Baguette – A gemstone that is cut in a narrow, rectangular shape similar to a loaf of French bread, hence the name. Small diamonds cut in this way are often used as accents in jewellery such as rings and necklaces.
Brilliant Cut - The brilliant cut is the most popular facet arrangement. It is made of triangular and kite-shaped facets, all arranged to optimise brilliance, or light return. The round brilliant diamond, which has 57 to 58 facets, is the most brilliant of the diamond cuts.
Channel Set – A style of setting that has a uniform size of small stones set side by side into a grooved channel – usually round cut, princess cut or baguette shaped stones. The stones are not secured individually with claws unlike most settings and there is no metal visible between the stones.
Cluster – A jewellery setting that has several stones grouped together.
Cushion Cut – A multi-faceted cut of stone that looks like a rectangle, or a square with rounded edges.
Diamond Cut – A gemstone that is cut like a brilliant cut stone.
Emerald Cut – A rectangular or a square shaped cut with chamfered corners and stepped facets that are typically parallel to the girdle. Also known as a table cut or step cut and can be used on gemstones other than emeralds.
European Cut – Also known as Old Cut. A style of diamond cut that was popular from approximately 1890 to the 1930’s. The cut consists of a round girdle, a smaller table in relation to the diameter of the stone and a larger culet. The large culet appears to create a black hole at the bottom of the diamond when looking through the stone from the top. This is caused by light escaping instead of reflecting back up to the viewer.
Heart Cut – A diamond or stone cut in the shape of a heart – a ‘Fancy - cut’.
Marquise Cut - also known as a navette. An oval shaped gemstone which tapers to a point at both ends. This cut was named for the Marchioness Madame de Pompadour
Pear Cut – A fancy gem cut that resembles the shape of a tear drop, rounded on one end and pointed at the other.
Princess Cut - A princess cut diamond is traditionally a square diamond that shows excellent fire and brilliance. This fancy shape diamond is designed from the inverted pyramid of the rough diamond stone.
Square Set – A style of stone cutting that resembles an emerald cut.
Trillion Cut – A brilliant-cut gemstone triangular with 44 facets.
Millegrain Set – a raised beaded edge on a ring created with a special engraver’s tool. Millegrain resembles the edge of a coin.