What should you know before recutting a diamond for sale?

• A. The market demand for the new shape
• B. The cutter's schedule and availability
• C. The carat weight after re-cut
• D. The shade of the girdle

Answer: (A)

Before recutting a diamond for sale, you must know whether buyers actually want the new shape. Recutting changes the appearance and typically reduces carat weight, so the key question is whether the market will pay a premium or at least maintain value for the shape you’re aiming to achieve. If there’s strong demand for the new shape, recutting can improve liquidity and resale price; if demand is weak, you risk sacrificing weight and beauty for little or no extra buyer interest. The other factors—timing with the cutter’s schedule, the exact carat weight after cutting, or the shade of the girdle—don’t drive the saleability in the same fundamental way as market demand for the new shape.