The Asscher Cut was developed by Joseph Asscher, who was commissioned by the Royal Family to cut the world's largest diamond in history; the 3,106ct Cullinan diamond. After which he invented the now-famous Asscher cut, this cut reached it's peak of popularity in the 1920's in very limited production. Up until 2001, the Asscher cut was a hard to come by commodity and available mostly in antique shops or art deco jewelry dealers.

In 2001, the cut went through considerable reasearch and development and was re-launced with new specifcations and addtional facets for a more brilliant shine. Now Asscher cuts have been revatilized especially with the increasing popularity of square shapes, princess and asscher cuts are in demand more than ever.

The modern Asscher cut:

You can expect to pay a 10-20% premium for Asscher cut diamonds, but they really need to be seen in person to be appreciated. They're not nessessarily any more brilliant than round brilliant cuts or have more flashes of light, however they are spectacular diamonds to look at with a very unique cut pattern.

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