European cut

European Cut: Now mostly obsolete; a style of diamond cutting popular from approximately 1890 to the 1930s typified by a round girdle, a smaller table in relation to the diameter of the stone, and a large culet.

European Cut: A style of diamond cutting popular from approximately 1890 to the 1930s typified by a round girdle, a smaller table in relation to the diameter of the stone, and a large culet.

European Cut - Obsolete. A diamond brilliant whose proportions were worked out mathematically for light falling perpendicularly on the crown. It was never adopted as a common form of cutting.

European Cut
European Cut is an older style of round cut that has less facets and less brilliancy than present day round cut stones.
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European Cut
A European version of 'ideal' cut which was used and preferred in Europe although it was never adopted as a common form of cutting.

Old European Cut - 1800s
The "Old European" cut was the forerunner of the modern round brilliant cut. The Old European diamond cut has a very small table, a heavy crown, and very tall overall depth.

Old European Cut: Diamond cutting style, early round brilliant with 58 facets, in use mid 19th to early 20th century.

Old European Cut: A round Brilliant cut with 58 facets, similar to the old mine cut, first appearing in around the 1880's. It is characterized by a deep pavilion, high crown, and an open culet.
Old mine cut: See Mine Cut.

Old European Cuts
Round Baroque Brilliants had been around since the end of the 17th century as exceptions but weren't the most fashionable ones. This changed gradually over the second half of the 19th century.

European Cut
The European cut is an old fashioned round diamond cut similar to, but less bright than, the more recent Brilliant cut. It has a very small table and a heavy crown ...

European Cut
A style of diamond cutting distinguishable by a smaller table in relation to the diameter of the stone.
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European cut: Obsolete brilliant diamond cut, characterized by a very small table, a heavy crown, and great overall depth. Not to be confused with old-mine cut.

European Cut: An old gemstone cut with a small table and a heavy crown. It has a round girdle and was popular from the 1890s to the 1930s. This type of cut has less brilliance than the brilliant cut used today.

OLD EUROPEAN CUT A round cutting style, the forerunner of the modern Brilliant Cut. An Old European cut, round gemstone is rounder in outline than an Old Mine Cut, but a large culet, small table and high crown distinguish this cut from a modern cut.

The European cut (also known as the old European cut) is an old, round diamond cut that is similar to but less bright than the newer brilliant cut. The European cut has a very small table and heavy crown.
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Old European Cut
A diamond with a round girdle outline. It will usually have a high crown, a small table, a deep pavilion and a large culet.
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Old European cut
An early form of brilliant cut with a round girdle outline but with a high crown, small table and large culet
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Old European cut
An early version of the round brilliant cut. The cut is different from the modern round brilliant as it has a small table and large crown.
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The main European cutting techniques are those we see in most fine jewelry predating the 1920's, when the U.S became the main center for diamond cutting in the world.

With the 19th century came the rounded cuts like the old European cut (OEC, below) and the English round cut (not shown), both of which also have a total of 58 facets of the same type as today's round brilliants.

European CutEuropean Cut is the style of diamond cutting popular from approximately 1890 to the 1930s. Unlike the old mine cut preceding it, the European cut has a round girdle made possible by the introduction of the power bruiting machine .

Common cuts include the brilliant cut, old European cut, emerald cut, radiant cut, rose cut, step cut, pendelique cut. Mixed cuts in which the style of the facets above and below the girdle are different.

A couple other Cuts became popular over the ages as well: Mazarin Cuts, Old-Mine Cuts and Old European Cut Diamonds. You will still find these today in Antique Jewelry or Vintage Pieces.

In the strictest definition of the term, "cut" is not the same thing as "shape" - for example, the most popular cut for a diamond is the round brilliant cut, but there are also round Swiss cuts, round Old European cuts, and round 144-facet cuts.

For instance, if you are a little easy on the wallet then ideally you must opt for the 2 carat Cushion Cut Diamond of the color 'G' and 'VS2' clarity.2 carat european cut diamond value Varies.

See also: Cut, Diamond, Shape, Brilliant, Rough