Girdles of various widths
Whether a girdle is thin, medium, thick or very thick, the value determined by percentage alone is not decisive; equally important and decisive for grading is the visual impression.
Girdle Width equals 100%
The Girdle plays another huge role in the Diamond's Proportions. It's used to measure the rest of the Diamond with. Since the Girdle is the widest part of the Diamond, it's given the ultimate width of 100%.
DIAMOND GIRDLE
The girdle is the outer edge of the diamond, where the crown (top) meets the pavilion (bottom).
GIRDLE THICKNESS:
The thickness or range of variation in the thickness of a diamond's girdle.
See also: Girdle Grading report, grading certificate Cut
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Early Etruscan Girdle, Villanovan ca. 800-750 BC
bronze; 14 15/16" x 5 1/8"
Museum of Art
Rhode Island School of Design
Gift of Walter C. Baker
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Girdle width will vary between greater extremes on some fancy shapes compared to the round brilliant.
Girdle
The narrow rim around the diamond separating the crown and pavilion. The girdle is parallel to the table and is the largest diameter of any part of the stone.
girdle The outer edge of a faceted stone, the area of greatest diameter, usually the part where the prongs are placed when the gem is set.
Girdle: The outermost edge of a cut gem when viewed from the side and top. It is the edge formed by where the top section (crown) and the bottom section (pavilion) of the cut stone meet.
Girdle: The widest point (in circumference) of a gemstone.
Gram: Unit of measurement of weight (with just over twenty-eight grams equaling one ounce), often expressed in milligrams (at one thousand milligrams to a gram); in jewelry, ...
Girdle: The narrow band around the widest part of a diamond. It divides the crown and pavilion facets. The girdle itself is described by its appearance.
Girdle - The outermost edge of a cut gem
Gold - A heavy, yellow, metallic element used for coins and jewellery since prehistoric times
Gold plated - A thin coating of electroplated or mechanically plated gold on top of another metal ...
Girdle: A diamond's outer edge or periphery. It is a very narrow section of the gem that forms the boundary between the crown and the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge.
Girdle
The outer edge or the widest part of the diamond forming a band around the stone.
Hammer set
A setting technique used to set diamonds so that they are flush with the metal.
Girdle: The outer edge or the widest part of the diamond forming a band around the stone.
Girdle
Girdle is the wide perimeter of a stone made up from the edges.
Glyptography
Glyptography is the technique of engraving gemstones.
Girdle - The narrow rim around a stone where the crown and pavillion meet. The portion that is usually grasped by the setting or mounting.
GIRDLE
The girdle is the widest perimeter of a gemstone.
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Girdle
Narrow band which circumscribes the edge of the plane separating the crown and pavilion of a polished diamond. The girdle can be bruted, faceted or polished.
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Girdle Fringes: These are also known as bearding or dig marks. It is formed when the raw stone is cut during the processing. These are thin lines like hair that assemble around the diamond's girdle.
Girdle: The outer edge of a cut stone, the dividing line between the crown and the pavilion. Sometimes the girdle is polished and sometimes it is not polished.
Girdle: The outer edge, or outline, of the diamond's shape. The girdle is not graded, but rather it is described by its appearance at its thinnest and thickest points.
Girdle Thickness: the average thickness of the gemstone's girdle, which is the junction between the crown and pavilion of the stone.
Girdle Thickness - The width of the outer edge, or periphery, of a fashioned diamond or other gemstone.
Girdle
The widest part of a gemstone which divides the crown from the pavilion
Grain
Unit of weight; for diamonds and pearls a grain is 0.25 of a carat, 480 grains to the Troy ounce. A Troy grain is equal to an Avoirdupois grain.
Girdle
The outer edge of a gemstone.
Glyptic
The art of engraving or carving gems.
Girdle: The girdle is the divider between the top and bottom of the gem. It defines the face-up outline, and the maximum dimensions of a faceted gem. In well proportioned stones, it usually comprises about 2% of the total depth of the gem.
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Girdle
The widest part on the faceted gemstone, it is a border that separates the crown from the pavilion. Back to Index ...
Girdle The widest point in circumference of a gem. This is the point where a gem is usually held by fingers or tweezers for examination.
Girdle
The narrow outline that separates the top (crown) and bottom (pavilion) sections of a diamond, which is measured in terms of thickness.
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Girdle - A faceted stone can be divided into an upper and lower section. The upper section or top is referred to as a crown. The lower section is referred to as a pavilion. The perimeter where both parts meet is referred to as a girdle.
