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Is 102 cut for a diamond a good cut?

Answer:

A '102 cut' is an advertisers phrase for the number of facets on a diamond stone.

The key to cutting a diamond is the geometry necessary to highlight the best qualities of an individual stone.

A 'good cut' is one that meets your requirements, which may be:

the 'prettiest' diamond for your money, or
the highest quality stone for your investment, or
the cut you are sold believing that it's a 'good cut'; or
the cut you want to buy.

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