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| Many people confuse"cut" with the
shape of a diamond. The shape you select is matter of individual taste, and today your
choice is only limited by the skill and imagination of the craftsmen. It is their efforts
during every stage of the fashioning process that reflects the maximum amount of light
back to the eye. Most round, brilliant-cut or fancy-shaped diamonds possess 58 carefully
angled flat surfaces, called facets. It is the precision of each facet's placement that
will affect the amount of fire, brilliance and ultimate beauty of your diamond. |
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a Diamond Handles light . |
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When a Diamond is cut to good proportions, light is reflected from one face to another and then dispersed through the crown. |
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If the cut is too deep, some light escapes throught the opposite side of the pavillon or bottom. |
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If the cut is too shallow, light escapes through the pavillon before it can be reflected. |
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The different facets of
a round, brillant-cut diamond |
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