{"id":15229,"date":"2026-08-07T05:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:42:29","slug":"diamond-shapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/blog\/diamond-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Shapes Guide: 10 Types Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15229\" class=\"elementor elementor-15229\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-4fa0bdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fa0bdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a129a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"a129a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:195;66-260\">When you start shopping for a diamond \u2014 whether it's a natural stone, a lab-grown diamond, moissanite, or cubic zirconia \u2014 the first real decision you'll make isn't color or clarity. It's shape.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:348;262-609\">Diamond shape is the outline of the stone when you look at it from above: round, oval, emerald, pear, and so on. It's the single biggest factor in how a diamond looks on the hand, and it's usually the first thing anyone notices about an <a href=\"\/de\/engagement-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verlobungsring<\/a>. Get the shape right, and everything else \u2014 the setting, the metal, the size \u2014 falls into place around it.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:337;611-947\">This guide covers all ten standard diamond shapes, how they compare on sparkle, price, and finger flattery, and how shape plays out differently across natural diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and cubic zirconia. Whether you're buying one stone or sourcing for a collection, here's everything you need to choose with confidence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e8a72cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8a72cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7957360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7957360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Diamond Shape? (And How Is It Different From Cut?)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839b085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"839b085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:73;1017-1089\">These two terms get mixed up constantly, so let's separate them clearly.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:170;1091-1260\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4cs.gia.edu\/en-us\/blog\/guide-diamond-shapes-engagement-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Diamond shape<\/strong><\/a> refers to the outline or silhouette of the stone \u2014 round, oval, princess, emerald, and so on. It's a visual, geometric description of the stone's form.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:262;1262-1523\"><strong>Diamond cut<\/strong> refers to how well the diamond's facets are proportioned and polished to interact with light. Cut is graded (Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor) and determines how much brilliance, fire, and sparkle a diamond shows \u2014 regardless of its shape.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:212;1525-1736\">Here's the distinction in practice: two round diamonds can look completely different from each other if one has an Excellent cut grade and the other has a Fair one. The shape is the same; the cut quality is not.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcdaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_table\" data-id=\"ffcdaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-el-table-wrap wd-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"wd-el-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-8009ae7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-0de1750\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-4913b4e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diamantform<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c89d0ef\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diamond Cut<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-55b1331\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-bd3e51a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What it describes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f015663\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The outline\/silhouette<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-fa155af\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How facets reflect light<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-8fc2848\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-46f23d7\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beispiele<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5f99f54\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round, oval, emerald, pear<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-da60a32\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-e49ef7d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2cf68b1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fixed once cut?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b5dab8b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes \u2014 permanent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-13c3972\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graded on a scale<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-7038504\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1989c15\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Affects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-7345fb6\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Style, finger flattery, setting options<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-e8b195b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brilliance, fire, scintillation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f79e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"74f79e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"28:1-28:171;2100-2270\">Once you understand this distinction, the rest of your diamond search gets much easier: pick your shape first based on style, then evaluate cut quality within that shape.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e480c86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e480c86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f590485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f590485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diamond Shapes Chart: Quick Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c843c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"03c843c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"34:1-34:264;2320-2583\">Here's how the ten standard diamond shapes stack up at a glance. \"Cutting yield\" reflects roughly how much of the rough stone is typically retained during cutting \u2014 a factor that influences cost and availability, particularly relevant if you're sourcing at scale.