Accordance in Round Brilliant Diamond Cutting
Michael Cowing, FGA
AGA Certified Gem Laboratory
Abstract: Over more than 150 years, those involved in the diamond industry have worked to establish the ideal angles and proportions to cut the facets of the Standard Round Brilliant (SRB) diamond in order to produce the ideal gem. This paper reviews milestones in that work and demonstrates that the solutions by major contributors to this endeavor have surprising commonalities. These common aspects are in accord with the research and investigation of the author as well as the knowledge of diamond cutters and the teaching of diamond cutting institutions.
Keywords: cut grading, diamond, round brilliant