Types of Cushion Cut Diamonds Guide
"Cushion cut" isn't one cut — it's a family of related square-to-rectangular, rounded-corner shapes that differ in facet pattern and outline: cushion brilliant, cushion modified brilliant, antique...
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"Cushion cut" isn't one cut — it's a family of related square-to-rectangular, rounded-corner shapes that differ in facet pattern and outline: cushion brilliant, cushion modified brilliant, antique...
"Antique cushion" and "Old Mine Cut" get used interchangeably in retail marketing, but they're not the same claim. Old Mine Cut is a specific historical faceting standard — high crown, large open...
A cushion brilliant uses a standard brilliant facet arrangement — around 58 facets — on the pillow-shaped cushion outline, producing large, bright flashes. A cushion modified brilliant adds extra...
An elongated cushion is a cushion cut diamond with a visibly rectangular outline — typically a 1.15–1.50+ length-to-width ratio — rather than the near-square proportions of a classic cushion. The...
A cushion cut diamond is a square-to-rectangular outline with rounded "pillow" corners, cut as a brilliant, modified brilliant, antique, or elongated variant. Guru Diam stocks 382 cushion cut...
There's no independently audited "best supplier" ranking in this industry — pricing is private, most inventory sits behind gated B2B portals, and the trade doesn't publish comparative scorecards...