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Cushion cuts look smaller. They are very deep and really sparkly, but yeah, they look a little smaller.
My jeweler told me round ones look the biggest. They can be flatter and therefore have a larger face.
http://www.ajediam.com/Sizes-of-Diamonds.html
You can compare mm x mm. You can click on the diamond shape and then compare them, too! Super conveneint
Ajediam is awesome.
I like http://www.jewelry-secrets.com/ for other questions regarding diamonds.
way to be handy with the links ejs ;)
I agree... Rounds look the biggest. The shapes I considered were cushion, asscher, and radiant. Of those, in my opinion, radiant looks the biggest, then cushion, then asscher.
Keep in mind though that two stones of the same shape and weight may look bigger/smaller based on the cut. If a stone is very shallow top to bottom, the face will be bigger and it will look bigger **but** it won't sparkle nearly as much and won't be as pretty of a stone. You don't necessarily want to get the stone that looks the biggest, but the one that really jumps out at you.
It also has more to do with the cut of the diamond too. So keep that in mind as well. And when I say cut, I don't mean shape. I mean the symmetry, the proportions, etc. If the diamond is "top heavy" for example, the bulk of the diamond is at the top and makes it look bigger.
I've been told that round brilliant looks the biggest and any diamond with a better cut looks bigger as its more sparkly. But diamonds can be cut to any shape, mine is 2.1 carats and I don't think it looks that big b/c the table is very small. I've seen 1.5 carats on my friends that look bigger at first glance b/c they have a larger table. Don't know if I'm right here, just my observations.
pricescope.com is an awesome web site. Read through the "knowledge" section, they talk about this issue. It was invaluable resource when we picked our stone.
We went ring shopping last week and I honestly think a pear looks bigger than a round! I compared them for about 5 minutes. Its a shallower underbody so you get more weight on top... I liked it alot more, too.
buffy posted this on another board post today-- maybe have a look?
"This PDF will also help you with sizing- enlarge it to 100% for the best comparison.
http://images.amazon.com/media/i3d/01/actual-diamond-size.pdf "
Everyone says Rounds appear biggest usually. But for some reason, when I see elongated shaped stones (Pear, Marquis, Emerald) they seem to appear bigger to me. But that might just be my own weird perceptions...
I am such a weirdo. I have a 2 ct radiant but perfect square. The amazon chart from jhphi shows a rectangular rad which for some reason looked bigger. I had my diamond reset after a bad fall and for a split second feared they switched out my diamond for something smaller (I'd only had it for a week, I'd have never known!). I jjust printed out the chart and measured my rad against a princess (since they're both square). Phew, it's still the right size.
Now to find my loupe and sure it's the right diamond...
I was told that the round brilliant cut look the biggest..And I also saw a huge difference from stone to stone when we went to upgrade to a larger carat weight....the way it is cut will change the perception of how big it is
I agree with the others, another one that can appear bigger is the Oval cut. But it depends on how deep/shallow the bottom of the stone is.
My SIL and I both have a 2ct stone. Mine is a cushion cut and her's is a princess cut. My stone looks almost double the size of hers because of the cut but also because mine is a halo so the setting is larger. If that makes sense. I love both rings because I helped my brother pick her's out (man was I nervous about picking out another girl's ring)...
I think the setting makes a HUGE difference! Halos always look bigger.
I think radiants and cushions look smaller than their carat size, but they have SOOOOOO much sparkle! The other Cs make an impact too!
Oooh I just realized that I forgot to try the oval thanks to this post. Bummer.
Bravo for knowledge ladies! I'm a Gemologist so let me shed some light. Yes, carat is a weight and it correlated directly to the measurements of the diamond depending on the cut which includes the shape, as well as proportions. Generally speaking any stone that is elongated will look slightly larger for its weight (oval, emerald, pear, radiant) but the diameter of the stone is most impacted by the depth of the stone.
According to the GIA, the ideal depth for a round brilliant cut diamond is between 57-62% this can be used as a general rule for other stones as well keeping in mind that cushion, asscher, and some older cut rounds will always have a higher depth % and therefore will generally look slightly smaller. In addition it is always important to check the girdle (edge) of the diamond as it is the widest part of the stone, if it is thick than it can also hold weight and make a stone look smaller....
And finally before you get too wrapped up in the technicality of the process, take a breath and ask yourself, do I love it??? Because at the end of the day, that's what matters, not what the crown angles are, or the depth percentages. Do you love it on your hand, does it make you smile everytime you look down? Your eyes and your heart don't lie, when you put it on and its beautiful and it makes your heart sing, that's the ring for you=)
NicoleBianca, I was actually told this too about the elongated stones. I have an oval because I liked how it looked on my finger.
I think diamonds look different on everyone's hand. For me, I have very small, short fingers so the oval was a great choice. All that really matters is how it looks on your hand. For people with larger fingers and hands, my ring will probably look different. It's all perspective.
I think the reason rounds look biggest is because they are so very sparkly. I think the more sparkly a stone, the bigger it looks, at least at first glance.
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So I hear some cuts look smaller than other even with the same carat size?
Do you know which cut looks the larger and what looks the smallest?