Diamonds & Engagement
Diamond Shape
Diamonds come in many different shapes, and James Allen offers the highest quality certified diamonds to satisfy all tastes. Each diamond shape possesses its own unique quality, so exploring and learning about the various shapes is worth your while.
 | Asscher Cut DiamondsThe Square Emerald Diamond is made using the step-cut process and has cropped corners. Because of the cropped corners, it is almost octagonal in appearance. They are bright, shiny, and clear. |
 | Brilliant Cut Diamond
The Round Cut Diamond is the most popular shape for diamond engagement rings. It is cone-shaped to maximize light return through the top of the diamond. It is cut to have 58 facets-33 on the crown and 25 on the pavilion.
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 | Cushion Cut DiamondThe Cushion-Cut Diamond is an antique cut that has a classic, romantic appeal. It is, more or less, a cross between the Old Mine Cut, which was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a modern Oval-Cut Diamond. |
 | Emerald Cut DiamondThe Emerald-Cut Diamond is a very popular style known for its beauty and precision. While it lacks the brilliance of diamonds cut with triangular and kite-shaped facets, it more than makes up for it in extreme clarity. It is like looking into glacier-pure ice. |
 | Marquise DiamondThe Marquise-Cut Diamond is a boat-shaped brilliant stone that is considered a "classic" shape for diamond engagement rings. As with all 'fancy cut' diamonds, color and clarity are the two most important qualities in this particular style of cut. |
 | Oval DiamondThe Oval Cut Diamond is a modified version of the most popular cut, the Round Brilliant. It is the perfect choice for buyers who are looking for characteristics similar to the Round "ideal" Cut, but would like something in a shape that is more unusual. |
 | Pear DiamondThe Pear-Shaped Diamond combines the tradition and brilliance of a round cut with a less common shape to create an unusual diamond that can still make light 'dance' as it does in the traditional Round Brilliant Cut. With 58 facets, it sparkles beautifully. |
 | Princess Cut DiamondThe Princess Cut Diamond is a square cut designed for maximum brilliance. It is the second most popular cut, after the Round Brilliant. It is a relatively new diamond cut, having been created in the 1970s. Its faceting style is similar to the Round Brilliant. |
 | Radiant Cut DiamondThe Radiant Cut Diamond combines the more stylish square or rectangular shape with the brilliance of the more traditional Round Cut. It combines two diamond cutting styles-the Round Cut style and the Emerald Cut style, to create a non-traditional, yet still brilliant, diamond. |
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