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ba291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_table\" data-id=\"b9ba291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-el-table-wrap wd-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"wd-el-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-1be2f88\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-202390a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shape<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-bf43d46\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c875537\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Popularity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-4031651\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Am besten geeignet f\u00fcr<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3e821db\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Relative Price*<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-0e906e1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cutting Difficulty<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-bbc5e8a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f9413ae\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round Brilliant<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f2e0327\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>57\u201358<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5e1783a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#1 (~65-75% of sales)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b4cbb5f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maximum sparkle, timeless style<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-14f43ef\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Highest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-141b358\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High (lowest rough yield)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-87920a9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-ca7c2bb\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oval<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-920ab84\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>56\u201358<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-e49fe15\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-77430d4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elongating fingers, larger look<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f5e67d5\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hoch<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2bcb611\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-f989154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-dc3465d\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kissen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9a2959e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>58\u201364<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-74c5098\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1a6df3e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vintage romance, soft glow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-7ece2c2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium-High<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-82198f0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-680002f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-aa701a9\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prinzessin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-cbc009c\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>58\u201376<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-52a4d3b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1ab8247\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern, geometric, budget-friendly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-e4dd353\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-091cb78\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Low (efficient rough use)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-c8efec5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-dcb5e1c\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smaragd<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2a53698\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>57<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-35f14f1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c934b7f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clarity-forward, art deco elegance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-00b8273\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium-Low<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-8965a36\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Niedrig<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-fbc89d8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-df60fb0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strahlend<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-78497a7\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>70<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c9ab295\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5acf55f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brilliance + structure combined<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5834d5a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-db7490f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-0bd7497\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-4d10fad\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birne<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9005804\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>58<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-06b8ece\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-806f92a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Distinctive, asymmetrical