WHAT SETS THE 8X® APART FROM OTHER EX/EX/EX DIAMONDS?
The 8X Ultimate Cut Grade was developed to distinguish the best of the best diamonds. In today’s market, more than half of all Round Brilliant Cut diamonds are given ‘Excellent’ Cut grades, but less than 1% of those qualify as 8X. The GCAL 8X Ultimate Cut Grade gives discerning buyers a way to confidently select the most brilliant and beautiful diamonds, even when purchasing online, sight unseen.
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THE GCAL 8X® ULTIMATE DIAMOND CUT GRADING SYSTEM
ENCOMPASSES ALL ASPECTS OF DIAMOND CUT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
PHYSICAL
EXCELLENCE
- 1Polish
- 2External Symmetry
- 3Proportions
LIGHT PERFORMANCE
EXCELLENCE
- 4Optical Brilliance
- 5Fire
- 6Scintillation
OPTICAL
EXCELLENCE
- 7Optical Symmetry
- 8Hearts & Arrows
8X® is the ultimate achievement in precision diamond cutting. Only extraordinarily brilliant
and beautiful diamonds achieve EXCELLENT grades in all EIGHT aspects of CUT quality assessment.
