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Oval Shape

Published: May 13, 2012

The Oval shaped diamond is a variation of the Round Brilliant cut. The most common reason for a diamond cutter to use an oval shape rather than a circular one, is to retain the maximum diamond weight. While it runs the risk of affecting the diamond's brilliance, this shape gives a more elongated look to a ring and the finger it's on.

Oval shape

The Oval belongs to the Round-Edge Fancies cut type and features 57 facets throughout the stone. Common variations of the Oval cut are Oval Brilliant, Oval Modified Brilliant, Oval Mixed Cut, and Oval Step Cut.

Below you can view a gallery of different Oval shape diamonds in the many styles they appear:

Among the world's most famous diamonds you can find the following Oval shaped diamonds:

The Steinmetz Pink, a 59.60 carat, Fancy Vivid Pink, Internally Flawless (IF), The Nur-Ul-Ain, a 60ct Pale Pink and The Chopard Chameleon, a 31.31ct Chameleon (the largest Chameleon in the world).

The Steinmetz Pink, 59.60ct Vivid Pink Oval

Learn more about other common Diamond shapes:

Princess Cut
The Princess belongs to the Modified cut type. The princess shaped stone is a favorite for engagement rings. This sharp edged square often has a very fat stone depth in order to maximize its magnificent brilliance. Read More »

Heart Shapes
The Heart belongs to the Round-Edge Fancies cut type. The shape of the heart is known to best resemble love and romance. It is a quite difficult shape to contour as the top two shoulders must be perfectly even. Read More »

Marquise Shape
The Marquise belongs to the Round-Edge Fancies cut type. It is an elongated Round Brilliant cut diamond with pointy ends. The Marquise was actually created by the instruction of Louis XV. He wanted a diamond that resembled the smile of Marquise de Pompadour Read More »

Cushion Shape
The Cushion belongs to the Modified cut type. It is an elegant round-edge stone that was introduced in the mid 1800's. Otherwise known as a 'Pillow Cut,' this square shape diamond with rounded edges is slowly becoming trendier. Read More »

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