Emeraldanniverary
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2016
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I'm still searching for a loose emerald and attempting to learn as much as possible on the way!
I've been advised by one person that a round cut emerald is weaker than other cuts because of the inherent structure of the emerald itself which is why they don't deal in them.
Someone else has suggested that a round cut is less likely to get scratched or chipped along the table or corners when set than a traditional emerald cut (who does sell them of course!)
Can anyone with experience let me know if both these are true or not?
And if a stone is very clean with no visible inclusions does that mean it is stronger than one with minor inclusions?
The stone will be for a ring, but not an everyday ring. Any advice on the best way to set it to protect the stone would be greatly appreciated (prong vs bezel, surround with small diamonds?)
I've been advised by one person that a round cut emerald is weaker than other cuts because of the inherent structure of the emerald itself which is why they don't deal in them.
Someone else has suggested that a round cut is less likely to get scratched or chipped along the table or corners when set than a traditional emerald cut (who does sell them of course!)
Can anyone with experience let me know if both these are true or not?
And if a stone is very clean with no visible inclusions does that mean it is stronger than one with minor inclusions?
The stone will be for a ring, but not an everyday ring. Any advice on the best way to set it to protect the stone would be greatly appreciated (prong vs bezel, surround with small diamonds?)