statement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-b2cbd44\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-7fc1567\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium-High<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-a523a46\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-2676005\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asscher<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-5993f31\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>58\u201374<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-58888bc\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#8<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-a52f815\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vintage, architectural<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-fd3f47f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Low-Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-ca5d39f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Niedrig<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-5a3434d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f97e25f\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marquise<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-69e2391\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>58<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-6aaa67e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-cf4c79a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dramatic, finger-lengthening<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-60c8a31\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-e12a909\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hoch<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-ddfa5eb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-6438b42\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Herz<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9be65c5\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>56\u201359<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9caa0dc\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-07f520e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Romantic, symbolic<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-a8100bf\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-79658ba\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Highest (hardest to cut symmetrically)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31e1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b31e1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"49:1-49:145;3533-3677\">*Relative price is per carat at equivalent color\/clarity \u2014 round is the benchmark \"highest\" against which other shapes are typically discounted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-f79bd7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f79bd7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17999f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17999f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 10 Standard Diamond Shapes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe831db elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"fe831db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"55:1-55:27;3719-3745\">1. Round Brilliant Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"57:1-57:328;3747-4074\">The round brilliant is the shape most people picture when they think \"diamond.\" With 57 or 58 precisely angled facets, it's engineered for one purpose: maximum light return. No other shape produces the same combination of brilliance, fire, and scintillation, which is why it's remained the top-selling shape for over a century.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"59:1-59:379;4076-4454\">The trade-off is cost. Because a round brilliant is cut from an octahedral rough diamond \u2014 the natural crystal shape diamonds form in \u2014 a significant amount of the rough stone is lost in cutting to achieve ideal proportions. That lower yield, combined with sustained demand, makes round the most expensive shape per carat across natural, lab-grown, and simulant materials alike.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"61:1-61:366;4456-4821\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Round is the most common shape for moissanite and cubic zirconia too, since it's the easiest to source and best mimics the sparkle profile people expect. Lab-grown round diamonds offer the same brilliance as natural at a lower price point, since the lower rough-to-finished ratio matters less when the \"rough\" is grown to spec rather than mined.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"63:1-63:107;4823-4929\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Anyone prioritizing sparkle above all else. Flatters virtually every hand and setting style.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057271c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"057271c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-round-green-lab-grown-sapphire-side-stone-engagement-ring-4-rrhvjpo2slr2pme77ap2nh9vocf2cqooa05neiwupc.webp\" title=\"Verlobungsring aus 14-kar\u00e4tigem Gold mit rundem, gr\u00fcnem, im Labor gez\u00fcchtetem Saphir als Seitenstein, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 4\" alt=\"Verlobungsring aus 14-kar\u00e4tigem Gold mit rundem, gr\u00fcnem, im Labor gez\u00fcchtetem Saphir als Seitenstein, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7efc88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"f7efc88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"67:1-67:16;4936-4951\">2. Oval Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"69:1-69:345;4953-5297\">The oval is essentially an elongated round brilliant \u2014 same facet structure, same light performance, but stretched into a softer, more slender silhouette. It's the shape most associated with the \"spread effect,\" where the diamond's larger surface area makes it look bigger than its carat weight suggests compared to a round stone of equal size.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"71:1-71:304;5299-5602\">Ovals have surged in popularity over the past several years, closing in on round as the most-requested fancy shape. One thing to watch for: the bow-tie effect, a subtle dark shadow that can appear across the center of the stone depending on cut proportions. A well-cut oval minimizes this significantly.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"73:1-73:216;5604-5819\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Oval performs beautifully in lab-grown diamonds and moissanite, both of which handle elongated brilliant faceting well. In CZ, ovals are widely available and popular for their size-to-cost ratio.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"75:1-75:98;5821-5918\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Shorter or wider fingers \u2014 the elongated shape creates a visual lengthening effect.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8e29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa8e29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-oval-cut-moissanite-four-prong-solitaire-engagement-ring-4-rndmsqonqbvy5bqaf32wz1j5wq3babsz5kzjhtk31s.webp\" title=\"14k gold oval cut moissanite four prong solitaire engagement ring 4\" alt=\"14k gold oval cut moissanite four prong solitaire engagement ring 4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2e188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9d2e188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"79:1-79:19;5925-5943\">3. Cushion Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"81:1-81:330;5945-6274\">Cushion cuts combine a square or rectangular outline with softly rounded corners \u2014 think of it as a pillow shape. It's one of the oldest diamond shapes still in mainstream use, tracing back nearly 200 years, and it was actually the most popular cut in the world before the modern round brilliant was developed in the early 1900s.