D is considered to be colorless and hence the best quality diamond with high prices and as we descend towards Z, the price decreases and the diamond reflects slight yellowish or brownish tint. The color range of diamonds start from D, E, F till Z.
The price range of diamond fluctuates based on the 4C’s of diamonds i.e the cut, color, clarity and carat of the diamonds. The size of the table and depth of the cut decides how the GIA certified loose princess shaped diamond will appear and thus the price of the princess diamonds also differ and always take precaution that the diamonds do not have larger tables than the depth of the princess cut diamond. Basically, for a smaller size of diamond, say 0.50 carat weight, two chevrons is enough whereas, a 2 or 3 carat princess diamond will look scintillating with 4 or 5 chevrons cut. By adding more chevrons, individual surfaces become smaller and scintillation of light becomes more rapid. When we look at a diamond from the top view, the diamond with fewer chevrons tend to have larger looking facets and displays slower light scintillation. By introducing extra chevrons, the number of facets on the pavilion increases exponentially and this gives the incoming light more surfaces to be reflected upon. In princess cut diamonds, the scope of modification lies with the increase or decrease in the number of facets. The shimmering aura in diamond can be multiplied in princess diamonds by including the number of chevron facets in it. The number of chevrons can be varied in the loose natural square diamonds according to the preference. As for the setting, the four prong setting protecting the four corners of loose princess cut diamond from chipping or any other damage.Ĭhevrons can be termed as the V shaped facets that are cut in the square shaped diamond to augment the scintillating effect.
Though the shimmer of princess diamonds matches with that of the round diamonds, but, the price- per- carat of princess cut diamonds are a little cheaper than the round cut diamonds because from one rough stone two princess cut diamonds can be garnered whereas, only one round cut diamond can be obtained, so the relative wastage is less in princess diamonds with retention of nearly 60% of the original stone. This most fancy diamond cut was created at around 1980 with 90 degree corners and 76 facets forwarding a brilliant cut princess cut diamond. The square cut of diamond had undergone many revolutions to finally attain a perfected cut whose brilliance and fire makes it one of the most sought after diamond cut right after the round cut diamonds. Square shaped diamond with brilliant dazzle in the collection of princess solitaire engagement rings is what has caught the genuine attention of all the women over the globe. The voguish square cut that snaps all attention with its brilliance and fire is the princess cut diamond.