Diamond Shapes

Understand the key aspects of a superbly cut diamond.

A diamond’s cut is utterly critical and has been described as the key to unleashing its light and sparkle. The cut allows any diamond to be seen at its very best, in terms of how its facets interact with the light. It takes all the expertise and experience of our Kush Diamonds team to deliver the precise and handcrafted results our customers love. The results of their efforts and artistry are stones fashioned with the proportion, symmetry and polish needed to provide the magnificent return of light that our unmatched diamond engagement rings always deliver.

To understand how this is achieved, let’s consider the seven components used by the GIA in its Diamond Cut Grading System.  Diamond Shapes are very complex and must to know. We’ve started with that vital brightness: being the internal and external white light that is reflected from any diamond. Next, fire: how the white light disperses and scatters across the colours of the rainbow; Then there’s scintillation: the various and changing sparkling patterns of light and darkness caused by a diamond’s internal reflections.

There are four more components, and each of these relate to a diamond’s design and the craftsmanship displayed in the cut, for example by our highly experienced and talented team here at Kush Diamonds. These are the weight ratio of the stone, its durability and polish, and the final one refers to its symmetry.

How the cut of a diamond is measured.

The GIA system carefully assesses each of the seven components, and how each relates to the overall quality of the cut diamond. The scale reaches from excellent to poor and refers to a range of both proportion sets and face-up appearances. Just as there are many different ways in which your face can appear appealing when the different elements work well together, so too are many different sets which do produce truly attractive diamonds. As with human attractiveness, it’s the desires and preferences of the individual who wears it that act as the final arbiter.

At Kush Diamonds, we only select and stock high quality stones, known as being of Triple Excellent Cut (excellent in their cut, polish and symmetry). We always choose only those with this excellent cut grading. As it’s very rare to find such high quality cut stones of varying specifications, this is one more way in which we deliver engagement rings which are as unique as they are stunning.