The modern, square-shaped and brilliant-cut princess, with its 49 facets, comes the closest to achieving the fire and brilliance of a round diamond. It’s versatile and appealing shape, sparkling appearance and exceptional value make it the most popular of the fancy-shaped diamonds for engagement rings.

The princess cut diamond boasts a lower price per carat than the round diamond, primarily because of its four sides and pyramid-like shape, which is similar to one half of the octahedron rough stone from which it is cut. This similarity allows two equally sized princess cut diamonds to be cut from the same rough stone with relatively little waste (roughly 60% of the weight of the original rough stone is retained after cutting). The greater efficiency, or yield, results in a lower price.

Here are our cut, color and clarity recommendations for maximum beauty, brilliance and value in a Princess cut diamond:

*Disclaimer: We are in no way guaranteeing that you will receive the best diamond possible if you blindly purchase a stone with these attributes. We are simply suggesting that, in our experience, we believe that narrowing down your selection of diamonds to only those that fall within these ranges of attributes, will give you the best chance of maximizing your diamonds beauty, brilliance and value. And we highly recommend having your diamond evaluated, in person, by an educated and experienced diamond expert before making your final purchase. Please contact one of our diamond experts, who will select and review diamonds on your behalf. Chat with us on our site, email us at info@mintdiamonds.com or call us at 1-877-646-8669