What is the difference between “Old Mine Cut Diamond” and “Old European Cut Diamond”?
Answer It is sad to admit, but many Jewelers & Antique Dealers who handle diamonds daily, interchange the two “names” without truly understanding the difference between these two styles of cutting, and their many “transitions” along the way. Starting with the “Old Mine Cut”, with its square shape and slowly changing to the “Old European Cut” with its round shape. By studying the cutting style of the diamond, one can determine the actual circa (with in a few years), that the diamond was actually cut from the rough. The descriptions below will give you a better understand these differences. Because there are actually six (6) different periods between early Old-Mine-Cut diamonds and the Modern-Brilliant-Cut diamonds, by understanding these gradual transitions of diamond cutting over a 100 year period, one can more accurately assign a proper circa to the item of jewelry based on the diamonds in the item and their cutting style. q Old Mine Cut = (There has always been argument about the ori
