Single cut vs full cut meelee

[diamondnewbieny]

From what I understand there are more works with the full cut melee. So why is a vendor charging more for single cut melee compare to full cut melee?

Is there difference visually?

 

[rockysalamander]

Single cut are less faceted and less splintery. They are a cut found in vintage rings and often the preferred for rings in that style. But, they are usually a custom order vs. the widely available full-cuts.

 

[bright ice]

In my experience I’ve been told it’s because they cost more.

 

[AV_]

The single cuts are a better highlight of the object in motion - they light up in some positions & not others. They are used in finer things these days as ever were & are terrifyingly precise!

 

[Rockdiamond]

Hi all!!
Here's a decent photo of single cuts set into a ring

In general, we prefer single cuts to compliment vintage style diamonds.
Back in the day, when I was learning to grade at Harry Winston, we started learning on single cuts, as it's easier to teach clarity grading on them. Back then, they were less costly than full cuts ( traditional round brilliant)
Today, very few factories cut single cut diamonds- and the ones that do are generally along the lines of super ideal cutters. The reason is that single cuts are used on super high end watches- they demand a high level of consistency.
So the price on the market is higher than full cuts.
I hope this helps!

 

[LLJsmom]

I love the sparkle of single cuts, and really works with OECs. Full cut melee work better with modern cuts IMHO. They do look really different.

 

[laurenk]

I opted for single cut melee in the halo of my vintage pear (victor canera set her).

 

[diamondnewbieny]

Hi all!!
Here's a decent photo of single cuts set into a ring

In general, we prefer single cuts to compliment vintage style diamonds.
Back in the day, when I was learning to grade at Harry Winston, we started learning on single cuts, as it's easier to teach clarity grading on them. Back then, they were less costly than full cuts ( traditional round brilliant)
Today, very few factories cut single cut diamonds- and the ones that do are generally along the lines of super ideal cutters. The reason is that single cuts are used on super high end watches- they demand a high level of consistency.
So the price on the market is higher than full cuts.
I hope this helps!

Yes, your explanation do help me to understand it. From other procescoper’s explanations and pictures from other threads, I think I prefer the full cut. It seems the full cut is more bright, which I like and it can give more contrast to the light yellow diamond.

 

[yssie]

Full cuts will look like bright white dots in all lighting environments - agree that they’d contrast nicely with your yellow