What's up with the Jewelers that sell Diamonds that are "supposed" to be
BETTER than regular Diamonds?
They claim their Diamonds have more Sparkle and Fire and Life in them. Diamonds with extra facets and extra flashes of light.
But are they better than a normal Brilliant cut Diamond? Or is it just a big marketing ploy?
Let's take a look...
Brilliant Cuts
Before we jump into those Special Super Cut Diamonds, we need to understand the normal cut Round Diamond first. A normal Round Diamond is called a Brilliant Cut Diamond. It's called the Brilliant Cut Diamond because of the way it shines.
Out of all the cuts of Diamonds out there, the Brilliant Cut Diamond has the most brilliance and sparkle. Reason being, it's perfectly symmetrical and has an even distribution of light emitting from it. No other cut of Diamond can compare.
The Brilliant Cut Diamond has always been the most popular cut of Diamond in the World. It's hard to go wrong with the Brilliant Cut Diamond. It's elegant, beautiful and full of life!
The Brilliant Cut Diamond was designed by a man named Tolkowsky. He came up with precise calculations for the 58 cuts that maximized both the brilliance and the fire in the Diamond. A round Diamond with the correct proportions and angles makes a stunning combination of dazzling light and sparkle.
Refelction
Now let's clean a couple of terms up. When you talk about Diamonds and the word 'Reflection', you're talking about the light reflecting off the surface of the diamond. Reflected light does not enter the Diamond. It just hits it in such a way as to bounce off the surface like skipping a stone on the water.
'Fire' is known as the amount of light that enters the Diamond, strikes the Pavilion (bottom part of the Diamond) and comes back out the top split into rays of colored light like a rainbow.
'Brilliance' is the amount of white light that rebounds out of the top of the Diamond and makes the Diamond sparkle.
Now that you understand a Brilliant Cut, let's talk about Brilliance and extra facets...
