Diamond and Jewelry Articles

Princess cut diamonds have gained tremendous popularity over the past several years. Princess cut diamond earrings are quickly gaining ground as an alternative to traditional round brilliant studs, and in the bridal category, princess cut wedding rings are second in popularity only to those done with round brilliant diamonds.

Princess cut diamonds can serve as center stones accented with other diamond shapes or the entire wedding set can be made with princess cuts. The accent stones in princess cut wedding rings are often channel set, forming a solid line of diamonds with no gaps in between, as seen below.

Princess cuts are especially popular because they are somewhat less expensive than round brilliant diamonds, yet have similar sparkle and liveliness.

Because of the rectalinear shape of princess cut diamonds, they lend themselves to modern geometric designs and can be matched with other straight sided diamond shapes such as trilliants, half moons, baguettes or other princess cuts to create visually interesting, modern, and cutting edge styles.

Small princess cut diamonds are ideal for eternity bands and can also be incorporated into gents wedding bands. Despite the name, the sharp cutting of the princess cut diamond can be used in the most masculine of designs, adding sophistication and intrigue to an otherwise traditional wedding ring.

For these reasons many couples are opting for princess cut wedding rings, as well as other fine jewelry pieces incorparting princess cut diamonds.

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