Category Archives: 23.86ct Diamond

After weeks of work the diamond cutter has completed cutting the 23.86ct diamond.  The final weight of the diamond ended up being 7.30ct.  There was an option at one point to make it an 8.xx carat diamond but the clarity would have been lower so it was decided to reduce the weight in an attempt […]

With the bruting completed the diamond now has the rough outline – a round diamond.  This shot the diamond is being positioned to remove a feather (inclusion) in the diamond.  It can be seen on the diamond at the 7:00 position. Blocking out the main 4 facets on the crown of the diamond, the process […]

Bruting a diamond is the process of grinding two diamonds against each other.  Here we can see the diamond cutter’s bruting machine which is being used to make the diamond round. Since only diamond can cut diamond the flat disk on the bottom is diamond powder that has been compressed and glued together.  Both the […]

Next up the diamond cutter is getting ready to polish the first facet on the diamond… the table facet.  Polishing is done on a charged diamond wheel, the diamond is held in a dop, placed in a tang and carefully polished. With the diamond secured polishing on the wheel can begin. Finally, after weeks of […]

The next step in the process for this diamond is to have it laser cut.  The shape of the rough and any inclusions determine where the diamond will be cut. In preparation for the laser cut a few things needed to be done.  The rough diamond had an inclusion right below the surface, so it was fairly easy […]

How about a 23.86ct diamond? Most people consider a 1ct diamond to be big, a target size for millions of diamond lovers around the world.  A 2ct diamond, getting bigger… a 3ct diamond or larger and eyes start popping. Not what you are used to seeing?  That is a rough diamond, it is currently being […]