A diamond's face-up pattern reveals almost all of the cutter's what?

A diamond's face-up pattern reveals almost all of the cutter's what?

• A. Color
• B. Inclusions
• C. Fashioning choices
• D. Carat weight

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is how much can be read from the diamond’s top view about how it was cut. The face-up pattern is the arrangement of facets visible from above—the table, crown, star and bezel facets, and how they meet at the girdle. This pattern directly reflects the cutter’s decisions about table size, crown angle, facet arrangement, and overall symmetry and finish. Those decisions are what we mean by the cutter’s fashioning choices, so the face-up pattern reveals almost all of them. Color isn’t dictated by the top view, since it’s a property of the diamond's body tone. Inclusions are internal and may be seen with magnification, but the top-view pattern isn’t about locating or judging inclusions. Carat weight is a measure of mass, not something indicated by the face-up facet arrangement.

The thing being tested is how much can be read from the diamond’s top view about how it was cut. The face-up pattern is the arrangement of facets visible from above—the table, crown, star and bezel facets, and how they meet at the girdle. This pattern directly reflects the cutter’s decisions about table size, crown angle, facet arrangement, and overall symmetry and finish. Those decisions are what we mean by the cutter’s fashioning choices, so the face-up pattern reveals almost all of them.

Color isn’t dictated by the top view, since it’s a property of the diamond's body tone. Inclusions are internal and may be seen with magnification, but the top-view pattern isn’t about locating or judging inclusions. Carat weight is a measure of mass, not something indicated by the face-up facet arrangement.