EMERALD VS ASSCHER DIAMOND CUT:
Emeralds and asschers are very similar. The only difference is the L:W ratio. Emerald cuts are
rectangular while asscher cuts
are square. Value or quality will be identical for both Emerald and Asscher cut Diamonds. It is up to your
personal preference
or setting style.
Emerald Diamond Cut
Emerald cuts are rectangular.The Emerald cut has step- like facets, trimmed corners, larger, open
table shape. They produce a hall-of-mirrors effect, with the interplay of light and dark
planes.
Setting Style: Emerald cuts look fantastic in elegant tapered baguette style settings. Emerald cuts go well with solitaire and simple pave settings, and are perfect for three stone settings.
Setting Style: Emerald cuts look fantastic in elegant tapered baguette style settings. Emerald cuts go well with solitaire and simple pave settings, and are perfect for three stone settings.
Advantages:
Look for:
- Depth: 60% to 69% (under 65% is relatively hard to find) you don’t need any built-up depth to maintain brilliance, you should go as low as possible in terms of depth
- Table: 61% to 67%
- Girdle thin to slightly thick.
- The classic emerald cut diamond has a length to width ratio of around 1.50
- VS2 Clarity for the best value
- Color D-F
- suited for diamonds which have the superior clarity and color
Disadvantage:
- This shape highlights the clarity of a diamond. If you choose an emerald-cut diamond with a lower clarity grade, such as SI, be sure to review the clarity plot on the diamond certificate to judge the visibility of the inclusions.
- Overlap between a Classic Asscher-cut and Square Emerald shape, you should go for Asscher-Cut diamond.
Asscher Diamond Cut
Asscher cuts are similar to emerald cuts only difference being in shape. Asscher Diamonds are
square/octagonal. The modern asscher cut diamond is similar to a square emerald cut, usually
with larger step facets, a higher crown, and a smaller table.
Setting Style: Asschers are well suited for a square halo setting like this. Once mounted in a four prong setting, the diamond maintains its unique shape within a square silhouette.
Setting Style: Asschers are well suited for a square halo setting like this. Once mounted in a four prong setting, the diamond maintains its unique shape within a square silhouette.
Advantages:
Look for:
- Depth: 60% to 68% (under 65% is relatively hard to find) you don’t need any built-up depth to maintain brilliance, you should go as low as possible in terms of depth
- Table: 60% to 68%
- Polish/Symmetry: Good, Very Good, or Excellent
- Asscher: 1.00 to 1.05 is GIA’s acceptable range for defining a diamond as “square.”
- Emerald: 1.25-1.55
- Color - G, H, I
- VS2, VVS1, VVS2
