How much should I pay to cut and polish a diamond?

Diamond cutters can help you evaluate the cost and benefit of cutting a polishing a diamond.

If you take a raw stone to a diamond cutter, the cutter may collaborate with you as a business partner, to cut and polish the diamond based on the combination of the raw stone that you contribute and the skill the cutter contributes to the venture. Or simply charge you a fee.

If you own a stone that you want to re-cut for some reason, you can ask a qualified diamond cutter whom you trust to give you an estimate of the fee and of the value of the resulting, re-cut diamond.