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Round diamonds are the most popular and widely used cut for diamonds because are the best sparkle creators. Modern round brilliant cuts are designed to return the maximum amount of light through the crown facets as fire and brilliance.

Few diamonds are as captivating as a perfectly cut heart shape diamond. It is the perfect diamond for special, romantic occasions. Image a blood red heart shape diamond! This would probably cost $500,000 for a half carat it is so rare. Well-cut heart diamonds have great fire and brilliance, and have 54 facets plus a culet.

The marquise is a very elegant cut - it is a boat-shaped cut, with curved sides and pointed ends. It is also known as a navette. This unique cut was developed in France in the 1740s, and it is believed that it was named after the Marquise de Pompadour, a mistress of King Louis XV.

The radiant cut diamond is cut in the shape of a rectangle with cut corners. Unlike the emerald cut the radiant is faceted like a princess cut to create the all important brilliance and fire. This is a less common diamond choice but it looks amazing with, for example, trapezoid shaped side stones and, yes, of course we could make this for you!

Princess cut stones have more brilliance and fire than many other square cuts, which tend to be step cut rather than a brilliant style. This style of cut makes the most economic use of rough diamond crystals which means that it can be very good value compared to other diamonds. It is a very popular cut and is square or rectangular with sharp, uncut corners.

Pear shaped diamonds are also modified versions of the brilliant cut, so have a high degree of fire and brilliance. Pears can also be known as teardrops, pendants or pendeloques. They make beautiful pendants as well as engagement rings.

This is a brilliant cut with an oval, rather than round, girdle outline. It was invented in the 1960s and is increasingly popular for engagement rings, either as a solitaire stone or as a centre gem for three-stone styles. Oval diamonds are cut with different width to length ratios, providing a variation of the shape for different tastes. Oval shaped diamonds such as design 63 create an optical effect of making the diamonds look bigger than their carat weight would suggest. This is due to the elongated shape being set perpendicular to finger. Ovals can also be very good value on the market.

Cushion cut diamonds have as much sparkle (if not more) than round diamonds. They are a very fashionable diamond shape right now with many celebrities choosing cushion cut diamonds. They are normally rectangular in shape however they can be quite square. They have rounded corners and larger facets to increase their brilliance.

The emerald cut is a variety of “step cut” and was originally designed over 500 years ago. This cut is rectangular in shape, with diagonally cut corners. Step-cut diamonds are very tranquil stones, with less sparkle than brilliant cuts. Their colour and inclusions are more obvious and we recommend higher colour and clarity for this reason. Emerald cut diamonds are quite stunning when they are cut perfectly with the right proportions.

An Asscher cut diamond engagement ring, although not a traditional choice, can produce a dramatic effect. The Asscher cut has gained popularity only recently, since square shapes got in the top of consumer preferences. It’s history goes back to the early 20th century when it was invented by the Asscher brothers of Holland. It was a modification of the most popular cut of the previous century — the cushion cut. In 1902, Abraham Asscher invented a cut which was square to rectangular with a flat table (top surface), many small step cuts along the top area and larger and longer facets underneath the diamond. This cut was updated and reintroduced by Edward and Joop Asscher as the Royal Asscher Cut, a version with more facets for added brightness. The beauty of the Asscher cut lies in the fact that it stresses upon the beauty of the diamond and draws the eye into the depths of the gem.

We consider this diamond shape to be one of the coolest available. We sell quite a few because they are typically not available in most Irish jewellers.