DW JEWELLERY

Feature Discount Diamond Jewellery from Diamonds West
Engagement with Accent Diamonds
ID:ENR1060
14K Gold:$1190.94 CAD
18K Gold:$1382.78 CAD
Platinum:$2392.37 CAD
14K Wt:5.30 gr
Stone Wt:0.40 ct
*Center diamond(s) not included.
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Diamond Education Topics

Here you'll find information about every aspect of diamonds, from the basic, like carat weight and color, to the advanced, such as interpreting a diamond certification report and the history of fancy cuts. If you're looking for some quick information to help you find the perfect diamond for yourself or a loved one, try our lessons. Use the glossary to find definitions of diamond-related terms.

If you'd like more in-depth information about a topic, choose an article from the index below.

Asscher Cut Diamond
Baguette Cut Diamond
Basic Anatomy of a Diamond
Beginnings of Buying Diamonds
Blemishes Simplified
Bowtie Effect in Diamonds
Brief History of Fancy Cuts
Cushion Cut Diamond
Cut Grade Variables
Diamond Care Tips
Diamond Certification Terms
Diamond Depth Quick Analysis
Diamond of a Different Colour
Emerald Cut Diamond
Emergence of the Mixed Cut
Heart Cut Diamond
Hearts and Arrows Defined
History of Conflict Diamonds
History of the Carat
History of the Diamond Cut
History of the Step Cut
How diamond type can affect colour
How Different Labs Grade Carat
How Different Labs Grade Clarity
How Different Labs Grade Colour
How Different Labs Grade Cut
Independent Diamond Appraisals
Marquise Cut Diamond
Modified Brilliant Cut Diamond
Old European Cut Diamond
Old Miner Cut Diamond
Old World Cut Diamond
Oval Cut Diamond
Pear Cut Diamond
Princess Cut Diamond
Radiant Cut Diamond
Reading a Diamond Certificate
Rise of the Round Brilliant
Round Cut Diamond
So Many Shapes, So Little Time
The Many Faces of Fancy Shapes
Trillian Cut Diamond
What is a Carat?
What is an Inclusion?
What is Clarity?
What is Colour?
What is Cut?
What is Fluorescence?
What it takes to be Ideal Cut
Where Diamonds Come From

Round Cut Diamond

The round diamond, or the round diamond shape, is of the most popular of the diamond shapes.

Use of the word "round" in referring to a diamond is in reference to the actual shape of the diamond's table and crown. The crown and table of the round diamond is cut to produce a round shape when looking down through the table. This shape is formed when the diamond is cut to bring about a tapering pavilion, leading up to a round, or circular girdle and topped off by a tapering circular crown. This shape is the most popular of diamond shapes, accounting for more than 75% of all diamonds sold.

There has been substantial research into the optimization of light, perhaps most famously with Marcel Tolkowsky in 1919, using the round shape as the focus as it is the most open to the maximization of the light display. The round diamond shape is optimized for light refraction, so that the light both enters the crown and exits the crown, thus utilizing the light for optimum fire and scintillation for the viewer. The round shape has been linked to the personality characteristics of warmth, empathy and dependability.