Before and After: Recutting

The cutting of a colored gemstone is something that is often overlooked or misinterpreted.

Overlooked, because in cutting colored gemstones there are not set parameters and precise rules as there are for diamonds. Misinterpreted, because the majority of dealers think that a heavier carat weight
commands a higher final price, which is not necessary true.

Too often we encounter, in the country of origins, cutters who still use primitive techniques which are imprisoning the true beauty of the material with wrong facet dispositions.

Our mission is to liberate the gem from the excess weight which does not allow the light to travel correctly thought it.

To do so, we implement techniques and shapes popular at the beginning of the last century, which conveys an Old World "flavor" to the gem and dramatically improves its brilliance. While at the cost of losing almost half of its original weight, it is a practice we find necessary in order to enhance naturally the optical properties of the gem.

In this particular case, we already started with a gem which did not have a "window" (the unpleasant see through effect found at the direct center/back of the stone).
We rounded the tip and completely modified the disposition of the pavilion facets, positioning an open culet almost in the center of the table.

These characteristics in vogue a century ago, are particularly appealing among true connoisseurs and serious collectors.