Oval Shaped Diamond

The Oval shaped diamond is a variation of the Round Brilliant cut. The most common reason for a diamond cutter to use an oval shape rather than a circular one, is to retain the maximum diamond weight. While it runs the risk of affecting the diamond's brilliance, this shape gives a more elongated look to a ring and the finger it's on.

The Oval belongs to the Round-Edge Fancies cut type and features 57 facets throughout the stone. Common variations of the Oval cut are Oval Brilliant, Oval Modified Brilliant, Oval Mixed Cut, and Oval Step Cut.

Below you can view a gallery of different Oval shape diamonds in the many styles they appear:
 

Among the world's most famous diamonds you can find the following Oval shaped diamonds:

The Steinmetz Pink, a 59.60 carat, Fancy Vivid Pink, Internally Flawless (IF), The Nur-Ul-Ain, a 60ct Pale Pink and The Chopard Chameleon, a 31.31ct Chameleon (the largest Chameleon in the world).

Learn more about other common Diamond shapes:

0,08 Karat, Fancy Gray Violet Diamant, Oval Form, (VS1) Reinheit, GIA

2,01 Karat, Fancy Light Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, SI1 Reinheit, GIA

0,57 Karat, Fancy Intense Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, VS2 Reinheit, GIA

0,35 Karat, Fancy Vivid Yellow Orange Diamant, Oval Form, IF Reinheit, GIA

0,50 Karat, Fancy Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, VS1 Reinheit, GIA

3,79 Karat, Fancy Black Diamant, Oval Form, GIA

1,21 Karat, Fancy Light Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, VS1 Reinheit, GIA

0,32 Karat, Fancy Deep Pink Brown Diamant, Oval Form, I2 Reinheit, GIA

0,74 Karat, Fancy Deep Orange Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, I1 Reinheit, GIA

0,52 Karat, Fancy Intense Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, VS1 Reinheit, GIA

4,50 Karat, Fancy Black Diamant, Oval Form, GIA

0,26 Karat, Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow Diamant, Oval Form, (I1) Reinheit, GIA