Diamond Shape

What Shape Is A Diamond?

Shape describes a diamond’s overall physical shape and geometric contour. Every diamond shape has unique characteristics and cut requirements, which also significantly influence how the stone appears overall.

What Diamond Shape Is Best?

The round diamond is our best-selling item because of its unparalleled glitter and brilliance. It complements many various hand and finger shapes organically and looks wonderful in a variety of settings. While less common than rounds, fancy-shaped diamonds that aren’t round, like princess, emerald, pear, and Asscher, offer a variety of lovely design options. Plus, you can maximize your budget because these unique shapes frequently cost less than rounds with the same carat weight. It ultimately boils down to personal taste as to whatever diamond form you fall in love with. You get to enjoy it every day because you get to see it!

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Do diamonds cut and shape interchangeably?

Actually, no. In a conversation, sure. Although shape and cut have distinct differences, customers, jewelers, and other business professionals frequently use them interchangeably. According to a textbook, a diamond’s cut relates to the facets, proportions, dimensions, and overall reflecting properties that give a diamond its shine. Shape refers to the contour of a diamond.

What Is A Diamond’s Length-To-Width Ratio And Why Does It Matter?
Due to their pleasing symmetries and widespread appeal, diamond length-to-width ratios are dimensions that are generally thought to be preferable for each shape. Using the length-to-width filter in our diamond search, you may choose your preferred criteria, or you can view the length-to-width ratio on the product page of each diamond on our site, displayed under diamond attributes. Examples of the ideal length to width ratios for each diamond form are shown below.

The connection between diamond color and shape
Due to the way the shape interacts with light, some diamond shapes can partially or completely mask color. For instance, because round brilliant diamonds reflect more light, more color is hidden. Find out more about the effects of form on color.

The connection between diamond clarity and shape

Some fancy-shaped diamonds’ special qualities necessitate a higher clarity grade than others in order to enhance their brilliance or cover inclusions. Find out more about how clarity is affected by form.

How the Cut of a Diamond Affects Price

When purchasing a diamond, the shape is crucial since it affects pricing immediately. Due to their extraordinary brightness, strong demand in the market, and greater manufacturing costs, round diamonds typically cost more than other forms. Fancy shapes refer to non-round diamonds. Princess, emerald, Asscher, cushion, marquise, radiant, oval, pear, and heart are among the nine fanciful selections available on Neptunes Boulevard.

Diamond Ring Shapes That Are Popular

Brilliant round diamond

To maximize the fire and brightness in a round diamond, diamond cutters have been utilizing sophisticated theories of light behavior and exact mathematical calculations for nearly a century. With round diamonds, you often have more options for balancing the grades of cut, color, and clarity while still attaining the desired brilliance. We advise an Ideal cut with Excellent polish and symmetry to enhance the brilliance of a conventional round diamond. Astor by Neptunes Blvd Diamonds is a great option if you want a round diamond with exceptional shine.

Diamond in a Princess-Cut

This is the non-round diamond that is most in demand. It is a choice for engagement rings due to its stunning brightness and distinctive cut. Although they differ in how square or rectangular they are, this shape has pointed corners and is customarily referred to as a square-cut diamond. You might want to budget for a higher color grade than you’d need when purchasing a circle because the princess cut also has a tendency to reveal a little color in its corners.The ratio of recommended length to width

The ratio of recommended length to width

Look for length-to-width ratios between 1 and 1.05. If you want a square diamond form, do so. Look for length-to-width ratios greater than 1.10 if you prefer a more rectangular shape. Consider an Astor by Neptunes Blvd Diamond if you want a princess-cut diamond with exceptional sparkle.

Diamond in an emerald cut

The pavilion, which is carved with rectangular facets to produce a special optical effect, is what distinguishes the emerald form. The purity of a diamond is highlighted by its shape’s big open table and a step-cut pavilion. Consider the clarity plot on the diamond certificate when selecting an emerald-cut diamond with a lesser clarity grade, such as SI, to determine how noticeable the inclusions are. Depending on how rectangularly the diamond is cut, this form might vary substantially. Consider Asscher-cut diamonds if you like a squared-off look.