Courtesy: the Scarselli family.Īs you can see in the image above, this yellow diamond on the left was originally a round brilliant cut diamond weighing over 6 ct, which was graded in the W-X range of the GIA D-to-Z color scale. This 6+ ct round brilliant cut diamond (left) was recut to a 4.61 ct radiant (right) to improve the appearance of its yellow color. Sometimes a colored diamond will be recut into a radiant to improve its face-up color. Like other modified brilliant cuts, the radiant cut has the remarkable ability to transform a diamond’s color appearance, making the color appear either lighter or darker when viewed from above. Unlike the emerald cut which favors diamonds of exceptional clarity, a radiant cut diamond can be more forgiving of inclusions. Its angular shape and brilliant cut facets make it an alternative to either the round brilliant cut or the emerald cut. The radiant cut is a mix of step cut facets on the crown and brilliant cut facets on the pavilion. ![]() Now branded as The Original Radiant Cut, this diamond cutting style was patented in the late 1970s by Henry Grossbard, but others have since replicated the style after the patent lapsed. Photo: Robert Weldon/GIA.Ī radiant cut diamond has an eight-sided outline, and is typically square or rectangular in shape with cut corners. Notice the characteristics of the radiant cut: a square or rectangular mixed cut with cut corners.
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