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Understanding Marquise Diamonds

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Find out more about the marquise-cut diamond, including its origins, its unique qualities, and the hidden advantages it may bring to an engagement ring.

Can You explain to me what a marquise-cut diamond is?

Marquise diamonds are so named because their form is reminiscent of a football. Any ring wearer will stand out from the crowd when accessorizing with a marquise cut stone. The marquise can be set up in either the conventional north-south orientation or the more contemporary and edgy east-west orientation, making it resemble either a skyscraper or a puckered pair of lips. As legend has it, in the 17th century, King Louis XV had a diamond cut in the shape of his mistress Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise of Pompadour's pouty lips.

Marquise cut diamonds are elongated ellipses with sharp points at both ends. This sleek design is perfect for an engagement ring since it gives the wearer's hand the illusion of being slimmer and longer. Moreover, the diamond's elongated shape makes it appear larger than its true carat weight, which is a major selling point. A marquise cut engagement ring can help you save money and get more sparkle out of your diamond.

Famous people who favor marquise cut diamonds for engagement rings

The marquise diamond is a popular choice for engagement rings among famous people. Many famous people, like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Portia de Rossi, Ashlee Simpson, and Christina Millian, have chosen engagement rings with this design because of its distinctive profile and generous proportions.

Marquise Diamonds: The Four C's

Carat Weight For A Marquise Cut Diamond

This gem is the best option if you want to get the most for your money. A marquise cut diamond will appear larger than other stones of the same carat weight because it has one of the biggest crown surface areas of any diamond shape.

Diamond With Color In A Marquise Cut

Be sure to hire an expert who can accurately grade the hue of your marquise diamond, as these stones tend to look exactly as described by their grading reports. How yellow or orange the diamond appears is a matter of taste, and you can adjust the tone by changing the setting.

Marquise Diamond Clarity

As a rule, the brilliant cut facet pattern of a marquise-shaped diamond does a good job of masking inclusions. Your available funds can then be allocated to the Cs that can be seen with the naked eye.

Marquise Diamonds Are Specifically Cut

If you're looking for a unique engagement ring, a marquise-shaped diamond is a great choice. However, bow ties can have an undesirable effect on marquise-cut diamonds, so keep that in mind. Bowties appear in nature in other elongated shapes like ovals and pears. This is not something that can be determined by glancing at a diamond's certificate or measuring it.

The variety of marquise shapes is one of its best qualities. It's best to let your own preferences guide your search rather than try to get the "perfect" length to width ratio. Regardless of the aspect ratio, symmetry should be your first concern. The ideal marquise has parallel tips and a uniformly soft lunette shape.

Marquise Diamonds: What to Watch Out For

The bow tie look is something to keep in mind while working with marquise shaped diamonds. A little black "bow tie" can be seen in the middle of the diamond due to the bow tie effect in these forms. The flaw isn't harmful to the diamond itself, but it does detract from the stone's visual appeal, so you should have your marquise diamond checked by a specialist to be sure it doesn't have it. Our diamond experts carefully examine each marquise-cut diamond by hand to rule out the possibility of a discernible bow-tie appearance.

Position of a Marquise Diamond

The setting of your marquise cut diamond should be carefully considered to ensure the stone's safety. If you want to keep your diamond safe from chipping, use prongs with v-shaped tips. Diamond Registry only sells engagement rings that prioritize the security of the diamond. We invite you to collaborate with our designers to realize your concept in a risk-free manner.

Unique Engagement Rings Set with a Marquise-Shape Diamond

Unique engagement rings can be made using a marquise diamond. Here are a few examples of custom rings we've manufactured for customers interested in marquise-shaped diamonds.

Contact us today for a no-obligation consultation if you think a marquise-shaped diamond will make a beautiful engagement ring.

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