Gemstone cutting shapes
Briliant (diamond cut)
The most common form of circular grinding. It has a total of 57 facets (+ 1 optional facet for dulling the lower tip of the gemstone). The main parts are: at the top is the slab (1 sheet), then downwards is the crown (32 sheets), and at the bottom is the pavilion (24 sheets). The crown and the pavilion are separated by the so-called grid, which runs around the gem and is slightly rounded.
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Princess
Meaning princess. Square gemstone cut. The technical name is brilliant cut modified into a square, as it is approximately the same as brilliant cut but transformed into a square.
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Baguette
Baguette-shaped grinding mould. Rectangular at the base but slightly rounded at the bottom. The facets are parallel and the corners are pointed.
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Tapered baguette
Tapered baguette shaped grinding mould. Similar to a baguette-shaped grind, but tapering towards one end.
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Marquise
An oval grinding shape that ends in a point at each end.
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Triangle
Triangle shaped gemstone cutting. Within the shape there are countless cuts.
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Cushion
As the name suggests, cushion shaped gemstone faceting. The faceted facets of this square-shaped gemstone create a slightly rounded shape in almost all directions.
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Emerald
Emerald cut shape, which differs from the baguette shape mainly in that it is octagonal in plan view because the corners of the rectangle are chamfered.
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Oval
An oval gemstone, which has several cutting methods.
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Trillion
This is a rounded triangle shape.
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Heart
Heart shaped gemstone cut shape.
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Pear
Pear shaped gemstone cut. Many people also call it teardrop shaped.
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Navette
This is a 12-cornered (top view) gemstone, somewhat similar to a marquise cut, but in an angular shape.
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Asscher
Horizontally parallel faceted facets run around this square gemstone with chamfered corners. You could say it's a square version of emerald cutting.
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Flower
This is a quite common flower-shaped gemstone cut nowadays.
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Lozenge
A gemstone cut into a rhomboid shape with parallel circular facets.
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Briolette
This is a gemstone cut into a teardrop shape, usually with a small transverse or vertical run at the top, narrower end. It is mostly used to suspend.
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Fancy
This can be any interesting shape other than the usual cut, limited only by the imagination of the gem cutter. The gemstone in the picture is just one example, which could also be called Star, but any unique shape like this belongs here.
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Radiant
This is an unique facet shape that is similar in outline to the emerald facet shape, i.e. a rectangle with chamfered corners, but the facets are not parallel, but similar to the brilliant facet. It is said to be one of the most brilliant gemstone facets.
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Rose
This is also a round grind, similar to the brilliant grind, but divided into far fewer facets.
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Onion
This is an onion-shaped, but actually bead-grinding shape, so it is ground evenly in a circle, so it can be drilled through, strung, or suspended with a shorter hole at the narrower end with a tiny stem glued into it, for example as dangling earrings.
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Checkboard
A round gemstone cutting shape resembling a chessboard when viewed from above.
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Beads
A bead or spherical gemstone bordered by tiny faceted facets, most commonly used in strung form.
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Fireworks
An extraordinary-looking round gemstone cut shape that gives the appearance of a firework when viewed from above.
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Druzy
The appearance of a raw crystal. It is not really a cut, it is a natural form, which is of course cut to size for the setting. It is very fashionable nowadays because of its unique and interesting shapes that reflect its naturalness.
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