As such cutting a princess can produce excellent yield of finish carat weight thereby resulting in lower cost per carat for the manufacturer and lower prices for the consumer.
Princess cut diamond prices.
This difference makes the princess shape popular among diamond cutters and the consequently lower price is popular among consumers.
They re also an amazing value because of the economy of the cut.
The prices on rapnet asking price list are not just for any diamond but for diamonds with very good cut or above cut quality rapaport specification 2 and certified by gia.
The princess was specifically designed to optimize the sparkle of a raw diamond that lacks the depth for cuts like round and cushion.
Princess cut diamond stud igi certified 0 70ct up screwback 14k from 0 04ct 2 00ct clarity i3 4 1 out of 5 stars 142.
The princess cut mimics the shape of the octahedron a common form of rough diamond crystal.
Each link represents an average per carat price for different color and clarity combinations.
The charts below show current retail diamond prices statistics for princess diamonds from the inventories of 15 vendors listed on pricescope.
The rapnet price list is a presentation of the average and best asking prices on the rapnet diamond trading network for certain diamond classes available for sale worldwide.