The radiant shape became popular in the 1970’s, as size and flash became the rage, and this cut has plenty of both. Because its processing creates very little waste, the radiant diamond’s cost stays down, meaning you can size up and not break the bank. Also the relatively deep cut of the pavilion brings out a lot of fire from the facets.
The radiant cut is considered a non-traditional cut because it incorporates both brilliant and step-cut, and is the first square cut to have a complete brilliant-cut facet pattern used on both the crown and the pavilion.
The radiant cut’s silhouette is like an emerald cut, but the radiant cut exhibits far more brilliance and fire. Radiant cuts can be either square or rectangular and can be distinguished by the distinct step cut on the sides and the brilliant facets in the middle.
Radiant Diamond
