Cushion Cut Diamonds

Cushion Cut diamonds are very popular and at DiamondExchange Ltd you can find a selection of Cushion Cut diamonds at prices to suit your budget. DiamondExchange Ltd has a large selection of DiamondExchange Ltd engagement rings to suit Cushion Cut diamond shapes. Cushion Cut is a generic name for the ‘Old Mine Cut’ that was developed before the turn of the century. These days, the name "Cushion" is often used for coloured stones cut in this shape. A Cushion Cut is a square or square like, rectangular cut with rounded corners and 58 brilliant-style facets that resemble a pillow shape. Hence the name. A hundred years ago, when Cushion Cuts were first developed, diamonds were not cleaved into two pieces of rough as they are today; they were ground down as a single stone and the resulting polish was lumpy and thick. Cushion Cuts have very thin girdles and bigger culets than today's full-cut diamonds. Designers are requesting Cushion Cuts with big culets, but, in general, the smaller the culet, the better the stone. Older Cushion Cuts return light in blocky patterns; newly cut ones return light in needle like patterns. Cushion Cut diamonds are popular in matching pairs. They are especially being used in larger-carat earrings and also as a centre stone in rings. The Cushion Cut first became popular again about ten years ago and the demand for the shape has continued.