By: lathom01

lathom01 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:20:59 +0000

The brilliant cut would have much more light refractory capabilities than an emerald cut. Last time I checked, brilliant cuts were only done in round stones but that may be different now. An emerald cut is generally rectangular. If you chose the shade while looking at brilliant cut stones, but your stone will be emerald cut, you may be dissapointed. While the actual "shade" can be the same, the luster and sparkle will not be. Your emerald cut will have a little less pizzaz than the brilliant cut ones. I, personally, do not think $400 is a fair price for a lab created stone (and mounting) but jewelry stores are always going to cost more than online sources for loose gemstones. Multicolour dotcom and JTV dotcom are two that are very reputable and have never sold me any fakes. Ebay is not a good place to look....trust me. As far as disputing the results, that would be between you and your jeweler. You could use the argument that he showed you BRILLIANT cut stones instead of emerald cut ones so you were unable to accurately judge the shade and luster of your stone. I hope you end up loving it though so you wont have to dispute it!
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By: PamelaN

PamelaN — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:33:59 +0000

An emerald cut gem is one that is square. It does not refer to color or brilliance, but to shape.
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