Basic Information about Diamonds

The 3 Component Parts of Every Cut Diamond

1. The crown (Top)
2. The girdle (Middle - around the sides)
3. The pavilion (Bottom)

The Crown

The crown is the top of a diamond, with the Table being the perfectly flat area. It has a number of facets. The crown splits light entering the diamond into white light, which gives the stone its brilliance and coloured light. Many people don't consider the number of facets as being important, instead they go by the carat weight instead. A smaller, sparkling diamond is far better than a large dull one!

The Girdle

The girdle is the thin, unpolished section around the middle of the diamond. The function of the girdle is to protect the edge of the stone from chipping. Contrary to popular opinion, diamond is not the hardest substance in the world. In fact, you can scratch the surface of a diamond with a ring pull from a soda can.

Believe it or not, you can crack a diamond in half trying to scratch glass with it! It's true, if the diamond is at the wrong angle, or if you apply too much pressure, the diamond will cleave in half, maybe worse!

The Pavilion

The pavilion reflects the light that passes through the crown back into your eyes. The light enters the diamond through the crown, splits into white and coloured light, bounces off the facets of the pavilion back up through the crown, where you see it as sparkle. But, to achieve the maximum sparkle, the diamond must be well cut and cut in the proper proportions.

The size of the crown, the symetry of the facets, the thickness of the girdle and the angle of the pavilion must all work in harmony to give the diamond the perfect sparkle!

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