A method for controlling the polishing of a gemstone, said method comprising: a. obtaining a three-dimensional model of the gemstone; characterized by the following steps: b. fixing the gemstone in a dop of a tang of a polishing device, wherein an initial facet (F0) to be polished is aligned in the dop; c. obtaining of at least one image of the initial facet to be polished while the gemstone is in the tang, such that a contour of the initial facet can be determined from the at least one image; d. based on the obtained at least one image and the obtained three-dimensional model, determining at least first dop setting parameters for a first planned facet positioned between the initial facet (F0) to be polished and a desired final polished facet (FD); e. based on the first dop setting parameters for the first planned facet, setting the dop for obtaining a polished gemstone having a polished facet (F1) approaching the first planned facet; and polishing the gemstone accordingly; f. obtaining of at least one image of the polished facet while the gemstone is in the tang, such that a contour of the polished facet can be determined from said at least one image; g. based on the obtained at least one image of the polished facet (F1) and the three-dimensional model, determining at least further dop setting parameters for a further planned facet; h. based on the further dop setting parameters for the further planned facet, setting the dop for obtaining a polished gemstone having a polished facet (F2) approaching the further planned facet; and polishing the gemstone accordingly; i. if necessary, repeating the steps f-h until the desired final polished facet (FD) of the gemstone is obtained; wherein the gemstone remains fixed in the dop during steps (c)-(i). a. obtaining a three-dimensional model of the gemstone; characterized by the following steps: b. fixing the gemstone in a dop of a tang of a polishing device, wherein an initial facet (F0) to be polished is aligned in the dop; c. obtaining of at least one image of the initial facet to be polished while the gemstone is in the tang, such that a contour of the initial facet can be determined from the at least one image; d. based on the obtained at least one image and the obtained three-dimensional model, determining at least first dop setting parameters for a first planned facet positioned between the initial facet (F0) to be polished and a desired final polished facet (FD); e. based on the first dop setting parameters for the first planned facet, setting the dop for obtaining a polished gemstone having a polished facet (F1) approaching the first planned facet; and polishing the gemstone accordingly; f. obtaining of at least one image of the polished facet while the gemstone is in the tang, such that a contour of the polished facet can be determined from said at least one image; g. based on the obtained at least one image of the polished facet (F1) and the three-dimensional model, determining at least further dop setting parameters for a further planned facet; h. based on the further dop setting parameters for the further planned facet, setting the dop for obtaining a polished gemstone having a polished facet (F2) approaching the further planned facet; and polishing the gemstone accordingly; i. if necessary, repeating the steps f-h until the desired final polished facet (FD) of the gemstone is obtained; wherein the gemstone remains fixed in the dop during steps (c)-(i). <EOS>