Assignment 14 - Grading Fancy Cuts Flashcards
Any gemstone cut other than a standard round brilliant
Fancy Cut
Why do fancy cuts appeal to some customers?
To express their individuality
What are the major fancy-cut facet arrangements?
- Brilliant Cut
- Step Cut
- Mixed Cut
What are the characteristics of some fancy cuts?
Pear, marquises, hearts or oval have a “belly”.
Some styles have “French tips”
The face-up outline of a gem
Shape
The arrangement of a gem’s facets
Cutting Style
A cutting style in which triangular and kite-shaped facets radiate from a gem’s center toward its girdle
Brilliant Cut
A cutting style with long, narrow, four-sided facets in rows parallel to the girdle on both crown and pavilion
Step Cut
A cutting style that combines step cut and brilliant cut facets.
Mixed Cut
The slightly curving center of long side of a pear, marquise, heart, or oval.
Belly
A faceting style that replaces the large bezel facets at the points of marquises, pears and hearts with star and upper half facets.
French tips
What clarity considerations are unique to fancy cuts?
Fancy cuts might show clarity characteristics differently than round brilliants. Step cuts with large tables might show more inclusions.
How are the angles and proportions of a fancy cut determined?
- Symmetry and
- Shape appeal
A diamond’s overall attractiveness in relation to others of the same shape and cutting style
Shape appeal
A numerical expression of the relationship between the length and with of a fancy cut where the value for with is one.
Lenght-to-width ratio.
