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In this article, You will comprehensively understand the leading diamond cut, including Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows, Nine Hearts and One Flower, Ten Hearts and Ten Arrows, and Plum Blossom Diamond.
The value of a diamond is determined according to the 4Cs of a diamond, and the only human-influenced aspect of the 4Cs of a diamond is its cut. A good cut can dazzle a diamond and increase its value, so more and more diamond cutters are researching the ideal amount. Therefore, various fancy-cut diamonds appear in the diamond market, such as eight hearts and eight arrows, nine hearts and one flower, ten hearts and ten arrows and plum blossom diamonds, etc.
1. Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows
Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows, also known as the Cupid Cut, is currently the most symmetrical round diamond cut design, and Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows diamond is the most popular style of a loose diamond.
The Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows diamond has perfect angle proportions, extreme symmetry, and perfect mirror reflection, so it is hailed as a miracle diamond. Looking from the crown of the diamond to the bottom of the diamond, you will find eight symmetrical arrows of the same size and bright light; if looking from the bottom of the diamond to the crown of the diamond, you will find eight perfectly symmetrical and full hearts. Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows are symmetrical to each other, just like Cupid’s arrows. The hearts and arrows are intertwined to perfectly interpret the unwavering love.
Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows contains the meanings of eight beautiful artistic conceptions such as “encounter, love, hint, dream, first kiss, lingering, tacit understanding and mountain alliance”.
However, there are good and bad hearts and arrows. Perfect Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows are rare, and only a few diamond cutters can handle them. The heart-shaped pattern is asymmetrical, and the arrow part is slightly skewed. Hearts and Arrows diamonds that are not consistent, have arrows diverging at different angles, have bent arrows, or even have prominent shadows that make the pattern defective are all terrible diamonds.
2. Nine Hearts and One Flowers
Nine Hearts and One Flower is a new fancy diamond cut after Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows. The nine Hearts and One Flower diamond cut is different from ordinary diamond cuts. For the cut of nine hearts and one flower, each diamond is composed of three essential parts: the crown, the girdle, and the bottom. The difference between the “nine hearts and one flower” diamond cut is that each comprises 37 petals at the top and 63 at the bottom. There are 100 flawless cutting faces, which use 15-17% more rough stones than ordinary diamonds with 58 petals.
Under a magnifying glass, looking down from the diamond’s crown, a diamond flower is in the center of the diamond, and nine hearts surround it. The whole process of Nine Hearts and One flower is purely handmade, rigorous, and meticulous, and it takes more than twice as much time as ordinary diamonds.
The meaning of nine hearts and one flower is the nine hearts in the cut symbolize a long and eternal love, and the flower in the center symbolizes the brightest star in life and the only favorite.
3. Ten Hearts and Ten Arrows
The cutting process of ten hearts and ten arrows is better than eight hearts and eight arrows. Looking down from the crown of the diamond, you can see ten neatly arranged arrows; looking down from the bottom, and you can find ten neatly arranged heart shape. According to the principle of optics, the more facets a diamond has, the stronger the reflected light will be, and the light will shine brighter, making the diamond more radiant than diamonds cut by other techniques.
Ten hearts and ten arrows imply ten love moods of “innocence, encounter, encounter, journey, time, memory, engraving, imprint, eternity, and true love”. The love will be unwavering through the perfect match between the arrow and the heart, and the dazzling and bright light will bloom through the ten hearts and ten arrows.
Ten Hearts and Ten Arrows diamond has 71 facets, 14 more facets than the ordinary Hearts and Arrows cut. The size, angle and symmetry of each facet have precise requirements so that the light undergoes multiple refractions and reflections in the diamond to achieve a more vital diamond fire, which is 1.2 times stronger than that of a diamond cut by the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows process.
Its characteristics are:
1. There are many cutting surfaces. It has 71 facets, 14 more than the regular Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cut. Each facet’s size, angle and symmetry have precise requirements so that the light undergoes multiple refractions and reflections in the diamond to achieve a more substantial diamond fire, which is 1.2 times stronger than that of a diamond cut by the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows process.
2. The cutting is complex, and the cutting time is extended. On average, only one out of every 300 rough diamonds can cut loose diamonds with the optical phenomenon of ten hearts and ten arrows. It takes six times more time than the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows craft, and its price is self-evident.
4. Plum Blossom Diamond Cut
The plum blossom diamond cut is developed from the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cutting process. It has 24 more facets than the pavilion of the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows, and the overall number reaches 81 facets. Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cuts have the defects of eight black triangles and black images on the table and pavilion, respectively. Plum blossom diamonds make up for this defect by improving pavilion facets so that when the light is reflected from the diamond, it becomes a beautiful flower shape.
Conclusion
For diamonds to produce brilliant fire, there are high requirements for diamond cuts. Fancy cuts like eight hearts and eight arrows, nine hearts and one flower, ten hearts and ten arrows and plum blossom diamond are all excellent choices. But it should be noted that a good cut does not mean that it has a very high value. The value of a diamond is determined according to the diamond 4C standard. Only a diamond with a 4C balance is valuable; Produce fire, diamonds cut with eight hearts and eight arrows, nine hearts and one flower, ten hearts and ten arrows and plum blossom diamond cut are not necessarily the best cuts. The best cuts are 3EX diamonds.
Diamond 3EX is the cut grade of a diamond. Three refers to the polishing, symmetry and cutting of diamonds, and EX is a “very good” English word. The combined 3EX is cutting EXCELLENT (very good), polishing EXCELLENT (very good), symmetrical EXCELLENT ( very good).
To sum up, Nine Hearts and One Flowers has the most facets, reaching 100 perfect facets, and it should be the cut that best embodies fire and beauty.
For a simpler introduction, the article only uses diamonds as an example. In fact, not only diamonds, lab-grown diamonds but also moissanite, all can be cut like this to achieve the perfect fire and sprinkle.
