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Diamond Cut
A critical and detailed examination of how the cut (make and proportions) affect diamond's beauty and ultimate value.
- Cut Versus Shape
- The Anatomy of a Brilliant Cut Diamond
- Designing the Modern Cut
- Refractive Index
- Single and Double Refraction
- Diamond's Containment of Light
- Transmitted Light
- The Critical Angle
- Pavilion Angle
- Crown Angle
- Measuring Crown Angles
- Proportionscope
- Judging Angles
- The Pavilion Main Method
- Estimating Pavilion Angle
- The Pavilion Depth
- Table Reflection Method
- General Rules for Pavilion Depth Estimation
- Deep Pavilons
- Shallow Pavilion
- The Culet
- Handling a Culet
- Fish-eye
- The Table
- Measuring Table Size
- The Table Percentage Ratio Method
- The Table Percentage Bowing Method
- Ideal Star Shape
- Estimating Table Size By Eye
- Likeliness of Breakage
- Girdle Thickness and Color Grade
- A Bruted Girdle
- A Faceted Girdle
- The Overall Appearance of the Girdle
- Upper and Lower Girdle Facets
- The Role of the Upper and Lower Girdle Facets
- Lower Girdle Facet Height
- Upper Girdle Facet Height
- Cutting the Upper and Lower Girdle Facets
- The Star Facets
