Coming soon: new 5328 Xilion cut bicone beads from CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements! You may ask, why exactly is this important?? The reason is that this bead is replacing one of the most popular beads in the world, the 5301 faceted bicone. The 5301 from CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements are being phased out by Swarovski, and replaced with Xilion cut 5328 bicones. Swarovski plans to start shipping #5328s in June, and have a full transition before the end of the year. This new cut is unique to Swarovski (preventing unauthorized imitations), and provides a new, higher degree of brilliant shine. Here is one more view, in ?line art? provided by the manufacturer: