When it comes to choosing your diamond engagement ring, many decisions will need to me made.
The obvious choices relate to your budget, style of ring, metal type etc but the first question you'll ask yourself is, What diamond shape do I prefer?
There are many options when it comes to diamond shapes, the most common being 'round cut diamonds' and 'princess cut diamonds'
However, recent years has witnessed increase in demand for other diamond shapes, namely oval cut diamonds, emerald cut diamonds and marquise cut diamonds.
Oval cut diamonds have a great advantage in that they can make a diamond look larger than it is. A one carat oval cut diamond will have a larger spread than a round cut diamond (i.e. an oval diamond looks bigger than a round diamond.
The obvious choices relate to your budget, style of ring, metal type etc but the first question you'll ask yourself is, What diamond shape do I prefer?
There are many options when it comes to diamond shapes, the most common being 'round cut diamonds' and 'princess cut diamonds'
However, recent years has witnessed increase in demand for other diamond shapes, namely oval cut diamonds, emerald cut diamonds and marquise cut diamonds.
Oval cut diamonds have a great advantage in that they can make a diamond look larger than it is. A one carat oval cut diamond will have a larger spread than a round cut diamond (i.e. an oval diamond looks bigger than a round diamond.