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Many cushion cut styles- but princesses all the same?

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Green with Envy

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I never realized there are so many different cutting styles of cushions- there was a recent thread about it. Is this the same for other cuts? I understand there are some different styles of round- but they have different brand names.

What about PRINCESS cuts? If you have two well cut diamonds (so we are comparing apples to apples), should princess basically look the same every time? Should all ACA or expert select princesses at white flash look the same if same dimensions, color, clarity? Or will there be major visual differences for each stone?

Any other cuts that you need to be wary that they can look very different- like the huge variety of cushions?

I am guessing radient and ascher can get tricky as well...
 
Princess cuts have somewhat more consistency of faceting style than radiant, or cushion. There are some notable variations out in the market. It is like comparing Gala apples to Fuji apples. At least most people can''t see the difference wqithout some explanation and a microscope or loupe.

Compare a new AGS 000 princess to a regular, non-000 princess and there will be visual differences in the cutting. There are some extraordinarily fine non-000 princess cuts, but they are difficult to identify or to find.
 
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