The Cool Trilliant Cut Diamond
The trilliant cut diamond is also known as the trilliant cut or the trillium or trillion cut. It is one of the hippest and most sought after cuts for stones in rings and pendants nowadays – even if the stone is fake. It is very au courant to have a trilliant cut diamond.
As the name suggests the trillion is a triangular shape and it is considered to be a brilliant cut. The cut is popular because it looks great cut big or small – as a single pendant, a ring or as a sparkling oversize gem on a bracelet cuff.
Technically this shape is also considered to be a variation of the classic round shape. Some jewelers cut the triangle shape with curved angles and some cut them in straight angles.
Another reason this is such a popular cut is because it creates a lot of flash. Some trilliant cuts have as many as fifty facets when they are cut.
This is not a new design for stones. They were first seen in the sixties but they were not popular until recently. The cut has been seen for year in the form of accent stones because they look like petals or leaves. The cut actually looks best if it is balanced out with other trilliants or round cut stones.
However a true trilliant will have a one to one ratio between its length and its width. This does not always happen as many jewelers will make either the width or the length bigger to make it look good.
One of the challenges of choosing the trilliant cut is that it does not work well with stones of a low quality. This is because the angles and many facets can actually highlight the flaws of certain stones. The wrong cut can actually draw attention to flaws and inclusions in the rocks. Sometimes a cushion cut which is rounded at the sides and top can be used to draw attention away from flaws in the rocks.
The stone also looks best if it has prongs. Prongs help protect the delicate points of stone. Angular points are more prone to chipping.
Split shanks which look like V’s are part of the fashionable look of mounting a stone on a ring. Another way of protecting this stone is with a bezel setting which looks particularly attractive in a man’s ring.
As it is a triangular shape the trilliant cut diamond looks most attractive with one of the points of the trilliant being allgned at the length of the finger.
Baguette, emerald and other brilliants offset the unusual shape well. Many semi-precious stones also look good as a trilliant cut too – especially rubies and sapphires.
You can have just a single solo cut stone as part of this ring as well. Trilliant cut stones make an exceptional looking cocktail ring if mounted solo on top of a high prong created from gold or silver. The effect is very strong and sleek and heavy – a bit reminiscent of a brass knuckle.
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