cut for gemstones [2]

Cutting a gemstone consists of angling the facets so that the stone’s brilliance is intensified.

navette cut

Brilliant cut with a girdle that is shaped like a spindle with pointed ends.

briolette cut

Elongated cut that is completely covered with triangular facets and has neither crown nor pavilion; it is used when stones are to be set in a pendant.

pear-shaped cut

Brilliant full cut with an elongated girdle.

French cut

Cut where the table and the girdle are square and the facets triangular.

oval cut

Brilliant full cut where the girdle is oval in shape.

baguette cut

Step cut where the table and girdle are elongated rectangles.