subject: Why A Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Engagement Ring? [print this page] Imagine the scene; it is a clear night with a beautiful full moon, a warm breeze plays with her hair as you dance slowly to your favourite song. The wine starts to take effect and a warm glow starts to fill your body. The time seems perfect and so you drop to one knee and ask the question you have been building up to ask all evening. Then she says yes, you embrace and think to yourself just how lucky you are to find her.
Love stories are as old as time and so is the giving of an engagement ring. The round brilliant cut diamond engagement ring is certainly the most popular type of ring to be bought and that is due mainly to the way they sparkle and shine, as well as the very pleasant and pleasing round shape they have. The popularity of the round brilliant cut diamond ring is indisputable when you consider that they account for three quarters of the market.
The brilliance and fire from this type of ring far exceeds that of some of the fancy cuts and that in itself helps to keep interest going in them. In case you are wondering, diamonds are said to have a brilliant cut when they are crafted to form 58 facets that are designed to reflect the maximum amount of light available, which gives the round brilliant cut its distinctive brilliance.. The diamond reflects and refracts light much like a prism and the resulting effect is what is classed as fire. Again, this property is enhanced in the round brilliant cut. Most diamonds are cut in carat weights to fit certain pre-sized settings.
The round brilliant cut has been around for close to one hundred years and its popularity shows no sign of declining. Although modern laser cutting techniques are making the process more efficient, there is still a lot more of the rough stone lost to this cut and this serves to maintain a greater price for a round brilliant cut diamond.
There are many different things to take into consideration when purchasing a diamond or a diamond ring, such as the size and colour of the stone, but it is almost guaranteed that a round brilliant cut diamond will literally outshine all of its competitors.
Remember that the value of your diamond ring is calculated by taking into account how big it is, how pure it is and the clarity of it.
