What is a Rose Cut Diamond?
Rose cut Diamonds are a type of cut of diamond that originated around the 16th Century. Like its name, rose cut diamonds were inspired by the spiral of petals in a rose bud. Instead of a tight sparkle like a modern round brilliant cut diamond, rose cut diamonds are more known for a sensual shimmer and luster. Rose cut diamonds are great because they much larger per carat than brilliant or step cut diamonds.
ROSE CUT DIAMOND HISTORY
Rose cut diamonds were invented in the 1400s and made popular in the Georgian Era (the 1700s). Rose cut diamonds have remerged as an ethereal, antique-inspired alternative to more traditional diamond cuts like brilliant cuts. They were one of the first cuts of diamonds, cut by hand by skilled diamond cutters to optimize sparkle in candlelight as they were made before electricity was invented.
HOW TO IDENTIFY A ROSE CUT DIAMOND
Rose cut diamonds have a domed top and a flat base. And much like the sprawling petals of a fully bloomed rose, the peaked top of a rose diamond is covered in distinctive triangle facets.