Swiss cut: Stones consisting of thirty-three facets.
Synthetic gemstone: A man-made stone that, unlike a simulant, has the same chemical composition and crystal structure as its natural counterpart.
Swiss Cut A gem cut consisting of thirty-three facets.
Synthetic (gemstone) A synthetic gemstone is man-made rather than mined from the earth.
Swiss Cut: A modification of the round brilliant cut used for small stones. The facet arrangement is slightly different and has 32 facets.
Swiss Cut
Halfway between a brilliant and an eight cut, with 34 facets in total.
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A "Swiss cut" is a compromise between an eight cut and a brilliant cut, with a total of 33 facets (34 if a culet is used); 16 isosceles triangle facets on the crown and 16 facets on the pavilion.
18:12, 15 August 2009 (hist) (diff) N Swiss Cut (New page: {{Article}} {{Article}} {{Article}} ==Swiss Cut Diamonds== Swiss cut diamonds are the late 19th century predecessor to the 20th century single cut.
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.
 See also: Diamond, Emerald, Rough, Shape, Brilliant
  
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