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"83:1-83:315;6276-6590\">Cushions can be cut in two distinct styles: a \"chunky\" cut with larger, fewer facets that produces bold flashes of light, or a \"crushed ice\" cut with a denser facet pattern that gives a sparkling, textural look. This flexibility makes cushion cuts appealing to a wide range of tastes, from classic to contemporary.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"85:1-85:250;6592-6841\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Cushion is a strong performer in moissanite, since the extra facets help mask moissanite's naturally higher dispersion (the \"rainbow flash\" some people want to minimize). Available across all four materials with good consistency.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"87:1-87:68;6843-6910\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Vintage-inspired settings; flatters most hand shapes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3d9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd3d9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-5ct-elongated-cushion-lab-grown-diamond-side-stone-engagement-ring-2-rqtlil4mamd7018uftmxf3ew2i0q2zbd83868akh2o.webp\" title=\"14k gold 5ct elongated cushion lab grown diamond side stone engagement ring 2\" alt=\"14k gold 5ct elongated cushion lab grown diamond side stone engagement ring 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c894b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5c894b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"91:1-91:20;6917-6936\">4. Princess Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"93:1-93:284;6938-7221\">The princess cut is a square or rectangular shape with sharp, pointed corners \u2014 the most popular non-round shape for decades, and typically the second-best-selling shape after round brilliant. With up to 76 facets, it delivers strong brilliance while maintaining clean, modern lines.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"95:1-95:367;7223-7589\">From a sourcing perspective, princess cuts are notable for their efficiency: the shape is cut close to the natural octahedral form of rough diamond, meaning less material is wasted compared to round. This typically makes princess cuts more affordable per carat than round diamonds of comparable quality \u2014 a meaningful factor for buyers optimizing for size and value.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"97:1-97:299;7591-7889\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Because princess corners are pointed and more prone to chipping, this is a shape where prong protection matters more in natural and lab-grown diamonds. Moissanite's superior hardness (9.25 on the Mohs scale vs. diamond's 10) makes it a very durable choice in this shape as well.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"99:1-99:110;7891-8000\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Buyers wanting the brilliance of round at a lower price point; geometric, contemporary styling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8075225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8075225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-1ct-princess-lab-grown-diamond-side-stone-engagement-ring-2-rrhviyeraeprcxhsmgww565ig65f5iogi98khi19ps.webp\" title=\"14k gold 1ct princess lab grown diamond side stone engagement ring 2\" alt=\"14k gold 1ct princess lab grown diamond side stone engagement ring 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae32d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"4ae32d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"103:1-103:19;8007-8025\">5. Emerald Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"105:1-105:274;8027-8300\">Emerald cuts are rectangular with trimmed corners and long, open step-cut facets rather than the small triangular facets used in brilliant cuts. This creates the shape's signature \"hall of mirrors\" effect \u2014 wide, flat planes of light and dark rather than scattered sparkle.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"107:1-107:304;8302-8605\">Because emerald cuts have fewer, larger facets, they show off a stone's clarity more prominently \u2014 and also reveal inclusions more readily than a brilliant cut would hide them. This makes clarity grade a more important consideration when choosing an emerald cut, whether in natural or lab-grown diamond.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"109:1-109:373;8607-8979\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Emerald cuts are typically the least expensive shape per carat in natural and lab-grown diamond, thanks to lower cutting complexity and demand relative to round. In moissanite and CZ, the step-cut faceting produces a more understated, sophisticated flash rather than moissanite's typical high-fire sparkle \u2014 appealing to buyers who want a quieter look.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"111:1-111:95;8981-9075\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Elongating the finger; understated, architectural elegance over maximum sparkle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24eedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c24eedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-6ct-emerald-green-lab-grown-emerald-side-stone-engagement-ring-2-rrhvh5jw6u8z3u4056vmv4ipgl13eeiz9c82depfn4.webp\" title=\"14k gold 6ct emerald green lab grown emerald side stone engagement ring 2\" alt=\"14k gold 6ct emerald green lab grown emerald side stone engagement ring 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9441434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9441434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"115:1-115:19;9082-9100\">6. Radiant Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"117:1-117:312;9102-9413\">The radiant cut was developed in the 1970s specifically to combine the elegant rectangular or square outline of the emerald cut with the brilliant faceting of the round cut. With around 70 facets, it produces significantly more fire and sparkle than an emerald or Asscher cut while keeping a similar silhouette.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"119:1-119:284;9415-9698\">Radiant cuts also do a better job of hiding inclusions than step-cut shapes like emerald or Asscher, since the brilliant facet pattern breaks up light in a way that camouflages small imperfections. That makes it a practical middle-ground choice \u2014 sparkle plus forgiveness on clarity.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"121:1-121:171;9700-9870\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> A great fit across all four materials since the brilliant faceting works consistently well whether the stone is natural, lab-grown, moissanite, or CZ.