Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Rings
Antique & Vintage Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Rings
Explore our stunning collection of antique and vintage Old European cut engagement rings, featuring exquisite diamonds set in a variety of precious metals.
Old European cut diamonds are admired for their unique charm, with hand-cut facets that create a distinctive sparkle and vintage allure. These rings offer timeless elegance, making them perfect for those who appreciate classic beauty and craftsmanship.
All Old European cut engagement rings at AC Silver come with free global shipping, a 14-day return policy, and include diamond and gemstone grading certificates and report cards.
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Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Rings Frequently Asked Questions
During the turn of the century, stones would have been chosen primarily for their colour. Then, they would have been cut in order to retain the highest carat weight possible. Old European round diamonds were cut to have 58 facets. This is the same amount as modern round cuts, the key difference being that the facets are larger on the Old European style.
These diamonds feature a very small table and a large culet. The culet can be seen by looking directly through the diamond from the top and should be visible to the naked eye on any diamond over 1 carat. A frosted girdle (the facet that connects the crown to the pavilion) is another key feature of this cut. When these diamonds are graded their symmetry isn’t given a grade as we see with other cuts, perhaps because of the hand-cut nature of the stones.
Another impressive feature of this cut is what some gemmologists refer to as the ‘inner fire’. This ‘fire’ describes the view you see by looking straight down into the diamond from above. This cut retains a look of depth that is arguably lost in cuts such as the modern brilliant, which fragment light more intensely. People colloquially put this down to the ‘checkerboard’ look of the Old European round cut, as opposed to the ‘splintered’ look of the modern brilliant round.
The distinctiveness of this cut is one of its most remarkable attributes. Given that these diamonds are hand-cut, it is assured that each stone is unique and cannot be precisely duplicated.
Furthermore, as they represent an antique cut, their availability is increasingly limited, which enhances the uniqueness of each individual stone.
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