The radiant diamond is really a hybrid between princess diamond and emerald diamond. In fact, it can be considered to be a superior version of the princess cut, combining its best features with those of the emerald cut. The Radiant Cut Diamond ring has that “Classic” and “Elegant” look of the emerald diamond, but also incorporates the brilliance and sparkle of the princess cut.

The main man behind the fact that Radiant Diamond are becoming a hot trend in jewelry trade is Henry Grossbard, who pioneered the development and patented the Radiant Diamond back in 1977. Radiant diamonds incorporate combination of two cutting styles into a hybrid called "brilliant-zed step cut”. Radiant diamonds can be identified by their straight edged rectangular (sometimes square stone) with clipped corners.

Radiant cut diamonds rings tend to have 62 to 70 facets that are cut into a pattern that gives radiant diamonds a distinctive appearance of cracked ice. This distinctive feature causes many educated clients to choose radiant cut diamonds. Radiants are principally used for center stones, primarily for diamond rings, but pendants are also a good choice for Radiant shaped diamonds. In general, price per carat for fancy-shaped diamonds tend to be less than the price for the same quality Round Brilliant diamond rings.