What You Need to Know
Executive Summary about Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Rings by Dan Batizky

Princess Cut Engagement Rings are the most popular in sales because they accentuate a diamonds fire rather than its luster. The top of the diamond is cut in a square shape and the overall shape is similar to a pyramid.

Every diamond regardless of its shape gets it brilliancy and scintillation by cutting and polishing the diamond facets to allow the maximum amount of light that enters through its top to be reflected and dispersed back through its top.

When a stone is cut too shallow or too deep the light that enters through the top is allowed to escape through the diamond’s bottom and does not allow the maximum beauty of the diamond to be realized. If a diamond is cut to wide the light tries to exit the bottom. If the diamond is cut to thin the light exits out of the sides. Most diamonds contain very tiny blemishes known as “inclusions.” An inclusion can interfere with the light passing through the diamond. A Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring is just one of many different cuts that have been developed in order to best utilize a diamond gemstone’s superlative material properties. A diamond cut constitutes a more or less symmetrical arrangement of facets which together modify the shape and appearance of a diamond crystal.

Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Rings - The Advantages
Executive Summary about Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Rings by Stacy Fox

Princess cut engagement rings are different from the more traditional round cut diamond rings. Princess cut diamonds have become one of the most popular cuts of diamonds on the American market. Princess cut engagement rings mix the classic step cut and the brilliant cut so more facets to the ring. Facets increase the diamond’s sparkle and fire. Some people like the princess cut set directly into the ring in a channel setting. This is a popular style for a men’s band when the bride has a Princess cut solitaire. Another popular style is to have the diamond as the centerpiece of a multiple stone setting.

One of the most popular multiple stone settings is a large Princess cut diamond in the center with a smaller Princess cut diamonds on either side. Princess cut engagement rings can be less costly than other rings because the style allows imperfections in the diamond to be cut away.

Jewelers using this cut can use the less expensive industrial grade diamonds instead of gemstones, thus reducing their cost. You can often find the diamonds for $100 a caret compared with $750 a caret for gemstone quality. This means that you can buy a much larger diamond for a lower price than you could purchase a smaller diamond in a different cut.

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