Gemstone Designs

Design : Asscher Cut (Classic) Facets : 73 or 65

This Asscher is the one that creates what people refer to as the "windmill" effect.

Depending on the type of stone being cut I will either cut the Asscher with four or five tiers of facets on the pavilion. I find that lower RI stones like quartz and beryl require five tiers (as pictured in the diagram) in order to produce a satisfactory pattern. Topaz, tourmaline, peridot, garnet, sapphires and other higher RI material is cut with four tiers. This four tier version is consistent with the original Asscher design which some literature describes as having 58 facets.

This number is comprised of 56 facets + 1 table facet + 1 culet facet and does not count the 8 girdle facets. The culet facet is like a small table but placed at the bottom of the stone. This is generally only done on diamonds over a certain size. On coloured gemstones this culet facet is not normally cut, rather the culet is cut to a point.

Design : Egyptian Asscher Cut / Square Emerald Cut (Classic) Facets : 69

* This asscher creates a square pyramid (hence the name) in the centre and a very well defined zig-zag pattern showing in the four sides. On the pavilion there are 5 side facet tiers and 4 corner facet tiers.

Design : Princess Cut (Traditional) Facets : 41

This design is the all time classic diamond Princess Cut... it looks great in topaz.

Design : Princess Look Alike (Alexandre Wolkonsky) Facets : 53

This is a variation on the classic Princess Cut.

Design : Square Radiant (Traditional) Facets : 69

Design : Victoria Cut (Fred Van Sant) Facets : 77

This design is a classic old-style cushion cut. The facet pattern is copied from the cuts used on four of the large famous diamonds : Cullinan II, Cullinan IV, Polar Star and the Victoria. This design can be cut in a range of ratios, from 1:1 (square) up to 1:1.3 (rectangle). If you are a fan of the famous diamonds, try this design in large silvery white O'Briens Creek topaz!

Design : Flanders Brilliant Facets : 69

Design : Classic 1 (Jeff Graham) Facets : 61

Design : Radiant Antique (Jeff Graham) Facets : 65

Design : Princess Leia (Doug Menadue) Facets : 53

Design : Astor Star (Jeff Graham) Facets : 57

Design : Barion Old Mine (Bob Keller) Facets : 85

Design : Mistress - A 'Princess' cut variation (Jeff Graham) Facets : 37

Design : Princess Cut Variation (Jeff Ford) Facets : 41

Design : Nigerian Cushion (Jeff Graham) Facets : 89

Design : Mock Check Square (Jeff Graham) Facets : 20

Design : Chinese Checker (Jeff Graham) Facets : 53