Okay--I might be out of the loupe here (excuse the pun)--but has anyone seen this cut before?



Apparently, a conventional emerald cut has 46 facets and a Prince cut has 111 (41 on the crown and 70 on the pavillion).



Just wondering.  Looks alot like a scissor cut.

These are pretty, they would have a bit more sparkle than a step cut, I'm guessing. Closer to a brilliant cut, maybe? They're maybe a bit too busy for my taste - I love the simplicity of a good step cut.

I think these look very modern and if I was forced to own one, I'd like it in a sleek platinum setting please!

I saw some cuts I'd never seen before last week too. Duchess, Empress and another one, the name of which I've forgotten, sorry! They are geometric versions of pear, oval and marquise. They're interesting. The man who showed them to me said that they were all cut by one company in NYC and that they aren't cut anymore. I liked them, but not better than I like the more 'organic' shapes. Here's a little photo of some.

Jen

Interesting thread! Looks like yet another attempt to re-invent the wheel...

I agree with Jen and Ruby....There's absolutely nothing that looks better than a well cut emerald, or radiant cut, in that style.
The late Mr Henry Grossbard- a friend of ours- invented the radiant cut, back in the 1970's by adding brilliant type faceting onto an emerald cut.
In stark contrast to many of the "boutique" cuts, Mr Grossbard shared the technology- and even invited others to improve on the design- basically, putting it into the public domain. Many of these boutique cuts are designed to sell at a premium.
This makes me feel like the main purpose is not artful, rather a strictly commercial purpose. I've never been a fan of the Crisscut- but the Daussi cushions, which have a lot in common with these type of scissor cuts, seem to be among the nicest to my eye- plus they actually sell for less than many other cushions ( if you buy them from us anyway!)

This is a 5.38ct we recently put in stock ( please excuse the schmutz- it was left there by it's creator to dramatically reduce the price)

 

Do they come with the Prince?  I will take one if they do. 

Thanks for this post! I'd never heard of or seen a prince cut diamond before, but now I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for it. It's absolutely gorgeous!