1. A method for grading the cut of a gemstone, said method comprising: obtaining a number of scores for at least one appearance-related cut component corresponding to a gemstone representation; obtaining a number of scores for at least one design-related cut component corresponding to said gemstone representation; obtaining a number of scores for at least one craftsmanship-related cut component corresponding to said gemstone representation; and processing said scores with a cut grading algorithm to generate an overall cut grade for said gemstone representation.