What does the word cut refer to?
Diamonds are “cut†and polished according to various techniques. A facet is a cut and polished surface of a diamond.The most popular is the Brilliant cut, which has 58 facets. Brilliant cut diamonds come in the following shapes: Round, Heart, Pear, Marquise and Oval. Another type/technique of cut is the step cut and examples of this type of cut are Emerald and Baguette cuts. A princess cut is a combination of a brilliant cut and step cut.
