Round Diamonds

Round-cut diamonds

Round-cut diamond is the most popular diamond cut worldwide. Over 62% of all diamond shapes sold in the world both offline and online annually - are round diamonds.

Round-cut diamonds are classy and timeless. The round diamond is a 58-facet stone which offers a fantastic light reflection and is the number 1 pick used in engagement rings and other luxury jewellery. The original Moon Ocean jewellery catalogue offers the best options for round diamonds.

Historically, during the Victorian era and even earlier - it was an Old European cut, which was a trend back then. Though, as technology advanced and round diamond techniques were improved over time - diamond cuts became more refined. Thus, design improvements approached smaller culets and thinner facets. But customer preferences changed over time. Old European cut possessed facets with triangular segments - the idea of Old European cut was to focus on the colour of the stone, while the round diamond cut is rather about its overall Brilliance.

Round cut diamond journey began in 1919 when Marcel Tolkowsky published his «Diamond Design: A Study of the Reflection and Reflection of Light in Diamond». His essay described the aspects of an ideal cut round diamond. Since then, the round-cut loose diamond has held a flagship position in the industry.

Few customers still prefer a rather vintage look of the Oldschool stones. Still, the majority are after a perfect round-cut diamond, which is a true combination of the most wanted criteria of a round diamond.

There are two ways to call a round cut diamond in the industry: either «Round shape diamond» or «round cut diamond». Both are correct.

And if you look at what kind of jewellery celebrities prefer these days, you will see that the round diamond is still the peremptory leader.