The Asscher Cut Diamond

The Asscher Cut Diamond

Real Beauty

Your normal, standard, diamonds in the standard shapes are, or at least can be, beautiful pieces of craftsmanship. If, however, you want a really beautiful diamond, be sure to check out the Asscher cut.

What is the Asscher diamond?

The Asscher Cut Diamond

Asscher is the name of a family that founded the company over 150 years ago in Holland – the I.J. Asscher Diamond Company, later to be renamed the Royal Asscher Company after being awarded the honorary title of “Royal” by the Queen of Holland in the year 1980.

In 1902 Joseph Asscher designed and cut the Asscher diamond. In 2001 the diamond underwent some changes and was improved from its original 58 facets to a newly redesigned 74 facets. The new design of the Asscher was named the Royal Asscher diamond.

The Asscher cut is a real piece of beauty and amazing craftsmanship. Recently, in 2009, the AGS diamond certifying company launched an independent grading certificate for the Royal Asscher cut.

The Asscher cut is a stepped square, with cropped corners, very similar to the shape of an emerald. Its shape is very attracting, as the light bounces off it and catches the eye. Each Asscher cut diamond is cut specifically with the intent to maximize light reflection and performance, and maximize the beauty of the stone. While the Asscher does have guidelines of a basic shape, it does not follow any guidelines of proportions and symmetry, rather the craftsman cutting the Asscher will analyze each individual stone and figure out the proportions that will allow each specific stone to be the most beautiful it possibly can be.

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