Cut Library — Comparison
Cushion vs Old Mine Cut
Cushion
A cushion is a square or rectangular shape with rounded corners and sides, giving it a soft, pillow-like outline; the modern cushion brilliant applies contemporary brilliant faceting to that outline.
Full Cushion guide →Old Mine Cut
An Old Mine Cut is an antique brilliant style with a squarish-to-rounded cushion outline, a high crown, small table, and usually a visible culet, cut by hand before mechanised, symmetry-optimised faceting existed.
Full Old Mine Cut guide →| Attribute | Cushion | Old Mine Cut |
|---|---|---|
| Outline | Square to rectangular, rounded corners | Cushion-like, squarish to rounded |
| Faceting | Modern brilliant (crushed ice or chunky facet styles vary) | Antique brilliant, hand-cut |
| Typical use | Engagement rings, especially halo settings | Antique jewellery, period-style engagement rings |
| Availability | Widely available | Uncommon |
| Common issue | Windowing in shallow-cut stones | — |
| Typical L:W ratio | 1.00 (square) to 1.20+ (rectangular) | — |
| Era | — | Georgian–Victorian |
| Crown | — | High |
| Culet | — | Usually visible, sometimes large |
| Table | — | Small |
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