Princess Cut Engagement Rings Are The Most Popular Of Them All – Find Out Why

The second most requested type of diamond ring on the market today is princess cut engagement rings. This is obvious if you’ve ever seen one.

The princess cut diamond is a beautiful, brilliant, and most unique cut that has exceptional brilliance, color and clarity. Generally the princess diamond has pointed corners and either a square or rectangular shape, which sort of resembles an upside-down pyramid. It’s one of a kind.

The popularity of the princess cut diamond is increasing every year. The cut has been around for only around 30 years which isn’t much if you consider how long diamond cutting has been around. Light reacts great in a princess cut diamond and this is what everybody is after. The cut has seventy six facets which is what enables it to have such high sparkle and brilliance.

There is a slight downside to the princess cut diamond, which is due to the shape. Since the diamond is square or rectangle shaped (depending on length-to-width ratio) with pointed corners, you can chip the diamond’s corners if you’re not careful. This can be avoided by buying a ring that has a mount covering the edges, but that tends to take away a bit from the luster of the ring. When wearing your princess cut engagement ring you need to be as careful as possible, but that obviously goes without saying.

The 4 C’s is what will directly influence the price of a diamond. I highly recommend you learn more about the 4 C’s. I will briefly explain here what it means but you can find more detailed information on my website which you will find at the bottom of this article. The 4 Cs stands for cut, color clarity and carat. The cut is graded from poor cut to brilliant cut and what this refers to is the way that the diamond has been cut. If the cut is too shallow then light will escape the diamond too early and it will lose a lot of brilliance and sparkle. The same goes for when the diamond is cut too deep. I always recommend you go for an ideal cut diamond. This is the most important part of the 4 C’s. A diamond with no color is the rarest and the most valuable. Clarity refers to the inclusions in the diamond. The less, the better. Carat refers to the size of the diamond.

I would recommend you shop online from one of the major wholesale diamond dealers to find that perfect princess cut engagement ring. I saved $1500 on mine by doing this. Please do me a favor and study the 4 C’s a bit before you make a decision.