Asscher Cut Diamonds - Exquisite Royal Beauty Can Be Yours!

Developed in 1902 by the Asscher Diamond Company in Amsterdam, the Asscher cut is a unique stepped and square cut, similar to an emerald cut, complete with cropped corners. When viewed from the crown, Asscher cut diamonds appear to have an octagon shape.

The Asscher family patented the Asscher cut, so the only genuine Asscher cut stones come from them. Each diamond bears a serial number actually inscribed upon the stone to identify it as a genuine Asscher diamond.

The Asscher diamonds cut this way were very popular in the early twentieth century, reaching the height of their popularity in the 1920's. They went out of vogue, however, in the 1930's when, as a result of the Great Depression, the Asscher Diamond Company went out of business. Though Asscher reopened after World War Two, the specially cut diamonds were hard to find as most jewelers didn't carry them outside of Holland. Julia Roberts helped to spark interest in the Asscher cut stones, however, when she wore a pair of ten carat Royal Asscher cut diamond earrings to the Academy Awards.

From Amsterdam To America - The Royal Asscher Cut Is Back!

The Asscher diamonds have since appeared on an episode of HBO's Sex and the City and actress Kate Hudson received an engagement ring featuring a diamond that was Asscher cut. The modern resurgence in the diamond's popularity among the well to do certainly has something to do with the fact that today's Asscher cuts have more facets, giving the gems a greater degree of "fire."

Because of the design unique to the Asscher cut it is imperative that the highest quality stones be used. This, coupled with the patented cut that can only be obtained from one source, make the Royal Asscher cuts some of the more expensive diamonds available.

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