Diamonds became popular as ornaments
in jewelry in the 1400's and the different techniques and styles of diamond
cuts such as the Emerald Cut Diamond were gradually developed over many years.
One of the first things to remember
is that, emerald engagement rings and emerald cut diamond engagement rings are
completely different things.
An emerald engagement ring is the
one made using emerald as the center stone. Whereas, emerald cut engagement
rings are diamond rings where the diamond is cut in a square shape (which is a
popular shape of
emerald).
An emerald cut diamond is
distinguished by its rectangular shape and steeped facets. The edges of this
cut look like stairs. This cut was originally designed for colored stones,
however, its sophisticated look quickly became popular and was brought into the
diamond world.
The facets on an Emerald Cut
Diamonds are cut in steps, parallel to the edges which could be described as a
pyramid with its top chopped off. The style is highly effective, especially in
colored stones.
The emerald cut diamond reflects
less light than the standard brilliant cuts and needs to be of the highest
quality as any inclusions can be visible. An emerald cut diamond engagement
rings with the same carat body and also grading as a round brilliant will cost
about one thousand dollars less.
Emerald cuts look especially
wonderful on long, tapered fingers. If your girl has long slender fingers this
cut will enhance the length of her fingers, but if her fingers are shorter then
this cut may seem a little disproportionate to her fingers.
