The Polisher

Polishing

From rough crystal to finished brilliance — the craft of cleaving, bruting and faceting, and the cuts that define an era.

Polishing

The three-step journey — cleaving or sawing, bruting, then the blocking, brillianteering and polishing that bring out the fire.

Polishing

Ten cuts that define the craft, from Tolkowsky's round brilliant to the romantic cushion.

Polishing

The wider world of cuts — the ancestors of the brilliant, the rose cuts, and the small-stone cuts.