What is Princess Cut on a Diamond?
The Princess Diamond has a square or rectangular shape with pointed corners. It is the most popular non-round diamond shape, which is very popular for engagement rings due to her intense brilliance. The cut of the princess cut diamond has been developed to obtain maximum brilliance from a square diamond.
The princess diamond has a square or rectangular shape with pointed corners. It is the most popular non-round diamond shape, which is very popular for engagement rings due to her intense brilliance. Although round brilliants are the undefeated champions of brilliance. This diamond has been specially developed to achieve maximum brilliance from a rectangular diamond.
Key Elements of Princess Cut Diamond:
- The square shaped diamond with the highest brightness
- Includes two to four chevron patterns
- The cost of a carat is lower than that of round cuts because the more rough stone is left during processing. In the process of cutting
- A favoured choice for engagement rings and earrings
- Also called square modified diamond and rectangular modified diamond, although rectangular princess cuts are undesirable.
History of the Princess Diamond
The Princess Cut is relatively new. In the sixties, the princess cut was seen for the first time as a way of giving a diamond a square shape with facets of the same kind as a round diamond (brilliant). Grinders worked and researched for an optimal angular shape until the brilliance that this gave the stone came very close to a diamond.
The Princess thus developed into a modern alternative to classic diamonds. It also had the advantage of being more carat than a (round) diamond with a comparable diameter due to its angular shape. The princess cut diamond is often set in gold rings and has many setting options due to its angular shape.
What is the meaning of Princess Cut Diamond?
After the classic round diamond, the so-called princess cut is the second most popular diamond shape today – especially in the USA. The lower part (pavilion) of the diamond has many facets similar to the diamond. This makes the princess cut the rectangular diamond shape with the most fire. Its special brilliance and unique shape make it particularly popular for use in engagement rings.
The princess cut diamond looks when viewed from the above square, often square, and has pointed corners. When viewed from the side, the lower part of the Princess Diamond looks like an upside-down pyramid. The geometric shape of the diamond can be different. The dimensions of the stone, more precisely the length-to-width ratio. Determine whether the diamond is more rectangular or square when viewed from above.
What are the Facets of a princess cut diamond?
A princess cut diamond is very similar to a rough diamond. The advantage of this is that there is less loss during sharpening. For example, with a round cut diamond, there is a loss of about 50%, while with a princess cut diamond this is only 10 to 20%. It has between 56 and 76 facets, making a well-cut diamond sparkle beautifully.
The princess cut diamond has two different cuts. These are the French corner and the Bezel corner. The differences can be seen at the top of the diamond and are explained below.
French cut
With the French cut, the corners are slim and therefore more prone to inclusions in the tips. This makes the French cut more sensitive and will damage it more quickly. The image below shows the differences from the top of the diamond. The middle image shows the original French cut while the left and right images are variations on it.
Bezel Cut
The Bezel cut is less prone to damage because more facets have been added to the corners. The image below shows three variants of which the middle one is the original Bezel cut. The images to the left and right are variations of this.
Chevrons
The number of facets of the pavilion is variable. There are variants with 2, 3, or 4 facets. The more facets are cut, the more beautiful the brilliance and fire of the stone. A princess cut diamond with 4 chevrons is more difficult to cut symmetrically than the variants with 2 or 3 chevrons. The image below shows the right side and the underside of the diamond.
Princess Diamond Picking
The cut of the princess diamond requires more weight to go to the lower part of the diamond to achieve optimum brilliance. Depth percentages of 70 to 78% are therefore not uncommon for this diamond shape. When choosing the color grade of a princess diamond, keep in mind that the color is slightly more noticeable in the corners of the stone compared to most other cuts that have buffed corners. On the other hand, the clarity is slightly less important with princess diamonds than with the emerald or asscher cut, for example.
Princess diamonds vary significantly in how square or rectangular they are. If you prefer a square diamond, choose a stone with a length-width ratio between 1.00 and 1.05. For a more rectangular stone, it is best to choose a length-width ratio above 1.10.
Our minimum recommendation for buying princess cut diamonds is as follows (however, these recommendations are just our personal opinion, which may differ from your taste or preference):
- Grinding quality: very good
- Color: G
- Purity: SI2
- Depth %: 58-78%
- Table %: 56-80%
Buying the Best Diamond for Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
If you choose a diamond jewel with a princess diamond, always make sure that the 4 pointed corners of the diamond. Are always well protected by the metal feet of the jewel so that the chance of breaking is minimal. (To prevent this breaking off, the corner points are ground off with most rectangular cuts.)
Although the princess diamond is not the traditional choice, in recent years they have become particularly popular for diamond engagement rings. The princess diamond looks particularly beautiful on long-fingerers hands and is often placed on the ring as the only stone or with a few smaller stones on either side. Princess diamonds require a 4-legged setting to firmly clamp the stone and optimally protect the corners.
FAQS:
Princess Cut diamond rings are one of the most popular engagement rings. Here our specialists will answer the most frequently asked questions.
Does princess cut diamond have a lot of glimmers?
Princess cut diamonds provide a high level of brightness, which means that white light is highly reflective or “sparkling.” “Princess Cuts” is one of the brightest diamond shapes due to the way they are carved from a raw stone. For example, if you look at this 360 ° princess cut diamond engagement ring, you will see the level of sparkle or sparkle it offers.
What is the value of a 1 carat princess cut diamond?
A 1 carat princess cut diamond, the color I, VS2 clarity, and excellent cut, costs an average of $ 3,500. If you select 1 carat Princess Cut with I color, SI1 clarity, and ideal cut, the average price is close to $ 3,000. As with any diamond, the price of a 1 carat diamond depends on the 4C’s of diamonds like cut quality, color, and clarity.
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Is it true that Princess Cut Diamonds are cheaper than Round Diamonds?
A Round Brilliant will usually yield around 40% (indicating that a 1 carat cut rough diamond will yield a 0.40ct cut round diamond) while a Princess Cut will yield 80%-90%! That’s why the major reason is all else being equal; a princess cut is cheaper than a round diamond.
Another outgrowth of this phenomenon is that Princess Cuts are only made from very high quality and very well formed rough diamond crystals, which usually also correlates with cleaner rough diamonds.
Is the Princess Cut Shape a Good Fit for Men?
This is also a very fantastic shape for men. Square diamonds’ geometric form makes for a classy men’s wedding ring or wedding band.
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