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"123:1-123:94;9872-9965\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Buyers who want a rectangular\/square silhouette without sacrificing brilliance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d3a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51d3a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-5ct-radiant-lab-grown-diamond-side-stone-engagement-ring-2-rqtloa1foi5pb0z77a7linpdkhyqozwuo9g0um4ne8.webp\" title=\"Verlobungsring aus 14-kar\u00e4tigem Gold mit 5 Karat strahlendem, im Labor gez\u00fcchtetem Diamanten als Seitenstein (2 St\u00fcck)\" alt=\"Verlobungsring aus 14-kar\u00e4tigem Gold mit 5 Karat strahlendem, im Labor gez\u00fcchtetem Diamanten als Seitenstein (2 St\u00fcck)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb75d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"ecb75d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"127:1-127:16;9972-9987\">7. Pear Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"129:1-129:312;9989-10300\">Also called the teardrop shape, the pear cut combines the rounded curve of a round brilliant on one end with the tapered point of a marquise on the other. It's an asymmetrical shape, which means proportion and symmetry matter enormously \u2014 a poorly cut pear can look lopsided or show a pronounced bow-tie effect.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"131:1-131:202;10302-10503\">Pear diamonds can be set with the point facing toward the wearer (a \"west-facing\" orientation many find slims the finger) or away, giving some styling flexibility not available with symmetrical shapes.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"133:1-133:291;10505-10795\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Because precision cutting matters so much for pear shapes, quality control varies more here than with symmetrical shapes \u2014 this applies across natural, lab-grown, and moissanite alike. Sourcing from an experienced cutter matters more for pear than for round or princess.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"135:1-135:90;10797-10886\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Elongating fingers; a distinctive, slightly unconventional statement piece.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253fc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"253fc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pear-lab-grown-diamond-radiant-solitaire-engagement-ring-in-10k-gold-2-rq6ucsf44r21tqtl572338q9p7h7qjv3r56q1pdvg0.webp\" title=\"pear lab grown diamond radiant solitaire engagement ring in 10k gold 2\" alt=\"pear lab grown diamond radiant solitaire engagement ring in 10k gold 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233140d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"233140d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"139:1-139:19;10893-10911\">8. Asscher Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"141:1-141:292;10913-11204\">Developed in 1902 by the Asscher Brothers of Amsterdam, the Asscher cut is essentially a square version of the emerald cut \u2014 step-cut facets, cropped corners, but a more symmetrical, almost octagonal outline. Viewed from above, the concentric squares create a distinctive \"windmill\" pattern.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"143:1-143:264;11206-11469\">Like the emerald cut, Asscher emphasizes clarity and depth over maximum brilliance, giving it a cool, architectural elegance rather than a fiery sparkle. It experienced a strong revival in the early 2000s and remains a favorite for those drawn to art deco design.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"145:1-145:309;11471-11779\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> One of the more affordable shapes across natural and lab-grown diamond due to lower demand relative to brilliant-cut shapes. The clarity-revealing nature of the step cut is worth factoring in more heavily with CZ and moissanite, where internal characteristics differ from natural diamond.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"147:1-147:101;11781-11881\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Vintage and art deco aesthetics; longer fingers where its bold geometry reads clearly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb81b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fb81b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-asscher-blue-lab-grown-diamond-bezel-side-stone-engagement-ring-2-roov3q4u6f3zt1cy9dc5a5w9lmxts665vttab9f59s.webp\" title=\"14k gold asscher blue lab grown diamond bezel side stone engagement ring 2\" alt=\"14k gold asscher blue lab grown diamond bezel side stone engagement ring 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb1aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"dcb1aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"151:1-151:20;11888-11907\">9. Marquise Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"153:1-153:439;11909-12347\">The marquise is an elongated shape with two pointed ends, said to have been commissioned in the 18th century by King Louis XV of France, allegedly to resemble the smile of his mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour. Whatever the origin story, the shape has one very practical advantage: because it maximizes surface area relative to carat weight, a marquise diamond typically looks larger than a round or princess diamond of the same weight.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"155:1-155:172;12349-12520\">The pointed tips require protective settings (V-prongs or similar) to prevent chipping \u2014 a detail worth confirming with any jeweler or manufacturer regardless of material.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"157:1-157:267;12522-12788\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> Marquise is one of the more difficult shapes to cut symmetrically, which affects consistency across natural, lab-grown, and moissanite sourcing. Buyers should pay close attention to length-to-width ratio and bow-tie effect regardless of material.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"159:1-159:87;12790-12876\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Maximizing apparent size per carat; dramatic, finger-lengthening effect.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60d3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b60d3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/14k-gold-1-5ct-marquise-lab-grown-diamond-three-stone-engagement-ring-2-rqtlg5pmn11j0artm9umh7h0tnzl74obw2k0lk635c.webp\" title=\"14k gold 1 5ct marquise lab grown diamond three stone engagement ring 2\" alt=\"14k gold 1 5ct marquise lab grown diamond three stone engagement ring 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd6bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5cd6bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"163:1-163:25;12883-12907\">10. Heart-Shaped Cut<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"165:1-165:343;12909-13251\">The most overtly romantic diamond shape, the heart cut is a modified brilliant with a cleft at the top and a single point at the bottom. It's widely considered the most difficult shape to cut well \u2014 achieving symmetrical lobes and a well-defined point requires exceptional skill, and the shape is unforgiving of any imperfection in execution.