In the 4 C' s of Diamonds, Diamond Cut Is the Most Important

The techniques of diamond cutting have not changed much in over 500 years. It still begins with carefully studying the diamond and observing the way it handles light. A diamond is the hardest substance known to man and because of this only a diamond can cut another diamond.

Two stones are used to shape each other, a primary stone and a secondary stone. Even the grinding wheels used to polish a stone are diamond encrusted. 

The cut of a diamond is generally considered by most experts to be the most important of the 4 C' s.
The 4 C' s refer to the cut, clarity, color, and carat weight and are the factors used to assign value to a particular stone. Let's take a closer look at the cut to understand why it is so important.

When people refer to a round cut or a princess cut diamond what they are talking about is the shape. The cut of a diamond should not be confused with a diamond's shape. The cut of a diamond refers to the quality of the proportioning, symmetry, and polish which affects the way light enters the diamond, is refracted within the diamond, and how it exits the diamond. The cut gives a diamond its fire and brilliance. 

When a diamond is cut perfectly, light enters in through the top of the diamond and then exits back out through the top of the diamond giving a maximum brilliance. If the diamond is cut too deeply or too shallow some of the light will leak out on the sides or the bottom of the stone causing it to be less brilliant.

Here is an illustration of how the type of cut reflects light through a diamond.

Experts consider cut to be the most valuable of the 4 C' s because the brilliance of a stone is what gives it its beauty and many experts would tell you that a perfectly cut, brilliant stone will allow you to compromise on some other areas and still have a beautiful and valuable diamond but if the cut is bad and the diamond does not have that fire, the color, clarity, and carat size simply won't matter much. Never compromise on the cut. 

I would definitely suggest you get at least a good cut diamond but preferably an ideal or brilliant cut. This is the most important choice you'll have to make.

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