5.60ct antique european round cut diamond engagement ring
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Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Engagement Rings

Round Brilliant cut diamond engagement rings are the most popular style of engagement rings sold today. Over 80% of loose diamonds currently on the market are round cuts. The sparkling diamonds have evolved into the contemporary cut over a period of six centuries. The round brilliant cut diamond was styled with a face-up, circular outline right around 1750. The cut had gone through many changes to the facet sizes and proportions over the years up to that point. If you were to view a timeline of diamonds over the last six centuries, you would see a collection of very distinctive appearances for different periods of time.

5.45ct Round Brilliant Cut Loose Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring | Mark Broumand
5.45ct Round Brilliant Cut Loose Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring

The modern round brilliant is optically stunning, with the best light dispersion and refraction of any other diamond cut. Mathematical calculations and theories of light behavior were studied for nearly 100 years to maximize the brilliance and fire of the 58-facet round brilliant. This research led to less of the rough diamond being lost during cutting. The modern cut seen today has a larger table (flat top facet of the diamond), smaller culet (lowest point of the diamond), and the star facets and lower half facets were elongated.

Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Engagement Rings | Mark Broumand

For a slightly different look, the Antique European round is the predecessor of the modern round brilliant. The Antique cut also bears 58 facets, but has a smaller table with a higher crown. The pavilion is deeper in this cut and the diamond ends with an open culet. Though similar to a contemporary round brilliant diamond, light gets captured within the stone and reflects its inner fire.

5.60ct antique european round cut diamond engagement ring | Mark Broumand
5.60ct antique european round cut diamond engagement ring

Browse Mark Broumand’s selection of round brilliant cut diamond engagement rings. Though breathtaking and often seen in a solitaire setting, there is a vast selection of different settings for antique cut or modern round brilliant cut diamond rings. Round brilliants are so versatile and perfect as a halo engagement ring, three-stone ring or accented with side stones. If you have a perfect ring in mind, Mark can custom design an engagement ring she has been dreaming of.