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Becoming engaged to be married is an important step and we at Marlows would like to offer some snippets of information that will help you to make the best choice in diamond engagement rings.
E is for the eight facets of the old single cut; developed in 14th Century Europe.
N is for nitrogen, which produces yellow diamonds if combined with carbon during the formation of diamonds.
G is for the girdle which is the diameter or outer edge of diamonds. It can vary in thickness and also be faceted.
A is for Asscher cut diamonds which are an octagon shape; developed by the Asscher brothers in 1902.
G is for grading, an essential process involving examination of the cut, colour, clarity and carat of diamonds. They are then given a certificate which all reputable jewellers will supply with their diamond engagement rings.
E is for the emerald cut, a rectangle shape, like a cushion, commonly used for emeralds. When used with diamonds the flawlessness of white diamonds is highlighted. This cut was very popular in the early Twentieth Century.
M is for the marquise cut which resembles a boat, hence the alternative name of ‘navette’. It is a stretched oval, allegedly a reproduction of the beautiful lips of Madam de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France.
E is for the old European cut, developed in the Nineteenth Century, the most brilliant of its day.
N is for Isaac Newton, who discovered that white light in diamonds is composed of a rainbow of colours.
T is for the table which is the name given to the top facet in brilliant cut diamonds.
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