Diamond

Diamond

The ultimate gemstone and one of the most widely traded jewelry products worldwide.

Industry: Jewelry

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grain lines

Jewelry; Diamond

These can be considered internal flaws, and can often be seen only by rotating the diamond very slowly. They can appear and disappear almost instantaneously. They appear as small lines or planes ...

crown

Jewelry; Diamond

This is the upper portion or the top of a diamond.

It consists of four or six claws that cradle the diamond. Because this setting allows the maximum amount of light to enter a stone from all angles, it sometimes can make a diamond appear larger and ...

Marcel Tolkowsky

Jewelry; Diamond

In 1919 Marcel Tolkowsky calculated the best theoretical compromise for the cut of a diamond to release the most beauty. The width of the table facet was found to be 53% of the total width of the ...

emerald shape

Jewelry; Diamond

A rectangular or square-shaped cut-cornered diamond.

channel setting

Jewelry; Diamond

Used most frequently for wedding bands and anniversary bands, a channel setting will set the stones right next to each other without metal separating them.