The modern round brilliant cut diamond has 58 facets. The top portion of the diamond is called it’s CROWN and consists of a large octagonal facet called a TABLE, which is surrounded by eight triangular STAR FACETS which point downward towards the edge of the diamond; eight kite shaped BEZEL FACETS which radiate from the table corners to the girdle edge; and sixteen triangular UPPER GIRDLE FACETS arranged in pairs which circle the perimeter of the crown.