Engagement Rings

Congratulations! Getting engaged is an exciting part of your life. Soon you will be planning a wedding, living a marriage, possibly having children, and just all in all beginning a new life together with the woman of your dreams. The engagement is an exciting time of anticipation, planning, and love. Right now, you are ready to propose but have not yet chosen a ring for your special someone. However, do not dismay! Here is some information to help you choose the engagement ring and the engagement ring set that is right for you.

Choosing The Stone

Today, many engagement rings come in a princess cut engagement ring set. The princess cut is the most popular stone shape for diamond engagement rings today. This is because the cut is both classic yet modern at the same time. Instead of a strange, asymmetrical shape or an outdated circular shape, the square princess cut is unique yet simple all at once.

A princess cut diamond engagement ring is just one of many different cuts that have been developed in order to best utilize a diamond gemstone’s superlative material properties. A diamond cut constitutes a more or less symmetrical arrangement of facets which together modify the shape and appearance of a diamond crystal. Diamond cutters must consider several factors, such as the shape and size of the crystal, when choosing a cut.

History of Princess Cut Engagement Rings

The practical history of cutting diamonds goes at least as far back as the Middle Ages, before which time diamonds were enjoyed in their natural octahedral state. Long before a princess cut engagement ring had ever been produced, improvements on nature’s pure design of the diamond involved a simple polishing of the octahedral crystal faces to create even and unblemished facets.

In 1370, the first diamond polishers’ guild was founded in Nuremberg, Germany.