Diamond Cut

The word 'cut' is used to describe 'the making' of the diamond. The making combines a number of operations such as cleaving and polishing resulting in the shape. There exist different styles of 'cut' such as step cut, brilliant cut, mixed cut, rose cut,...

The quality of the cut is determined by grading the proportions, polish and symmetry which are the most important elements of brilliancy, dispersion and scintillation.