
Full Cut Melee
Fifty-seven facets on the round brilliant, sieve-sorted to one colour range and one make, packet to packet.
What we supply
Eight things, all of them natural, all of them cut on our own floor — full cut, double cut and rose cut among them. Tell us the sieve sizes and colour range you work in and we will quote against live stock or cut to order.

Fifty-seven facets on the round brilliant, sieve-sorted to one colour range and one make, packet to packet.

Thirty-four facets — the step between a single cut and a full cut. Where full cutting is uneconomic at size, this is what still holds the light.

The sizes most houses subcontract. We cut, sort and sell them ourselves, so the sortment matches the packet.

Marquise and radiant, alongside oval, pear, princess and baguette, ratio matched across the parcel.

Flat back, domed crown of triangular facets, no pavilion. The antique cut, for vintage settings and designers who want lustre rather than fire.

Matched parcels built to your CAD file, so the bench sets instead of sorting.

Beyond melee we supply single stones with independent lab reports and laser inscription.

Chipped, dated or badly proportioned stones re-planned and brought back to grade.
Sizing reference
The three ways the same stone gets described, side by side. Weights are typical for a well-proportioned round brilliant and will move a little with make.
| Sieve / trade name | Diameter | Approx. weight | Stones per carat |
|---|---|---|---|
| −2 and below | 0.80 – 1.00 mm | 0.003 – 0.005 ct | 200 – 330 |
| Star (+2 −4) | 1.00 – 1.25 mm | 0.005 – 0.010 ct | 100 – 200 |
| +4 −6 | 1.25 – 1.50 mm | 0.010 – 0.015 ct | 65 – 100 |
| +6 −8 | 1.50 – 1.80 mm | 0.015 – 0.025 ct | 40 – 65 |
| +8 −10 | 1.80 – 2.10 mm | 0.025 – 0.035 ct | 28 – 40 |
| +10 −12 | 2.10 – 2.50 mm | 0.035 – 0.055 ct | 18 – 28 |
| +12 −14 | 2.50 – 2.90 mm | 0.055 – 0.080 ct | 12 – 18 |
| Above melee | 3.00 mm and up | 0.10 ct and up | Sold by the stone |
Not sure which row you are in? Send a stone or a photograph of your setting and we will identify the sieve range for you. More on how sieving works.
Grading ranges we hold
These are the ranges we stock and can repeat season to season. Anything outside them we will cut to order rather than substitute quietly.
D–F, G–H and I–J held as separate sortments. Below J we quote by parcel rather than by range, because the eye stops agreeing with the chart.
VVS, VS and SI. At melee sizes clarity is judged on the whole parcel under 10× rather than stone by stone, which is why the sortment discipline matters more than the label.
Full cut at fifty-seven facets, double cut at thirty-four, single cut at seventeen — each held to one make across the parcel. We will tell you which a size suits, and we never substitute one for another without asking.
How a parcel arrives
Every parcel leaves sieve-sorted and sealed, with the sortment, weight and piece count written on the packet — not on a separate note that gets lost in transit. Larger stones travel with their independent lab report and, where inscribed, the report number on the girdle.
Dispatch is insured door to door. We ship on your account or ours, whichever you prefer, and we send the airway bill the same day it moves.
Live stock, or cut to order if it is not on the floor. Either way you get a straight answer on what is possible and when.