Lozenge diamond? DiaGem? EricaD?

[mercoledi]

Has anyone here heard of a lozenge shaped diamond? There''s one in a Tiffany ring on Nelson Rarities'' gallery. It looks incredible. Anyone have any info? It''s obviously an older cut, somewhere between a cushion and a marquise.

Are these findable? Not that I''m in the market, but I''ve never seen anything like it.

Sure do wish it was turned e/w though

 

[kcoursolle]

I know nothing about it, but wow I''m really diggin that stone!!!! I can see why you like it!!

 

[mercoledi]

Isn''t it pretty? It has the open cutlet and pav mains of an OEC (I think, I''m still learning), but all squared off!

 

[diagem]

Date: 6/26/2008 3:13:40 PM
Author:mercoledi
Has anyone here heard of a lozenge shaped diamond? There''s one in a Tiffany ring on Nelson Rarities'' gallery. It looks incredible. Anyone have any info? It''s obviously an older cut, somewhere between a cushion and a marquise.

Are these findable? Not that I''m in the market, but I''ve never seen anything like it.

Sure do wish it was turned e/w though

Yes..., Lozenge shaped Diamonds are great shapes..., originating in the Art-Deco era (early 1900''s)..., usually straight edged step-cut faceting...
They are findable..., not easy but findable, the problem is finding one which was cut correctly displaying the right appearance as most are quite shallow in depth.

 

[diagem]

Here is one I can show:

 

[mercoledi]

Oh, how cool is that! A 'diamond' diamond! How big is that one? How many steps does it have, the same as an EC?


ETA: So the step cut version is more common than the brilliant-ish version? Then lozenge refers to the overall shape.

 

[iluvcarats]

OMG! YUM!

 

[ericad]

What a beauty! Nothing to add that DiaGem didn''t cover. I have never come across one but they are very unique and interesting!

 

[diagem]

Date: 6/26/2008 4:33:39 PM
Author: mercoledi
Oh, how cool is that! A ''diamond'' diamond! How big is that one? How many steps does it have, the same as an EC?

The Step facet positions and numbers are different than an EC on this specific Lozenge because of its shallowness..., but you can find (rarely) one with the same number of facets as an EC...


ETA: So the step cut version is more common than the brilliant-ish version? Then lozenge refers to the overall shape.

Yep..., Lozenge is the french meaning for this specific geometric shape.

Now..., let see if you can guess the weight of this one....

 

[mercoledi]

Geewiz, I spend my time trying to tell who on the T has a .5 or a 1.

Actually, put some v-tip prongs on that baby and I think it's about a perfect size 6

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Maybe 7ish since is looks pretty shallow? And Jada Pinkett Smiths ring is about 10ct iirc?

(guesses within an order of magnitude count, right?)

DiaGem, you have the best pictures!

 

[tberube]

wow, what an awesome stone! It''s truly a "diamond shaped" diamond! Wouldn''t that be a fantastic cut to become popular! I would totally wear it.

 

[iluvcarats]

I love to drool over Nelson''s rarities.

I also love www.Joden.com

 

[mercoledi]

Oh, I''ve never been to Joden. Cool stuff, but the lures are beyond me.

So then is this fancy yellow also a lozenge? This one just looks like a wonky EC, the faceting isn''t the same and the ENORMOUS lozenge DiaGem posted.

 

[iluvcarats]

I think that the yellow diamond is a parallelogram, which is very rare.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 6/26/2008 4:54:30 PM
Author: DiaGem

Date: 6/26/2008 4:33:39 PM
Author: mercoledi
Oh, how cool is that! A ''diamond'' diamond! How big is that one? How many steps does it have, the same as an EC?

The Step facet positions and numbers are different than an EC on this specific Lozenge because of its shallowness..., but you can find (rarely) one with the same number of facets as an EC...


ETA: So the step cut version is more common than the brilliant-ish version? Then lozenge refers to the overall shape.

Yep..., Lozenge is the french meaning for this specific geometric shape.

Now..., let see if you can guess the weight of this one....

Hmmmmm, I say around 7 carats.... I would normally say larger, but it looks like it''s cut very shallow. What a cool stone, it would make an incredible pendant!!! I always love your pictures DiaGem.

 

[purrfectpear]

I don''t care how shallow it is, that''s a QUARTER it''s next to...it''s gotta be at least 20 carats

Do we win it if we guess correctly

 

[tberube]

Date: 6/26/2008 6:20:18 PM
Author: kcoursolle

Date: 6/26/2008 4:54:30 PM

Author: DiaGem

Date: 6/26/2008 4:33:39 PM

Author: mercoledi

Oh, how cool is that! A ''diamond'' diamond! How big is that one? How many steps does it have, the same as an EC?


The Step facet positions and numbers are different than an EC on this specific Lozenge because of its shallowness..., but you can find (rarely) one with the same number of facets as an EC...



ETA: So the step cut version is more common than the brilliant-ish version? Then lozenge refers to the overall shape.


Yep..., Lozenge is the french meaning for this specific geometric shape.

Now..., let see if you can guess the weight of this one....

Hmmmmm, I say around 7 carats.... I would normally say larger, but it looks like it''s cut very shallow. What a cool stone, it would make an incredible pendant!!! I always love your pictures DiaGem.

But it''s soooo shallow...I''d guess between 3 and 4 carats. It''s gotta be a surprising number.

so....what''s it weigh!! I''m dying to know...

 

[surfgirl]

5ish carats?

 

[diagem]

I just noticed I owe you guy''s and answer....

The weight is 8.5 carats......

 

[mercoledi]

What a monster! Is that a fancy color? In the congac range?

I may have to drop in to visit the Tiffany lozenge next time I''m in Portland.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 6/27/2008 9:04:52 AM
Author: DiaGem
I just noticed I owe you guy''s and answer....

The weight is 8.5 carats......

Thanks DiaGem! I wasn''t super far off I suppose. I love all of your pictures, I could look at them all day long!