What Are The Most Popular Cuts For Diamond Engagement Rings?

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While engagement rings offer a near infinity of choices available to the couple searching for a ring, the truth is that there are relatively few cuts that are highly popular for this use.

An engagement ring must look appropriate and be sturdy, so it is often a simply set stone or up to three stones embellished with pave chips. You can be sure of having a ring suitable for wearing to any event,  safely mounted and secure during work or play, if you choose a simple, elegant cut that not only provides a strong visual element, but can be securely mounted, even in a minimal setting. 

The round cut stone has always been one of the most popular through the times. You may want to go with the round cut, because it is widely considered the most beautiful. Surrounding cuts in what are often called "Tiffany settings" or raised prong settings, are the characteristic idea of an appointment ring: a lone stone balanced just higher than the band of the loop with most experience of the sandstone to beam. A Tiffany setting is at its best when set with a brilliant round cut diamond. A muddy and small stone has nowhere to hide, you know.

Another well-loved cut is the emerald cut, which is a long rectangle popular for it's lush green stones. Not as ostentatious as the round cut, the emerald cut can carry a very large stone, show it to its advantage, yet appear quite traditionally formal. Similarly the Princess cut, a square cut stone, provides a four-square, stable look with fair fire and plenty of security. Prongs will safeguard the corners will solidifying the sides if these linear cuts is correctly mounted.

One diamond that is very flexible from a design standpoint is the cushion cut diamond, it merges well with different stones, can balance both the shine and glitter of round cut diamonds with most of the dignity and grace of linear cut diamonds. The stone can be rounded off square or a modest rectangle by softening the corners and curving the sides.

Pear cut or tear drop diamonds are fine but the uneven form is harder to use in a stable setting. Solitary stones must be set properly in order to avoid looking unbalanced and awkward. You can keep these stones for earrings, necklaces or rings of a special nature and not for the wedding band. 

One cut, known as the Marquise is typically cut in an oval shape, however, unlike a typical oval, the Marquise is sharply pointed on the ends.  The Marquise is often used in rings with multiple stones. Choosing a central Marquise flanked by triangular trillion cut stones produces a stunning, more elaborate design.

Although there are certainly other gems, these are the most traditional and popular choices and come in a variety of gorgeous settings.  If you master these few cuts, you have the basic knowledge of most classical engagement ring design.

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