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A AGS0 rb 2.5ct 8.73 x 8.73 or a 3.57 ct pear 12.96 x 8.32 x 5.43

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Sorry....I should have compared something a bit more relevant in terms of price I''m looking at. AGS0 3.07ct 9.29 x 9.29 or the 3.57ct pear.

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The pear still wins!
 

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a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 8:39:33 AM
Author: belle
a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
So, a square stone which measure 7.7 from point to point will look bigger than anything which measures less than 7.7 in diameter, for instance a 6.5 mm round stone of 1Ct?
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 11:35:23 AM
Author: Paul-Antwerp

Date: 2/28/2007 8:39:33 AM
Author: belle
a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
So, a square stone which measure 7.7 from point to point will look bigger than anything which measures less than 7.7 in diameter, for instance a 6.5 mm round stone of 1Ct?
I have seen stones of each of these proportions and the 7.7x7.7 princess dwarfs the 6.5mm round.
 

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Diagem... only if the diamond was mounted or viewd <> like a kite. A princess diamond viewed as a square as with an diagonal measurement of 7.7 will probably look smaller than a 6.5 round. I know that my asscher is about 6x 6 when viewed square... and when measured on the diagonal it is larger than 6 x 6 and mine doesn''t have corners like a princess. It looks much larger when compared to a round if it''s viewed as a kite.
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 11:35:23 AM
Author: Paul-Antwerp

Date: 2/28/2007 8:39:33 AM
Author: belle
a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
So, a square stone which measure 7.7 from point to point will look bigger than anything which measures less than 7.7 in diameter, for instance a 6.5 mm round stone of 1Ct?
Ok, now I thnk I see where you are. You mean the hypotenus of the right triangle formed by the corners of a square princess cut. Been a long time since high school math for me!

Anyhow, to get a 7.7 hypotenus ( diagonal center line measurement) you need side measurements of about 5.5mm. Yes, that would look smaller, I think, than a 6.5mm round.
 

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Paul, what belle said was meant for the rounded shapes i believe which was the case of op question and she tried to make it simple within the matter.
Your princess will look larger than a trillion with smaller sides than "point-to point" it does not make belle wrong in this particular case.
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 12:39:57 PM
Author: Beacon

Date: 2/28/2007 11:35:23 AM
Author: Paul-Antwerp


Date: 2/28/2007 8:39:33 AM
Author: belle
a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
So, a square stone which measure 7.7 from point to point will look bigger than anything which measures less than 7.7 in diameter, for instance a 6.5 mm round stone of 1Ct?
Ok, now I thnk I see where you are. You mean the hypotenus of the right triangle formed by the corners of a square princess cut. Been a long time since high school math for me!

Anyhow, to get a 7.7 hypotenus ( diagonal center line measurement) you need side measurements of about 5.5mm. Yes, that would look smaller, I think, than a 6.5mm round.

I think Paul was having fun with geometry. A 7.70 mm square, tip to tip, appears smaller that a 6.50 round because it is, in fact, a smaller stone in terms of what you see on the grading report (5.50 mm is right Beacon
1.gif
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650rb-550sqst-550sq-770sq.jpg
 

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Thanks for clearing the confusion on this post! Good pictures.
 

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some time ago i made a pic for an asscher IRL- hand shot for one poster and never used it, so here you go. I believe the bigger asscher would give bigger visual difference.

DiagonalAsr.jpg
 

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Measurements are........?

Our example is using a 5.5mm square (resulting in a 7.7 hypotenus) compared to a 6.5 round. The round is bigger in carats and looks bigger in size.

In the OPs question, I think the pear looks longer and that could be seen as ''bigger''.
 

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I believe original question was more about visual perception than actual measurements. Brain has it''s own ways interpreting optical information, let me dig out that picture with the rails.
 

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LOL! That''s my hand!!! And my diamond. COOL!
 

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Love your nails and your ring!
 

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Heheh Gypsy, half of my files are you-related - get your ring already!
 

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*Hangs head*... I'm sorry Irina. I'm working on it. Haven't heard anything from the qoute requests to date though.

Thank you Beacon... and you've seen it in person!!
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 1:57:16 PM
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Heheh Gypsy, half of my files are you-related - get your ring already!
LOL!!!
 

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Date: 2/28/2007 1:27:00 PM
Author: JohnQuixote

Date: 2/28/2007 12:39:57 PM
Author: Beacon


Date: 2/28/2007 11:35:23 AM
Author: Paul-Antwerp



Date: 2/28/2007 8:39:33 AM
Author: belle
a 13mm stone is going to look bigger than anything other than another 13mm stone.
So, a square stone which measure 7.7 from point to point will look bigger than anything which measures less than 7.7 in diameter, for instance a 6.5 mm round stone of 1Ct?
Ok, now I thnk I see where you are. You mean the hypotenus of the right triangle formed by the corners of a square princess cut. Been a long time since high school math for me!

Anyhow, to get a 7.7 hypotenus ( diagonal center line measurement) you need side measurements of about 5.5mm. Yes, that would look smaller, I think, than a 6.5mm round.

I think Paul was having fun with geometry. A 7.70 mm square, tip to tip, appears smaller that a 6.50 round because it is, in fact, a smaller stone in terms of what you see on the grading report (5.50 mm is right Beacon
1.gif
).
Now for the opposite... a 5.50x550 mm. round will visually appear smaller than a 5.50x5.50mm square...
 

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Very nicely improved Wikipedia article, use all the links offered - there are great pictures and so much more illusions explained since i was there last time. Great job!
 
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