It's an hard job, assessing oval diamonds.

Lab Grown Diamonds, in general, now seem to have better cuts on average as compared to earth mined diamonds. The cutters are less concerned about saving every last point of weight because the rough costs so much less.

There are definitely Earth Mined Diamonds cut as well as these, but only the best ones.

The question of "Bow Tie" is commonly asked. Consider how an oval diamond is designed, in terms of facet shapes.

In the plot above and here, the facet outlined in red is a totally different shape and size than the one in blue This means the size of the reflections will be different between the two.

The nicest cut Oval Brilliant Diamonds will have large bright flashes in the middle - and smaller flashes at the tips.

It's extremely difficult to capture the effect the eye sees because you need to get the camera pretty close to the diamond for close up photography, so the camera itself reflects in the picture.

This stone is amazing! Completely colorless, amazing cut, VS1 in clarity. Really great stone!