The romantic shaped diamond
- A Good to Very Good cut provides the most economical heart cut.
- A length/width ratio of 0.95-1.05 might be a little less expensive but still looks great.
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Heart Cut Diamonds: Love Can Not Be Any Clearer. Often considered one of the most romantic of diamond cuts, the heart-shaped diamond requires a clever cutter to master the unique heart pattern that resembles a pear shape with a small cleft at the top. It is recommended when choosing a heart shaped diamond to focus mainly on cut, with a high clarity and color to maximize the sparkle of the diamond. You may also want to determine its proportions – whether it appears elongated, too stout or too long – as the optimum cut will yield the most fire and brilliance of the diamond.
The ideal proportions for a heart cut diamond would fall into this range:
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Ideal Proportions (Class 1A) |
Acceptable* (Class 2B) |
| Depth Percentage: |
59.0% - 63.0% |
63.1% - 65.4% |
| Table Percentage: |
55.0% - 60.0% |
51.0% - 64.0% |
| Polish: |
Very Good to Excellent |
Good to Very Good |
| Symmetry: |
Very Good to Excellent |
Good to Very Good |
| Girdle: |
Very Thin to Slightly Thick
(0.4% - 4.5%) or
Thin to Thick (1.0% - 5.5%) |
Very Thin to Thick
(0.4% - 5.5%) |
| Culet: |
None to Very Small |
None to Medium |
| Length/Width Ratio: |
0.98 - 1.02 |
0.95 - 1.05 |
* E.S. Designs does not carry any diamonds below an Acceptable Cut.
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