faceted girdle?

[sparkleslee]

from looking around i have seen a lot of girdles on round brillians (including mine!) be listed as ''faceted.'' what is the point of having a faceted girdle? does that throw off the symmetry since some parts are thicker than others?

 

[Lorelei]

See this thread for further info, it explains things well.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/difference-between-a-girdle-thats-faceted-or-not.32247/

 

[sparkleslee]

lorelei, thanks for that link! i think i understand a little more now.

if i look at it w/ a loupe i can see the facets in the girdle, but otherwise i don''t think i can tell the difference anyway. just glad to hear it''s not a ''bad'' thing!

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 11/30/2007 10:16:21 AM
Author: sparkleslee
lorelei, thanks for that link! i think i understand a little more now.

if i look at it w/ a loupe i can see the facets in the girdle, but otherwise i don''t think i can tell the difference anyway. just glad to hear it''s not a ''bad'' thing!

Glad to help!

 

[Diamond*Dana]

The girdle on my ring (center stone) is faceted, while the two sidestones are not. I can tell when I look closely, but the sides are only .27 ct. My late MIL''s e-ring stone is not faceted, and it is around .75-.90 ct and I can definitely see a difference.