Oval Cut Diamond

Oval Cut Diamonds

Oval cut diamonds have all the benefits of the round brilliant diamond but are Blessed with an elongated shape that is best suited for long, elegant hands. Although there is a slight difference between round brilliants and the oval cut diamond they share a high amount of facets that offer great brilliance.

Although it is well suited for small hands an oval diamond can be used for anyone who simply wants something different and unique than the regular round brilliant.

When choosing a setting for an oval diamond usually a setting with accents to its sides or as a cluster surrounded by accents is what may est suit this diamond cut. In addition make sure that the setting has six prongs to anchor the oval diamond. An oval diamond ring must have these additional prongs due to the shape of the diamond and the difficulty to hold the oval diamond in place.

Oval or oblong shaped diamonds can suffer from what is called the “bow tie effect” diamond cutter’s jargon. This refers to a diamond that is not well cut and shows a dark bow-tie like shape in the middle. Almost like and empty, life less section in the center of the Oval diamond.

For ideas on how to mount an oval cut diamond view the ring trends page or use the design your own ring tool available at JamesAllen.com, Mondera, and Blue Nile (Our Editor’s Top Tier Online Jewelers). View our Online Jeweler Review section for other great online diamond jewelers.

Buy an oval cut diamond if you want the benefits and beauty of the round brilliant but would like the original shape of the oval cut.