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Diamond Weight to Size Comparison Chart

While diamonds that are the same shape and carat weight can have different millimeter measurements due to the differences in cut parameters, there is even a bigger differences in millimeter size between diamonds that are different shapes but the same carat weight.

Often diamond shoppers are seeking the biggest millimeter size and are not sure what shape will give them that. Other shoppers wonder what the size difference is between carat weights. The following chart provides some approximate millimeter lengths and widths for various shapes and carat weights.

Round

mm

Marquise

mm

Princess

mm

Pear

mm

Oval

mm

Emerald

mm

Heart

mm

Triangle

mm

Carat Round Cut Diamond Marquise Shape Diamond Princess Cut Diamond Pear Shape Diamond Oval Shape Diamond Emerald Cut Diamond Heart Shape Diamond Triangle Cut Diamond
0.05 2.4 3.5x2 1.8x1.8 3x2 - - - 2.5x2.5x2.5
0.10 3.0 4.5x2.5 2.5x2.5 4x2.5 - 3x2 3x3 3x3x3
0.15 3.4 5x2.5 2.8x2.8 4.5x3 - 3.5x2.5 3.5x3.5 3.5x3.5x3.5
0.18 3.7 - - - - - - 4x4x4
0.20 3.8 6x3 3x3 5x3.5 4.5x2.5 - 3.5x3.5 -
0.22 3.9 - - - - - - -
0.23 4.0 - - - - - - -
0.25 4.1 6.5x3.5 3.3x3.3 5.5x3.5 5x3 4.5x3.5 4x4 4.5x4.5x4.5
0.30 4.2 - 3.7x3.7 - - - - -
0.33 4.4 - - - - - - -
0.35 4.5 7.5x3.5 3.8x3.8 6.5x3.5 - 5x3 4.5x4.5 5x5x5
0.38 4.6 - - - 5x4 - - -
0.40 4.8 8x4 4x4 6.5x4.5 5.5x4 - - 5.5x5.5x5.5
0.47 5.0 - - - - - - -
0.50 5.2 8.5x4 4.5x4.5 7x4.5 6.4 5.5x4.5 5.5 6x6x6
0.60 5.4 - 4.7x4.7 - - - - -
0.65 5.6 9x4.5 - 7.5x4.5 6.5x4.5 - 5.5x5.5 6.5x6.5x6.5
0.75 5.8 9.5x4.5 5x5 8x5 7x5 6x4 6x6 7x7x7
0.80 6.0 - - - - - - -
0.85 6.2 10x5 - 8.5x5 - 6.5x5 - 7.5x7.5x7.5
0.95 6.4 - - - - - - -
1.00 6.5 10.5x5 6x6 9x5.5 7.5x5.5 7x5 6.5x6.5 8x8x8
1.10 6.6 - - - - - - -
1.17 6.8 - - - - - - -
1.25 7.0 11x5.5 - 9.5x6 8x6 - - 8.5x8.5x8.5
1.33 7.2 - - - - - - -
1.50 7.4 12x6 6.5x6.5 10x6 8.5x6.5 8x6 7x7 9x9x9
1.60 7.6 - - - - - - -
1.75 7.8 - - 10.5x6.5 9x6 - 7.5x7.5 9.5x9.5x9.5
1.90 8.0 - - - - - - -
2.00 8.2 13x6.5 7x7 11x7 9x7 8.5x6 8x8 10x10x10
2.15 8.4 - - - - - - -
2.25 8.6 13.5x7 - 11.5x7 - - - -
2.50 8.8 14x7 7.5x7.5 12x7.5 9x7.5 9x7 8.5x8.5 -
2.65 9.0 - - - - - - -
2.75 9.1 14.5x7.5 - 12.5x7.5 9.5x7.5 - - -
2.85 9.2 - - - - - - -
3.00 9.4 15x7.5 8x8 12.5x8 10x8 10x8 9x9 -
3.15 9.6 - - - - - - -
3.25 9.7 - - 13x8 - - - -
3.35 9.8 - - - - - - -
3.50 10.0 16x8 - 13.5x8.5 10x8.5 - 9.5x9.5 -
3.60 10.1 - - - - - - -
3.75 10.2 - - 14x8.5 - - - -
4.00 10.4 16.5x8.5 - 14x9 11x9 11x9 10x10 -
4.25 10.6 - - - - - - -
4.75 11.0 - - - - - - -
5.00 11.2 18x9 - 15x9.5 12x10 12x10 11x11 -
Please Note That These Are Approximate Measurements
Due To Variations Bulge Factors, Symmetry.


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