The art of gemstone faceting brings the rough gemstone to life. With careful attention to light reflection, refraction and dispersion, the gemstone cutter is able to make a stone shimmer and sparkle. When light is exposed to a stone, some of this light is internally reflected and the remaining light is refracted. The Optix® method of gemstone cutting revolutionizes this traditional method by concave faceting certain key facets.
How Optix® Facets Work
A concave (curved) facet increases the surface area available for the light to enter or exit the gemstone.
Curved facets reduce the total volume of the stone concentrating the refracting effectiveness of the increased surface area for light to enter and exit.
Concave facets reflect light at a wide range of angles and also reflect off each other to create exponentially more reflections than traditional flat surfaced facets (which are limited to only reflecting light at parallel angles).
The angles of facets are concentrated to focus the myriad of light to exit the stone through the crown facets creating unbelievable brilliance and shimmer.
The authentic Optix® cut revolutionizes the appearance of precious gems. Employing advanced light refraction science, Optix stones are precisely cut with concave facings to reflect significantly more light than stones with flat facings. The result is a stone with unmatched birlliance.
