimum of fifty-eight facets.
One of three styles of faceting arrangements. In this type of arrangement, all facets appear to radiate out from the center of the diamond toward its outer edges. It is called a brilliant cut because it designed to maximize brilliance. Round diamonds, ovals, radiant, princesses, hearts, marquises, and pears all fall within this category of cut. Other styles of faceting arrangements include the step cut (in which facets are arranged in concentric rows around the table and the culet) and the mixed cut (in which either the crown or pavilion of a diamond is cut as a brilliant cut, and the other part of the diamond is cut as a step cut). Note: Some jewelers use the term "Brilliant cut" as a synonym for "round diamond."
A synonym for full cut (q.v.).
cut with facet arrangement radiating out from the center, utilizing triangular or kite-shaped facets.
A brilliant cut is any cut that utilizes 58 facets. It can be round, oval, radiant, pear or heart shaped.
Standard cut for diamonds, with 58 facets.
Round-shaped stone consisting of a minimum of fifty-eight facets.
A round cut of 58 facets mathematically devised to produce the greatest brilliance.
Brilliant cut stones have 56 facets, 32 facets are above the girdle, 24 are below. Most modern-day diamonds are brilliant cut since it maximizes the amount of reflected light from the stone (its natural fire). The brilliant cut was introduced in the 1600's, possibly by Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661), a politician and lover of gems.
The most common style of diamond cutting. Brilliant cut is also referred to as round cut. It is number one in brilliance and the most sparkling of all cuts with the exception of Princess Plus.
reflects the most light, and are considered to have the most brilliance of all cuts. A round brilliant-cut diamond typically has 57 or 58 facets. Other brilliant cuts include the heart, oval, marquise and pear.
round shaped diamond with 58 facets also known as a full cut. A round, full cut diamond is correctly called a Brilliant Cut. The term refers to the shape of the gemstone, not quality or actual brilliance. There are 16 upper girdle facets, 8 Star facets, 8 Bezel facets, and a table facet above the girdle. Below the girdle there are 16 lower girdle facets 8 pavilion facets and a culet.
Can be any shape gemstone, but must have 57 or 58 facet cuts.
Brilliant cuts reflect the most light from within the stone. A round brilliant-cut diamond has 58 facets. Other brilliant cuts include the heart, oval, marquise and pear.
Round diamond, the most popular shape. So named because a round diamond is symmetrical and capable of reflecting nearly all of the light that enters it.
The style of cutting a stone with multiple facets in a particular way designed to maximize brilliance. Modern round brilliant cuts have 58 facets.
A brilliant cut has triangular facets that surround the stone that culminate on a flat top. A brilliant cut can be round, marquise, oval, pear-shaped, heart-shaped, princess (square), or radiant.
Click Here to Search for Jewelry Using this Term Brilliant cut stones are known to have the most vibrance. With numerous facets radiating out from the center to the girdle, a brilliant cut maximizes the volume of light that is reflected from the inside the stone. Round brilliant diamonds are the most common brilliant cut; although oval, marquise, pear shape and heart shapes are not uncommon.
A type of diamond cut, typically round with 58 faces.