For a long time the Round Brilliant Cut was the only and the most preferred diamond cut until the discovery of the Princess Cut in the 1960′s. Round Brilliant Cut which was the undisputed leader in diamond cuts is being closely followed by the Princess cut especially with the modern times where many people are really investing their time on How to buy a diamond engagement ring to choose that perfect ring.

Though Princess Cut is relatively new it is now the second most sought after brilliant style diamond cuts, which speaks volumes about the amount of craze this diamond cut has gained.

Signature Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

What it the Princess Cut?

It is an inverted pyramidal shaped diamond – and the tip of a princess cut diamond sits perfectly onto the platinum or the gold ring.

Princess Cut Engagement Ring

To make it more clear consider a pyramid shaped diamond – Now imagine that you are making cuts along the sides of this pyramid to get the brilliant cut radiance.The bottom part of the pyramid i.e. the square base has a slightly upper projection ( called as the Signature Princess Cut) again a small crown/or a cone or any desired  shape on top of it. Now consider it inverted – it would look like a cone shaped ice cream except that we have a square base instead of a circular one.

The princess cut ring with the top part arrow showing the crown shaped signature princess cut instead of a flat shaped princess cut

Why was there a need for a princess cut?

Princess cut almost minimizes the diamond carat loss from a loose diamond and as a very high yield percentage close to 90%. Compare that with a round cut – which hardly has a yield percentage of 40%.

This simple logic reduces the cost of the diamond from a princess cut as natural rough diamonds are obtained in the form of crystals protruding outside and are seldom flat or round.

Some experts even argue that the primary reason people prefer princess cut is the pricing though I would seriously disagree as a princess cut is indeed mesmerizing to the eye.

Tips to buy the perfect diamond engagement ring – Princess Cut

1. Brilliant cuts are designed to return the maximum light and hence dont be fooled when the diamond store guys shows you this diamond in a flasy environment – People generally  prefer H or I color as the diamond color
2. The top part should not be flat – instead a bit raised higher like a crown shaped- increases the diamond’ beauty
3. There is no industry wide standard for a princess cut – so alwats buy from one of the well known delaers – Our sponsors like Anjolee and BlueNile are one of the most sought after diamonds dealers for buying diamonds online.
   

   Someone screwed up the princess cut and it resulted in a weared unwanted diamond ring

4. Remember that the princess cut originated from the diamond makers need of minimizing the diamond loss and to make one which could easily be made from a rough diamond – so you could well end up with a a princess cut from a rough diamond which was not designed for it – so beware
5. Yellow color also goes fine with a princess cut – but as I told before – BEWARE of FAKES

One of the most fashionable jewelry men wear are earrings. Though it has been a strict no for men for a long time – it has become quite a fashion now a days to wear earrings. Where women love to wear the earrings which dangle from the ears like the Hoop Earrings or the Dangle Earrings – men are more prone to wear the stud earrings.

Dangling Diamond Earrings - Not so manly

So what are stud earrings?Why do people wear/prefer stud earrings?

They are earrings which don’t fall from the part of the pierced ear to the bottom.Instead they stick to the ear and held from the other side of the ear using a bolt. A very similar construct would be a nut and bolt trying to hold something in between.

Diamond Stud Earrings - A nut and bolt construct

People prefer stud earrings as it does not cause any extra pain wearing them especially when it has a larger diamond stone. They are held horizontally and hence the lesser physical pain if any.

To put in a Diamond Jewelry expert’s way – you could have better carat diamond earring with a stud compared to a diamond hoop earring or a diamond dangle earring.

Black Diamond Earrings - goes well with men

What are Diamond Stud Earrings settings for men?

Mens Diamond Stud Earrings

Basically nothing new for the Men’s stud earrings- Choose the diamond following the 4 C’s and your budget. Go for a solitaire diamond – that would increase the cost – but you would surely gain more attention, especially from women. Try to go for a princess cut instead of an emerald kind of cut as it protrudes out making it more visible and enviable. Choose platinum over gold as it would look more manly but gold is also fine platinum is not in your reach.

Choose Gold only if Platinum is not affordable for a Men's Diamond Stud Earring

Remember that a diamond is forever and make a wise choice.