Imagine, a piece of less than spectacular stone. Who knew it has the potential of becoming a sparkling marvel that women craves?
Nobody could see the potential of the piece of stone. Only the Jewel Cutter!
Diamond cutting is the art, skill and, increasingly, science of changing a diamond from a rough stone into a faceted gem. Cutting diamond requires specialized knowledge, tools, equipment, and techniques because of its extreme hardness.
Although there are the 4 C's that determines a diamond's value : Clarity, Colour, Cut, Carat. The most important is the cut!
Cut has the biggest impact on the beauty of diamonds and sometimes least amount of difference in their price compared to color, clarity and carat weight. The word cut has several meanings when it comes to diamonds. The cut of a diamond does not just mean its shape (round brilliant, princess, oval, cushion, etc.) but also addresses the symmetry, polishing, angles and the proportions of each physical aspect of the diamond.
The cut determines the diamond's sparkle and brilliance. A properly cut diamond will refract the light that enters the diamond and return it through the top to produce the much desired sparkle. The angles have to be exactly right to optimize the reflection of light back to your eye.
What did I learn from the passage above?
Firstly, I consider my work as the Master Gem Cutter. Where other people did not consider those pieces of stone precious, I had a different view. I saw its potential, I saw its beauty. I saw possibilities. This is where the cutting begins. The cutter must be skillful, creative, has imagination, patience. The gem must be willing, tough, resilent.
However, the most important lesson to be learnt is not this. Look at how shinny the gem is. How it sparkles. But do you realize something. It only sparkles when there is light! and it does not produce any light itself. The cut enables the gem to refract light so as to create the beauty of a rainbow.
Food for thought :)
No comments:
Post a Comment