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Diamonds - Exciting New Shapes; Antique Bargains

Diamonds and gemstones have been popular; whether in hard times or good. Times were tough, indeed, if you had to sell off the family jewels. Until recent decades, there were the classic cuts. There were round diamond cuts, oval, pear, marquise, emerald cut and heart shape, and recently, diamond cutters have honed their crafts to included Radiance, Crisscut, Standard princess, Galrielle, marquise, emerald cut and heart shape. As well, diamond cutters have honed their creativity to include the Quadrillion, Garielle and the Spirit Sun.

The radiant cut is ideal for the one who admires the shape of an emerald cut but wants more sparkle and radiance. The princess cut is a square brilliant cut and is perfect for bezed or channel settings, where the diamond is flush with the setting. The Garielle cut has 105 facets individually arranged to create the most sparkle than seen in traditional diamonds. The Crisscut is a delightful blend of the princess and classic. The Quadrillion was the first trade marked princess to unique brilliance and fire. The Spirit Sun is a revolutionary new cut with only 16 facets and a pointed crown, an exciting new cutting achievement.

This cut displays exceptional brilliance. There is a new cut from Tiffany and patented by them; the Lucida blends a modern cut with the high crown and the cushion. This cut is available only at Tiffany's. The Context creates a new look of simplicity, but it can only be created from rare stones. The Trilliant cut is popular for its brilliant gleam. It is also cut flat across the crown, or top, to add to its grand appearance. Finally, the Lily cup is perfect for pendants and earrings, due to its new cut, shaped like a four leaf clover. And new cuts continue to be created as we learn more about the properties of a diamond.

Some of the newest of these exciting new cuts are New Century, a patented 102-facet round, super brilliant cut. There is also the Zoe, a fantastic 100-facet cut, the extra fiery Royal 82, the 80-facet Spirit of Flanders, the new 66-facet Leo Diamond, and the new 97 facet Escada, which was created for an exclusive fashion house. As well as these, other new cutting innovations in baguettes, such as Princette and the Bagillion, with their brilliant cuts. These last two are trademarked. They appear in long strip shapes, the also have more brilliance than most diamonds. They can be applied as a backdrop with other diamonds, to flank them.

However, the interest in antique jewelry is growing. And as they do diamonds gain respect and we see a continued increase of diamond transactions. The way that a diamond is cut is vital. And as antique jewelry is handed in, repaired or restored, further respect for cutters' of old also raises in esteem. Period diamond experts want the original, and as much of the original as possible, in order to preserve the integrity of the piece, prices will continue to increase.

Also, the romance factor in diamonds is a unique phenomenum. For those who are romantic but on a budget, an advantage of antique jewelry is that it is not as expensive as the new diamonds. Some of the earliest of the classic cut diamonds were the table cut, the rose cut, the old-mine-cut and the old European cut. With any cut, it seems diamonds are here to stay, and a better investment each decade.

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