Beginnings In general, whenever it seems we are discussing or reading about diamond cuts and styles in their historical context, the subject usually covers pretty much the same few coveted antique styles, like for example the antique Old Mine Cut, a cut most...
Prologue In my last article “Diamond Cutting Philosophy Painted in Colors”, I touched upon a new philosophy, a unique insight into diamond cutting uncharted waters for many, if not most. (I am not aware of anyone implementing such techniques). A different methodic...
A couple of weeks ago (Jan 28, 2022), I came across a LinkedIn post by Rui Galopim de Carvalho on the famous Orlov Diamond, one of a *handful surviving specimens of the ancient Mughal style faceting. In the post Rui referred to an article by Anna Malecka published in...
Old Mine Cut diamonds are antique diamonds formed and cut from ancient times to the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th. century when more uniformed round brilliants came about. More relevant Old Mine Cuts are antique diamonds that were cut en brilliant style (58...
Prologue I have practiced quite a few cutting methods over my 35 years of diamond cutting, but it was exactly 20 years ago when a major event triggered my mind to think differently. It was my first official journey developing a new diamond cut…, a faceting design...
Introduction - Revolutionizing of the Mogul Cut Diamond~ For those who have been following my recent Lab Grown Diamond (LGD) journey “Mughal (Mogul) Cut Diamonds - Reviving the Mountain of Light!” which tells my experience on the interpretation of the historic Mughal...
The Mogul Cut Diamond (also known as Mughal) is one of the most ancient diamond faceting techniques. It is a direct alteration from the more popular rose cut (style) as we know, but with taking material mass and form as primary consideration. One of the most famous...
This present article is aimed to document my latest journey with Lab Grown Diamonds which are also called synthetic diamonds. Personally I prefer calling them Man Made Diamonds simply because humans are involved throughout two whole production chains eventually...
French Cut Diamonds can be traced back to the 14th-Century. The origin of the name isn’t completely clear, but the most common assumption rests on the fact that the cut was more popular in France than other nations at a certain point of History.
Diamond Kozibe effect is relatively a new term and is based on a very old cutting procedure dating back to the beginnings of diamond cutting. The actual meaning behind the name Kozibe comes from the methodical optical reflections derived from the open and polished...
Diamond angles or slopes are just one designed element of the overall architectural plan for a diamond. The angles and their placements are responsible for the way light travels through a diamond medium and what will be perceived by the viewers enjoyment. Cutting a...
There were numerous historical events that shaped diamond cutting evolution leading to why diamonds are cut today to their present fashions and proportions. One significant event was the industrial revolution and the new machines and tools it helped develop in order...
The beginnings: Diamond facets - a window into a diamond The first optical diamond facets ever applied onto a diamond was when table cut (fig. 1) diamonds started appearing in Europe around the 14th Century. The large table facet which characterized the table cuts...
What is Miners Diamond Since writing our “Old Mine Cut Diamonds - a complete informative guide”, quite a few people have asked me, “...then what is a “miners diamond” In this short article, I am going to try to delve a bit deeper into the world of “old mine[r] diamond...
After touching on diamond brilliance in our previous article, we now are going to delve a bit deeper into what creates the colorful fire phenomena in diamonds – the Fire, which we all desire from our diamonds.
Diamonds have entered our collective consciousness as objects of beauty, luxury items to charm and captivate. Their lustrous brilliance is mainly responsible for this historical phenomena. In the old days, before polishing was invented Point Cuts (image 1) were...
Diamond Girdle - Introduction and history The Diamond girdle tell a lot about diamonds and their cuts. To the average observer, girdles simply display the division between the top and the bottom sections of the diamond. As a matter of fact, the girdle plane is one of...
A short story telling of a unique order just about to be completed, the order calls for seven matching quarter carat Old Mine Cut diamonds, in warmer J-K-L colors not necessarily for a lower price but more importantly to match a certain jewel design. Why unique you...
Introduction to Open Diamond Culet Diamond culets have many stories to tell, their story subjects depends on the relative period the diamond was crafted or polished. Unfortunately such stories ended with modern cutting advancement and for the last century, diamond...
Throughout history, the concept behind diamond cutting was to shape and facet them for their subjective beauty based on the optical knowledge of the different era’s. Diamonds were mainly purchased and collected by royalty…
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