Ensure the symmetry and polish of the diamond are either excellent or very good.
Triple excellent diamond vs ideal cut.
I specifically selected these 3 diamonds that have almost identical gia certificates.
To a layman these 3.
Cut grade apply only on round brilliant diamonds as the brilliance fire and scintillation of the diamond depends on this grade.
Excellent ideal means the diamond has been cut and polished to the highest proportion level possible by the diamond manufacturers.
They all have the same grades.
For the most brilliance and beauty only consider round brilliant diamonds with an excellent cut.
F color vs1 very good cut gia certified 1 carat diamond d color si 1 excellent cut gia certified 1 carat diamond which one would be better choice.
They are about same price in my budget.
In the world of round diamonds a stone that scores an excellent rating in all three aspects of polish symmetry and cut 3 ex is often considered to be the pinnacle of well cut diamonds in fact consumers with a better awareness of cut tend to buy diamonds specifically within the triple excellent standards.
The difference between a super ideal cut ideal cut and standard gia triple excellent this is a recent diamond education video i made to highlight the difference between the cut quality of these 3 diamonds.
This short video explains the gia cut scale and how gia classifies round brilliant cut diamonds with a cut grade ranging from excellent to poor by factoring in a range of parameters including the diamond s proportions culet size girdle thickness polish and symmetry descriptions.
The term super ideal cut is generally used to refer to diamonds like the 0 924 carat f color vs 1 clarity brian gavin signature round hearts and arrows cut diamond which is described on the diamond grading report that appears above.
At one time vs1 and vs2 were just one grade called vs.
The reality is that 55 of all round diamonds receive an excellent cut grade from the gia.
Two aspects of cut are graded separately.
I could go for g color and vs clarity with excellent cut but i want to have colorless diamond.
Super ideal cut vs excellent ideal cut diamonds.
Your question is actually about cut which is a totally separate subject.
Poor fair good very good and excellent.
The cut grade is the most important grade you need to check before buying a diamond.
This phenomenon is referred to as light return which affects a diamond s brightness brilliance and dispersion.
Please let me know your opinion.
When a diamond has a high quality cut ideal cut incident light will enter the stone through the table and crown as shown above and travel toward the pavilion where it reflects from one side to the other before bouncing back out of the diamond s table toward you.