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How big is it? (milimeters, not carats)
Cushion cuts are diverse enough, so for any weight there is quite a range of sizes possible and still called a decent cut.
For example, take these two 1.5 and 2 cts cushions... both curent listings and about 7mm square:
Carat weight: 1.56
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 64.8
Table %: 62
Symmetry: Good
Polish: Very Good
Girdle: TN-STK F
Culet: N
Fluorescence: N
Measurements: 7.26-6.90-4.47
Clarity : VS2
Color : I
Polish : Good
Symmetry : Good
Certification : GIA
Carats : 2.01
Depth : 65
Table : 61
Fluorescence : None
Measurement : 7.29*7.00*4.55
Girdle : STK-VTK
Culet : None
The first is less than 6k, the second more than 10k... (clarity is different too, ok, but there are 2 carat I-Si1 prices around 10k too).
You may have heard that extra depth makes them look small, but a thick girdle does it even more and this was the case with the 2 carat here.
Some may preffer to know they carry two carats on the finger, and without many diamonds around to compare sizes, the fact that 2 carats could look larger may never have much meaning. Otherwise, it is hard to explain how come these two made it side by side in the same database
Digression ended... this is why I was wondering how big is the diamond you are considering.
Hope some of this helps your decission. After all, it will be how you like it. And seeing the stone is a stronger argument than I could make in a post
Cushion cuts are diverse enough, so for any weight there is quite a range of sizes possible and still called a decent cut.
For example, take these two 1.5 and 2 cts cushions... both curent listings and about 7mm square:
Carat weight: 1.56
Color: I
Clarity: SI1
Depth %: 64.8
Table %: 62
Symmetry: Good
Polish: Very Good
Girdle: TN-STK F
Culet: N
Fluorescence: N
Measurements: 7.26-6.90-4.47
Clarity : VS2
Color : I
Polish : Good
Symmetry : Good
Certification : GIA
Carats : 2.01
Depth : 65
Table : 61
Fluorescence : None
Measurement : 7.29*7.00*4.55
Girdle : STK-VTK
Culet : None
The first is less than 6k, the second more than 10k... (clarity is different too, ok, but there are 2 carat I-Si1 prices around 10k too).
You may have heard that extra depth makes them look small, but a thick girdle does it even more and this was the case with the 2 carat here.
Some may preffer to know they carry two carats on the finger, and without many diamonds around to compare sizes, the fact that 2 carats could look larger may never have much meaning. Otherwise, it is hard to explain how come these two made it side by side in the same database
Digression ended... this is why I was wondering how big is the diamond you are considering.
Hope some of this helps your decission. After all, it will be how you like it. And seeing the stone is a stronger argument than I could make in a post