| Diamond
Shapes and Cutting Styles
The shape
of a diamond not only affects how big and brilliant it looks,
but it may even reveal personality traits of the buyer.
Saul
Spero, a New York diamond appraiser and gem consultant, spent
twenty-five years interviewing over 50,000 people and developing
a system of predicting personality types mainly based on a
person's first three preferences of diamond shapes. In his
book Diamonds, Love, a Compatibility, Spero discusses the
six basic shapes seen in figures 3.1 to 3.6. He states that
a woman has an exclusive preference for any of these shaped
diamonds, she could be charac¬terized as follows:
Exclusive
Preference for
Round
Home- and family-centered, dependable, unaggressive, easy
to get along with, and security conscious.
Oval
Individualistic, creative, well-organized, dependable, willing
to take chances.
Pear Conforming, considerate, adaptable, home- and community-centered.
Heart Sentimental, creative, feminine, sensitive, trusting,
dramatic, a dreamer.
Marquise Extroverted, aggressive, experimental, exciting,
innovative, career centered.
Rectangle or Square Disciplined, organized, conservative,
efficient, honest and open.
Please note that the above personality profiles are for women
who like only one shape. Most women like more than one diamond
shape which is why Spero also evaluated personality types
in terms of their second and third choices. A more complete
discussion on diamond shape and personality supported by examples
can be found in Spero's book.
There
are more than the six above-mentioned shapes to choose from.
Triangular shapes are becoming increasingly popular. You can
also find stars, horses heads, Christmas trees, fish, fruit,
boats, and letters of the alphabet Some people even have diamonds
cut in the form of their state, province, or country. The
possibilities are limitless.
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