Unique Diamond Engagement Rings - The Square Look

Princess cut diamonds for engagement rings started to really take off close to fifteen years ago. Before then engagement ring center stones were typically ninety percent of the time a round brilliant. The edgy and geometric princess cut offered a different take on the solitaire engagement ring and allowed for the introduction of some unique princess engagement ring styles.

Invisible set princess melee was a big hit in the early 1990's as people couldn't get enough of the brilliance of diamonds set seemingly without any setting. This allowed for a sparkle from a cluster of diamonds that was unimaginable before.

The combination of carat plus sizes of princess cut diamonds being used for center stones coupled with wide shouldered rings that were seemingly covered from edge to edge with invisible set diamonds quite imaginably set many brides to be hearts on fire. For one, the unique princess cut offered a larger face up surface than a round brilliant of the same carat weight and secondly, it was more complimentary in style to the geometric shapes that outlined the invisibly set princesses. Princess cut diamonds interlocked perfectly with others like lego pieces to form straight channels with multiple rows of diamonds as well as square and diamond shaped settings where 4 or 9 princess cut diamonds would be set as a perfect square.

Brides to be as well as women looking for anniversary gifts found this the perfect opportunity to revamp their styling and get a new unique spin on the standard engagement ring. Although the new "square" or "geometric" look was not as soft as the traditional look of a round, oval or marquis center stone diamond, it was elegant, proportionate, dazzling, and fresh.