Hand Cut Diamonds

Much like other vintage diamond cuts like the old european cut and the rose cut old mine cut diamonds tend to hand cut with the aid of early machinery.

Hand cut diamonds. A diamond cut is a style or design guide used when shaping a diamond for polishing such as the brilliant cut cut does not refer to shape pear oval but the symmetry proportioning and polish of a diamond. He uses a small stick like instrument with a cement filled bowl at the tip to hold the diamond. Often cutting diamonds by hand they gave diamonds shapes and dimensions that capture the character and essence of their eras diamonds cut using the old techniques may exhibit less fire and brilliance though they sometimes are preferred for their warmer more romantic glow. Old mine cut diamonds.

Antique art deco 18k white gold mine cut diamond ring. Each stone possesses its own individual and unique character making this diamond cut a favorite of those longing for a one of a kind jewelry piece. Old mine cut diamonds were a form of brilliant cut with a variety of facets structures and with the outside perimeter being out of round often more square or rectangular in shape. High quality sweet super art deco 18k gold mine cut diamond stone filigree ring.

Again being all hand cut without the use of precise machines each one is as individual as the people who cut them. This means if it is cut poorly it will be less luminous. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond s brilliance. When diamonds are cut by hand the technique is called bruiting cutting refers to bruiting by machine.