Girdle: The outer edge, the perimeter or dividing line between crown and pavilion on a cut and polished stone.
Glets ( or gletz): A word of Dutch origin for a cleavage crack in a diamond that looks like a feather.
Girdle
Girdle is the widest part or outer edge of the gemstone and the dividing line between the crown and pavilion.
Girdle: Outermost diameter of a gemstone or diamond. In diamond cutting, its thickness is an indication of the cutting quality.
Girdle Facets - The 32 triangular facets that adjoin the girdle of a round brilliant-cut stone, 16 above and 16 below.
girdle thickness Judged between the upper and lower girdle facets since this is where the girdle is at its thinnest.
girdle
The widest perimeter of a cut diamond, which may or may nor be polished or faceted and divides the crown from the pavilion
grain
A unit of weight used for diamonds and natural pearls. One grain is equal to 0.25 carats or 25 points ...
Girdle - The ring around a diamond where the crown facets meet the pavilion facets.
Girdle:
The narrow band around the outer circumference of a diamond. The jewelry setting usually holds the diamond around the girdle. Girdles can be rough (looks sandblasted) or faceted (polished like the rest of the diamond).
Girdle:
The widest part of a cut gem, where the crown and pavilion facets meet. On better diamonds, such as our AGS-certified Ideal Cut diamonds, a laser ID is placed on the girdle.
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Girdle
The band around the widest part of a cut stone, where the crown meets the pavilion.
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The Girdle
In addition to the 58 facets listed above, some diamonds now have their girdles facetted rather than polished. These are not regarded or counted as a facet in the normal sense.
Bearded Girdles - Fine cracks, chips, fringing, or feathers along the outer edge of girdle.
Bruising - A percussion mark caused by impact.
Cavities - An indentation resulting from a feather or damage during polishing.
FACETED GIRDLE - A girdle of a stone that is lapped and polished for maximum surface reflection and has many flat planes around the circumference of the stone.
Girdle Edge
Thin
Notice that Tolkowsky specified that the girdle edge of the diamond be Thin. In light theory, that makes for a great deal of brilliance, but a girdle edge can be chipped when extremely thin.
Girdle: The point where the crown and pavilion meet, which also determines the perimeter of the diamond.
Diameter: The width of the diamond measured with reference to the girdle.
Pavilion: The lower section of a diamond from the girdle to the culet.
Girdle - The narrow rim around a gemstone. The girdle is measured as the largest diameter of the stone.
Girdle: A diamond's outer edge or periphery.
Head: Attached to the ring shank, the head of the ring holds the center stone or solitaire in place.
Girdle: The outer edge of the diamond where the crown and pavilion meet.
Girdle
The girdle is the outer edge of a diamond. It usually has a frosted appearance. Many diamonds are also finished with a fully polished or even a faceted girdle.
Girdle: Graded by thickness, it is the outline of the shape of a diamond.
Good Cut: This cut typically represents the top 25% of quality diamond cuts. Generally, it reflects almost all of the light that enters the diamond at any given angle.
Girdle
this is the narrow band around the outer circumference of a diamond. This is where a jewelry setting holds the diamond in a ring.
Girdle
The outer edge or periphery of a fashioned gemstone; the part usually grasped by the setting or mounting
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Girdle
Narrow band present around the outer circumference of a diamond. The girdle can be rough or polished and represents the junction where a setting holds the diamond.
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Girdle...The wide part of a cut gemstone
Gliding plane... acrystal direction along which the atoms can slip a defined distance without destroying the coherence of the crystal.
Grain...(Troy system)..480 grains to the oz.
Girdle
The edge formed where the top (crown) and bottom (pavilion) of a stone meet. The girdle is the area normally grasped by prongs when a stone is mounted into a setting.
Girdle:
The space on a cut gem where the crown and the pavilion facets meet is referred to as the girdle. The girdle is often polished and can vary in depth.
Girdle
The outermost (widest) edge of a diamond or gemstone. Girdle is the largest diameter of any part of a gemstone or diamond.
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The girdle should be thick enough to prevent chipping during mounting and wear and no thicker, and should be of uniform thickness around the stone. A guideline for maximum girdle thickness is 3% of the stones diameter.
The girdle is the widest perimeter of a gemstone.
Guilloche
Guilloche is a type of enameling in which translucent enamel (fused glass) is applied over a metal surface that has been engraved. The Czech guilloche pin above is studded with marcasites.
 See also: Diamond, Color, Stone, Facet, Gemstone
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