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"167:1-167:212;13253-13464\">Because of its complexity, heart-shaped diamonds are typically recommended above a certain minimum carat weight (often 0.75 ct and up) \u2014 below that, the heart outline can be difficult to distinguish at a glance.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"169:1-169:250;13466-13715\"><strong>Material notes:<\/strong> This is the shape where cutting expertise matters most, regardless of material. A well-made heart shape in moissanite or CZ requires the same precision as natural diamond to read clearly as a heart rather than a rounded triangle.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"171:1-171:77;13717-13793\"><strong>Ideal f\u00fcr:<\/strong> Sentimental, symbolic pieces \u2014 anniversaries, milestone gifts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecb12e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aecb12e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/10k-gold-halo-engagement-ring-featuring-heart-lab-grown-diamond-2-rq6u6u3wuiwoangvwmf5aqt69ctizk8axog0mm7muo.webp\" title=\"10k gold halo engagement ring featuring heart lab grown diamond 2\" alt=\"10k gold halo engagement ring featuring heart lab grown diamond 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-e7187d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7187d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7919b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d7919b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond the Standard Ten: Specialty &amp; Antique Shapes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ae0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"10ae0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"177:1-177:88;13856-13943\">A handful of less common shapes show up as accent stones or in vintage-inspired pieces:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"179:1-183:128;13945-14511\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"179:1-179:96;13945-14040\"><strong>Billion<\/strong> \u2014 a triangular shape with pointed or rounded corners, often used as a side stone<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"180:1-180:127;14041-14167\"><strong>Baguette<\/strong> \u2014 a narrow rectangular step cut, almost exclusively used as an accent stone in eternity bands or as side stones<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"181:1-181:118;14168-14285\"><strong>Old European Cut<\/strong> \u2014 the antique predecessor to the modern round brilliant, with a smaller table and higher crown<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"182:1-182:98;14286-14383\"><strong>Old Mine Cut<\/strong> \u2014 an antique cushion-style cut with a squarer outline and softer facet pattern<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"183:1-183:128;14384-14511\"><strong>Rose Cut<\/strong> \u2014 a flat-bottomed, domed-top cut with triangular facets and minimal brilliance, prized for its antique character<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"185:1-185:154;14513-14666\">These specialty shapes represent a smaller but consistent share of demand, particularly for bridal sets, eternity bands, and vintage reproduction pieces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-29ed1a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29ed1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8805ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8805ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Choose a Diamond Shape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8632d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8632d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"191:1-191:20;14707-14726\">By Finger Shape<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"193:1-193:292;14728-15019\">Elongated shapes \u2014 oval, marquise, pear, and emerald \u2014 visually lengthen the finger, since the eye follows the diamond's length rather than its width. Round, princess, and cushion cuts read as more compact and work well for most hand shapes without a specific slimming or lengthening effect.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"195:1-195:150;15021-15170\">For maximum elongation, elongated shapes should be set with their long axis running along the finger (north-south) rather than across it (east-west).<\/p><h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"197:1-197:14;15172-15185\">By Budget<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"199:1-199:419;15187-15605\">If cost-per-carat is the priority, emerald and Asscher cuts are typically the most affordable due to lower cutting complexity and demand. Round brilliant sits at the top of the price spectrum. If you want to maximize apparent size for your budget, marquise, oval, and pear shapes offer the best visual size-to-cost ratio, since their elongated outlines create more surface area per carat than round or princess shapes.<\/p><h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"201:1-201:19;15607-15625\">By Personality<\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"203:1-207:36;15627-15858\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"203:1-203:40;15627-15666\"><strong>Classic and timeless:<\/strong> Round, oval<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"204:1-204:41;15667-15707\"><strong>Bold and modern:<\/strong> Princess, radiant<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"205:1-205:55;15708-15762\"><strong>Vintage and romantic:<\/strong> Cushion, Asscher, Old Mine<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"206:1-206:60;15763-15822\"><strong>Distinctive and unconventional:<\/strong> Pear, marquise, heart<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"207:1-207:36;15823-15858\"><strong>Understated elegance:<\/strong> Smaragd<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"209:1-209:29;15860-15888\">By Setting Compatibility<\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"211:1-211:276;15890-16165\">Pointed-corner shapes (princess, marquise, pear, heart, trillion) need protective prong or bezel settings to guard against chipping. Rounded shapes (round, oval, cushion) are more forgiving across a wider range of setting styles, from delicate pav\u00e9 to substantial solitaires.