Oval Shaped Brilliant
The Oval Shaped Brilliant is very similar to a Round except it is elliptical. It was invented by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960s. The Oval brilliant usually has 56 facets. "Shape Appeal" is very important with Oval brilliants.
What to watch out for:
Shape appeal. Uneven shoulders, high shoulders. A poor cut in an Oval shape is most often detectable by the "bow-tie effect" which is judged by the unaided eye.
Plot Diagram for Oval Diamonds:
This is the plot diagram that labs use to grade Ovals:
Notable Cushion Cut Engagement Rings:
Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani's Oval Ring:
Heidi Klum's Oval "Seal"ed the deal:
Tom Cruise's "mission"? An Oval to Katie Holmes:
Pepper Rebecca Romijn's Oval Engagement Ring:
Victoria Beckham's oval achieves the GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL:
Further Reading:
East West Oval?
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