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Gemstone Designs

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Design : Victoria Regent Cut (Doug Menadue) Facets : 85 There are many cushion cuts out there but I have long been looking for just the right one. After much design effort I have finally come up with one that I am very happy with. The pavilion is very similar to Fred Van Sant's "Victoria Cut" but I have "relaxed" the corners a little so they are not quite as sharp and altered the crown pattern to make it, I think, a little more interesting. I am very happy with the results and this design works well in all materials. It has a very classic appearance and will fit any standard cushion setting without any difficulty. I have named the design to show it's "heritage".

Design : Asscher Cut (Classic) Facets : 73 or 65 Originally developed in the very early 1900's by Joesph Asscher, this classic diamond cut has become a firm favorite in the world of coloured gemstones. The Asscher creates a unique patterm that people refer to as the windmill pattern. 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 Cut design which some literature describes as having 58 facets. This count of 58 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 : Nigerian Cushion (Jeff Graham) Facets : 89

Design : Barion Square (Basil Watermeyer) Facets : 61

Design : Vega (Fred Van Sant) Facets : 53

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 : Mock Check Square (Jeff Graham) Facets : 20

Design : Chinese Checker (Jeff Graham) Facets : 53

More to come...

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Bespoke Gems is home to a beautiful collection of fine handcut gemstones. These lovely coloured gems have been precision custom cut from such precious and semi precious gemstones as amethyst, ametrine, aquamarine, beryl, black spinel, blue topaz, carnelian, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, chrysoprase, asscher cut citrine, garnet, lapis lazuli, peridot, rose de france amethyst, rose quartz, ruby and zoisite, sage green quartz, sapphire, smokey quartz, topaz, asscher cut tourmaline, rubellite tourmaline, zircon and many others. All gem designs have been optimized to bring out the best in the gemstone and cover a wide range of contemporary and traditional designs, such as the classic asscher cut. Bespoke Gems also has educational articles on the art of gem cutting and what to look for when buying a gem. Please enjoy and thank you for visiting. :-)

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