A brilliant cut diamond is a phenomenon that has been debated by many geniuses and expert scholars for a very long time.
Just when do we say that a diamond has a brilliant cut?
Is it with how far one can view the diamond with his naked eye? If so, then what is the distance one must be able to see the diamond from to qualify it as a brilliant cut diamond. Or is it with the symmetry and smoothness aspect? If so, how then can one determine the required polish and symmetry aspect of it? How about the people who make the standards? Do we follow the AGA standards? Or do we use the HCA and AGS guidelines? Or the GIA, which made a comprehensive study of 20,000 proportions with 70,000 observations of 2,000 diamonds?
One should also think, what is it with the brilliant cut that people are debating about? How would it be advantageous if one has a brilliantly cut diamond? Is it the beauty? Is it the money value?
So when does a diamond achieve a brilliant cut? Or more specifically, how does one define a brilliant cut diamond?
Brilliance is the amount of light allowed to enter a stone and how the angles cut into the stone reflect the light back...