"Barrel Cut" Diamonds??

[frenchblue]

what on earth is this?? i am kind of loving them! very striking! can anyone tell me more about this cut?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Barrel-Cut-and-Baguette-G-VS-Diamonds-14K-1-00ctw_W0QQitemZ150325845319QQihZ005QQcategoryZ165044QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Ara Ann]

Wow, that is very unique, huh! I''ve never seen anything like that either...will be interesting to hear from someone who has!

 

[Circe]

Huh, now that''s unusual! It looks a bit like a checkerboard cut at first, but I think it''s sort of like a very large baguette where the pavilion and the crown have been turned by 45 degrees. I wonder what the dispersion is like on that in person ....

 

[Winks_Elf]

Oh, I''ve seen that cut before in person! I can''t remember what the name of it was, but one of the mall stores used to sell them. The store had a line of modified cuts with their own names. Very cool.

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 2/12/2009 11:55:19 AM
Author:frenchblue
what on earth is this?? i am kind of loving them! very striking! can anyone tell me more about this cut?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Barrel-Cut-and-Baguette-G-VS-Diamonds-14K-1-00ctw_W0QQitemZ150325845319QQihZ005QQcategoryZ165044QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I own two pieces of jewelry with old fashioned "barrel" or some people call it a "carousel" cut.
One was my mother''s birthstone ring (that she handed down to me) that is 66 yrs. old and was made in Italy, and the other is an ametrine pendant that I had made about 12 yrs. ago. It''s a neat cut if it''s done with precision. I''ve seen carousel cuts that didn''t have perfectly matched bar facets and it can look really..... well, not good.

 

[gemgirl]

Carousel cut ametrine-

 

[gemgirl]

Same pendant

 

[gemgirl]

A hand-me-down. LOL.

 

[luv2sparkle]

very interesting and unique

 

[tlh]

Is that yours?
It is marvelous looking!

 

[AprilBaby]

The cut is pretty but that first ring is

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 2/14/2009 6:59:14 PM
Author: AprilBaby
The cut is pretty but that first ring is

I personally don''t think the carousel cut does anything for a diamond, but it makes semi-precious stones more interesting. When I wear either of mine, everyone asks me what it is.

 

[purrfectpear]

Gemstones yes, but it''s a waste of a perfectly good diamond IMO

At least it''s not as bad as horseheads

 

[tyty333]

Oh yes, the ole horsehead diamond...sort of reminds me of the Godfather

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[frenchblue]

i actually stumbled upon the ring on ebay. i hate the way the stones are arranged in the ring but i did think the cut was interesting and unusual. maybe it looks terrible in person, i can't say, never seen it before!

ETA: i just googled "horse head diamond" and WOW that is UGLY!!!