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Which Diamond Shape Looks Biggest?

Which Diamond Shape Looks Biggest?

Which diamond shape looks biggest?

Same carat, four shapes, drawn to scale. Carat is weight, not size: a round packs its weight into a tight circle, while elongated shapes spend the same weight on length across the finger. Drag the slider and watch how each outline uses its carats.

1.00 ct
The honest part: at the same carat, all four outlines cover a nearly equal face-up area. What changes is where the weight goes. The round stacks it in a compact circle; the elongated shapes stretch it along the finger, which is why they read larger on the hand. Choose by taste, not by arithmetic: a diamond is a love piece, and the right shape is the one she will smile at for decades.
About the numbers. Dimensions are typical, well-cut proportions at each weight and are approximations: individual stones vary with their cut. One-carat anchors: round about 6.5 mm across (the industry-standard reference); oval about 8 x 5.5 mm; emerald about 7 x 5 mm; Dutch Marquise about 9 x 5 mm. Other weights scale from these anchors by the cube root of carat, since weight grows with volume. The Dutch Marquise is drawn with its true geometry: an elongated hexagonal outline with pointed ends and straight angular sides (our certified hero stone measures a 1.84 to 1 ratio, IGI). Always confirm a specific stone's measurements on its grading report. From the education library of Stienhardt, New York.