A short history
The step cut refined for emerald crystals in the deco years, then borrowed by diamonds for its long, calm flashes. The connoisseur’s shape.
DIAMOND SHAPE
Emerald
A step cut, not a brilliant. Long flashes instead of sparkle, and nowhere for an inclusion to hide. Buy the clarity here.
- RATIO WE BUY
- 1.30 to 1.50
- FACETS
- 50 to 58
- BEST AT
- Clean stones, quiet hands
Works with an emerald stone
PRICES AS OF 16 AUG 2026How it wears
The open table hides nothing: inclusions and color show more than in any brilliant. Buy clarity here and a grade higher in color; the passport makes both easy to check.
The setting it wants
Corner prongs or a full bezel. Deco baguette side stones are the classic sentence; a plain band is the modern one.
What ratio should a emerald diamond be?
We buy 1.30 to 1.50. Outside that window the shape starts reading as a different cut, or worse, as a mistake. The passport lists exact millimeter dimensions so you can check our judgment.
How many facets does a emerald cut have?
50 to 58. More facets mean more sparkle but smaller flashes; fewer mean bolder, slower light. Neither is better; they are different personalities.
Is emerald more expensive per carat?
Fancy shapes like this cost less per carat than rounds, because less rough is lost and fewer buyers compete for them. Same material, better math.
Natural or lab grown in this shape?
Both, cut to the same standard. Lab rough makes larger emerald stones attainable; the passport names the origin either way, in the same type size as everything else.
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