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09 Jun 2019

Diamond Shapes

Most popular diamond shape is the round brilliant, originally developed by Marcel Tolkowsky in 1919 with a total of 58 facets. There are, however, many other diamond shapes available which are known as a fancy cut, including popular choices such as princess cut, emerald cut, oval and baguette. Deciding the shape of the diamond is a matter of personal taste and style. Over the past century, diamond cutters have perfected the round brilliant cut diamond using advanced light theories and […]

02 Feb 2019

Cutting and Polishing

Cutting and Polishing   There are not many places in the world where diamonds are cutting. I would only mention a few places, which are: Antwerp in Belgium, Smolensk in the Russian Federation and Surat in India. Jewish masters moved their production from Ramat Gan (Tel Aviv) and New York, mostly to Surat in India due to cheaper workforce and proximity to mines. On our website is a link to download books on cutting diamonds, written by Mr-Don Akiva Caspi. […]