{"id":17747,"date":"2021-06-23T10:55:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T10:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2021-06-23T10:58:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T10:58:39","slug":"8-cut-diamonds-single-cut-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/8-cut-diamonds-single-cut-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"8-Cut Diamonds – Single Cut Diamonds vs Full-Cut Diamonds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Identifying the Difference Between 8-cut Diamonds and Full-Cut Diamonds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The majority of small round diamonds fall within two different diamond cuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term ‘Single-Cut Diamond’ or ‘8-Cut Diamond’ (as they are otherwise called) refers to one of these diamond cuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-cut diamonds are the other type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you own any item of jewellery with tiny diamonds, the chances are your item will feature one of these diamond cuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is the difference between a single-cut (or 8-cut) diamond and a fully-cut diamond? The difference lies in the style and number of facets featured on the diamond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single-cut diamonds feature an arrangement of 16 facets\u2014a simpler cut compared to full-cut diamonds. By comparison, full-cut diamonds have 57 facets. Moreover, they display a greater sparkle for this reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following diagram shows both cuts compared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why use two different diamond cuts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might ask why cutters would create two different diamond cuts: both round but one with more sparkle. Simply put, single-cut diamond were less expensive. In addition, the simpler faceted arrangement made them cheaper to produce. But today, full-cut diamonds are more common. To explain, diamond cutters sell fully-cut diamonds for a higher price per carat. As a result, they make more money cutting rough diamonds with 57 facets. As a result, full-cuts are a more popular choice for diamond producers. At the same time, they offer jewellers more sparkle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Earring design set with single-cut diamonds<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single-cut diamonds still exist. In fact, we use 8-cut diamonds in existing jewellery designs (including the earring design above). A limitation to 8-cuts is the maximum size of a diamond. They are rarely cut in sizes above 1.5mm in diameter. By comparison, full-cut diamonds come in all sizes from 1mm upwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full-cut diamonds with 57 facets set into an eternity ring<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Replacement Single-Cut Diamonds. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Suppose you are looking for a replacement single-cut diamond. Or, a replacement full-cut diamond, we offer this service. From modern cut diamonds to Old-Cut Diamonds, we regularly match-up replacements for missing diamonds. Contact a member of our team for more help and guidance on this service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget to read our information page on where to buy small diamonds<\/a> which includes plenty of information on this service. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Identifying the Difference Between 8-cut Diamonds and Full-Cut Diamonds The majority of small round diamonds fall within two different diamond cuts. The term ‘Single-Cut Diamond’ or ‘8-Cut Diamond’ (as they are otherwise called) refers to one of these diamond cuts. Full-cut diamonds are the other type. If you own any item of jewellery with tiny Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[7443,7442],"class_list":["post-17747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamond-earrings","tag-8-cut-diamonds","tag-single-cut-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17747"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17759,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17747\/revisions\/17759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serendipitydiamonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}