Round Cut: premium v. ideal v. signature ideal

[freddy2005]

please tell me the differences between these cuts? thanks very much.

 

[Dancing Fire]

the vendors can call it what ever they want,post the "specs" here so we can give you our opinion on the cut quality.

 

[freddy2005]

Shape: Round
Carat weight: 0.92
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: E
Clarity: SI1
Certificate: GIA

Depth: 60.2%
Table: 57%
Polish: Excellent - Ideal
Symmetry: Excellent - Ideal
Girdle: Thin to Medium Faceted
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 6.30*6.32*3.80

Crown Angle: 34.8°
Crown %: 14.8
Pavillion Angle: 40.5°
Pavillion %: 42.5

 

[ladykemma]

freddie are you referring to the Zales signature ideal?

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Lots of the vendors use the term Signature Ideal. Off hand, I am thinking Blue Nile, Quest, and James Allen do, to mention a few. I think in the case of James Allen, it refers to his in-house hearts and arrows stones. So in that case, signature ideal and superideal cut would be similar. Ideal cut does not necessarily mean the stone is hearts and arrows, and some people care about that and some do not. Premium cut is what I see the most at nice jewelry stores. I believe Ideal Cut refers to about the top 3% of stones and hearts and arrows are a fraction of those. There are some very nice premium cut stones as well, IMO.