Asscher Cut Diamonds - The Asscher Cut Diamond is also know as a Square Emerald Cut Diamond

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	Diamond Buying Made Easier > Diamond Shapes > Asscher Cut Diamonds Asscher Cut Diamonds Asscher Cut Diamonds are an eight-sided step cut diamond with a square outline. An Asscher Cut diamond is often also called a Square Emerald Cut diamond. The Asscher Cut was patented in 1902 by the Asscher Brothers of Holland. Asscher Cut diamonds were the forerunner of today's Emerald Cut diamonds. The Asscher Cut Diamond most likely evolved in the late 1800's. The Asscher Diamond Company began in 1854 in Amsterdam. The Asscher family soon became entrusted with cutting some of the most difficult shapes and sizes. King Edward VII of England commissioned the Asscher Diamond Company to cut the Cullinan, at 3,105 carats it is the world's largest rough diamond ever found. Since that time the name of the company was changed to the Royal Asscher Company. An Asscher Cut diamond is not a brilliant cutting style, it is instead a step cut style which means that it has long narrow facets. With a brilliant cutting style there are many small irregular shaped facets on a curved surface around the diamond. As with Emerald Cut diamonds, a properly cut Asscher Cut diamond can be very elegant and will draw a lot of attention. Because an Asscher Cut diamond is supposed to be square, the length to width ratio should be between 1.00 and 1.05. An Asscher Cut diamonds should be proportioned the same as Emerald Cut diamonds, between 60 to 75% for the table and 53 to 70% for the total depth. - Important Take Away Points - Asscher Cut Diamonds #1- Because of this "step cut" cutting style of facets, an Asscher Cut diamond which has a low Clarity or low Color could be very obvious. A well-cut Round Brilliant Cut diamond that is really lively, or "blingy", the inclusions along with the body color can be masked to a certain extent... this is not as possible with a step style cut like an Asscher Cut diamond. A slightly higher Clarity and Color will be a good idea.... probably no lower than an "SI1" or lower than a "G". Of course, if you find an Asscher Cut diamond in a jewelry store and it has lower Clarity or Color grades than these parameters but it still looks nice, then you can realize a savings.... but shopping online you'll need to stick with stricter higher limits of Clarity and Color for an Asscher Cut diamond. If you are interested in shopping for an Asscher Cut Diamond online probably the best place to look will be JamesAllen.com, not only are their prices generally the lowest but they are the only online diamond retailer with real pictures of the diamonds they sell. So you are seeing the actual diamond that you will purchase and best of all you can always contact me for my opinion of the diamond you are considering before buying it or I could give a suggestion about some different diamonds that might be considered. #2- With an Asscher Cut diamond the most critical aspect will be the angles that the pavilion facets will be set to... the light should roll across the pavilion in a smooth even fashion. The diamond cutter will really have to know what they are doing in order to make an Asscher Cut diamond look alive and not look like a lifeless piece of glass that you can read through. #3- In late 2006, the American Gem Society Laboratories (ASGL) began issuing Diamond Quality Documents for Asscher Cut diamonds. Why is that important? It is because these grading reports include an AGSL Cut grade. The AGSL's Cut grade is determined by actually measuring the light performance of the diamond. This definitely helps when shopping for Asscher Cut diamonds because you will be able to compare and contrast diamonds in order to find the diamond with the best Cut..... which we all know is the most important of the 4Cs! James Allen has a *very* interesting diamond website. They have..... one of the *largest* and *best* selections of loose diamonds around, their loose diamond prices are usually the lowest anywhere on the net, they have top notch customer service, and best of all they are the only online diamond retailer with actual pictures of the diamonds they sell. Seeing is believing! Check it out for yourself.... click here!	If you need some help with a diamond decision, all you have to do is ask! Free one on one diamond buying consultation... Get widget for your site
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