| The Princess Cut is relatively new. It is a | | | | The Princess Cut diamond is more forgiving |
| veryattractive cut that gives out maximum | | | | ofdiamond flaws. Any inclusions are less visible and |
| brilliance from asquare cut. It is effectively a | | | | anyslight yellowish color is less noticeable. Also |
| square version of theround brilliant cut and is | | | | becauseof the extra faceting, princess cuts are |
| known as the squaremodified brilliant cut. The | | | | naturally morebrilliant and sparkly than ordinary |
| square or rectangular cutwas invented about 30 | | | | square diamonds. |
| years ago by Basil | | | | What to watch out for is that the setting for |
| Watermeyer from Johannesburg. It was then | | | | yourprincess cut diamond protects the four |
| knownas the Barion cut. This was a style with | | | | pointedcorners as these are the points prone to |
| extra andimproved so as to obtain maximum | | | | chipping. Arecommendation for a good princess |
| brilliance from thediamond. | | | | cut diamond ishaving a depth percentage range of |
| The square stone are better for certain | | | | 58-80% andtable of 58-77%. |
| designapplication such as eternity rings, as they | | | | While not the traditional selection, princess |
| can be setin one continuous line with no gaps | | | | cutengagement rings are becoming very popular |
| between themsuch as would be with round | | | | eitheras a solitaire or with accent stones. |
| stones. | | | | |