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-aa06ebb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa06ebb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732d3ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"732d3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diamond Shape and Price: A Material Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56dd5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"f56dd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"217:1-217:165;16223-16387\">Shape affects price differently depending on the material \u2014 and this is where the choice between natural, lab-grown, moissanite, and CZ becomes especially relevant.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"219:1-219:284;16389-16672\"><strong>Natural diamonds:<\/strong> Round commands the highest premium due to rough diamond loss during cutting and sustained demand. Fancy shapes (everything else) are typically priced 25\u201340% lower per carat than round of equivalent quality, with emerald and Asscher at the low end of that range.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"221:1-221:353;16674-17026\"><strong>Lab-grown diamonds:<\/strong> The same shape hierarchy generally holds, but the gap between round and fancy shapes narrows, since lab-grown rough isn't subject to the same natural-yield constraints as mined rough. Lab-grown diamonds overall run significantly below natural diamond prices across every shape \u2014 often 60\u201385% less per carat at equivalent grades.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"223:1-223:302;17028-17329\"><strong>Moissanite:<\/strong> Shape has a smaller effect on price than in diamond, since moissanite rough is grown to size rather than mined and cut from irregular crystals. Round moissanite still commands a modest premium due to demand, but the price spread across shapes is much flatter than with natural diamond.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"225:1-225:203;17331-17533\"><strong>Cubic zirconia:<\/strong> Shape has minimal impact on price, since CZ is inexpensive to produce in any form. Shape selection here is driven almost entirely by aesthetic preference rather than cost trade-offs.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"227:1-227:202;17535-17736\">This is worth keeping in mind if you're choosing a shape based on budget: the \"expensive shape\" logic that applies to natural diamonds doesn't carry over proportionally to lab-grown, moissanite, or CZ.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-7ece82e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ece82e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbd75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbd75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95401e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_accordion\" data-id=\"95401e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion wd-style-default wd-border-off wd-titles-left wd-opener-pos-left wd-opener-style-arrow\" data-state=\"first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ1. What is the best diamond shape?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There's no single \"best\" shape \u2014 it depends on personal style, budget, and hand shape. Round brilliant offers the most sparkle and remains the most popular choice, but fancy shapes each bring their own character and can offer better value or a more distinctive look.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ2. What is the most expensive diamond shape?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round brilliant is typically the most expensive per carat in natural and lab-grown diamond, due to lower cutting yield from rough stone and consistently high demand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ3. What is the cheapest diamond shape?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emerald and Asscher cuts are usually the most affordable per carat, thanks to more efficient use of rough material and comparatively lower demand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ4. What diamond shape looks the biggest for its carat weight?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shapes with more surface area relative to depth \u2014 marquise, oval, and pear \u2014 tend to look larger than round or princess diamonds of the same carat weight, because more of the stone's mass is spread across a wider visible face.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ5. What are elongated diamond shapes?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oval, pear, marquise, emerald, and elongated cushion or radiant cuts are all considered elongated shapes. They create a slimming, lengthening effect on the finger and often appear larger than more compact shapes of equal carat weight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ6. Does diamond shape matter differently for lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, or CZ?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The visual and stylistic effects of shape (elongation, brilliance style, finger flattery) are consistent across all materials. What changes is the price impact \u2014 natural diamond shows the widest price spread between round and fancy shapes, while moissanite and CZ show a much flatter price curve across shapes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ7. How is a diamond&#039;s shape actually cut?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diamond cutters begin by planning the cut based on the rough stone's crystal structure, then cleave or saw it into workable sections, bruting (grinding) it into a basic outline, and finally faceting and polishing the surface. The process balances maximizing carat retention with achieving ideal proportions and symmetry \u2014 a skill that varies meaningfully between cutters and directly affects the finished stone's quality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ8. Which diamond shape sparkles the most?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round brilliant, hands down \u2014 its facet pattern is specifically engineered to maximize light return. Princess and radiant cuts follow closely, since both use brilliant-style faceting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ9. How many diamond shapes are there?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten shapes are considered standard in the modern jewelry market: round, oval, cushion, princess, emerald, radiant, pear, Asscher, marquise, and heart. Beyond these, specialty and antique shapes like trillion, baguette, rose cut, and Old European cut are used less commonly, typically as accent stones or in vintage-style pieces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you start shopping for a diamond \u2014 whether it&#8217;s a natural stone, a lab-grown diamond, moissanite, or cubic zirconia<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamond-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15229"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15246,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15229\/revisions\/15246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}