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Gemstone shapes and cuts are often very confusing, even for professionals in the gem and jewelry industry. This is because the terminology used to describe gemstone shapes and cuts are used interchangeably and quite often, definitions inadvertently transcend one another. To make it even more confusing, some cuts are defined by the shape, as is the case with princess-cut square gems. There are many variations to the princess cut, but ideally, princess-cut gemstones should be square with brilliant-cut facets. The technical description should be something along the lines of 'square modified brilliant cut'. As a modified version of the 'diamond cut', it was designed to maximize brilliance in square-cut gems. Most would agree that it is indeed the most attractive way to facet a square-shaped gemstone.

Second only to the 'round brilliant' shape and cut, princess-cut gemstones are one of the most popular gemstone cuts seen today. The origin of the princess-cut dates back to 1961, when Aprad Nagy developed what is known today as the 'profile cut'. However, the profile cut was much flatter in comparison to the modern-day princess cut, so most of the credit for developing the princess cut was given to Basil Watermeyer, a diamond cutter from Johannesburg. Watermeyer developed and patented the 'Barion-cut', but during the last decade, most of the patents have expired. Since then, gemstones cut in Barion-cut fashion, are now referred to as 'princess-cut' gems. Although princess-cut gems should be cut to 1:1 ratio, in practice, length-to-width ratio may vary as high as 1.15:1. Princess-cut gems are typically cut with 76 facets, but there are variations with as few as 45 facets.

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91.06 carat Black Tourmaline, Cushion loose Tourmaline from Mozambique, Natural Untreated Gem, 31.2 x 26.4 mm

3.35 carat Pear Shape Amethyst, loose Certified Amethyst from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 12.6 x 9.6 mm

0.33 ct Yellow Sphalerite, 3.9 mm Round Cut From Spain

4.11 ct Oval Cat's Eye Opal, 11.9 x 9.3 mm From Madagascar

0.28 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gem, 4 mm

29.51 ct Yellow Star Sapphire, 19.5 x 16.6 mm Oval Cut From Madagascar

34 ct Gray Jadeite, 28.9 x 23 mm Oval Cut From Myanmar

23.48 ct Oval Tiger's Eye Matrix, 30.2 x 16.5 mm From Mexico

4.03 carat Swiss Blue Topaz, Emerald-Cut loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gems, 8.1 x 6.1 mm

1.99 ct Round Cut Strawberry Quartz, 7.9 mm From Russia

1.74 ct Round Cut Strawberry Quartz, 8 mm From Russia

3.07 ct Oval Prehnite, 10.7 x 7.6 mm From South Africa

0.78 ct Loose Yellow Sapphire, 6.4 x 4.9 mm Oval Cut From Tanzania

2.78 ct Yellow Beryl, 10.8 x 8.8 mm Oval Cut From Brazil

4.39 ct Oval Malachite, 10.5 x 8.3 mm From Congo

3.95 carat White Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Gems, 7 mm

1.68 ct Blue Kyanite, 7.2 x 4.9 mm Oval Cut From Nepal

0.98 carat Oval Opal, loose Certified Opal from Ethiopia, Natural Untreated Gem, 8.1 x 6.1 mm

10.14 ct Round Petal Cut Smoky Quartz, 12.9 mm From Brazil

7.8 ct Oval Malachite, 12 x 10.1 mm From Congo

27.45 carat Pear Snowflake Obsidian, loose Certified Snowflake Obsidian from India, Natural Untreated Gem, 30.4 x 21 mm

25.52 ct Loose Brown Jasper, 35.6 x 10 mm Pencil Cut From Indonesia

1.28 ct Loose Yellow Sapphire, 5.9 x 4.9 mm Oval Cut From Tanzania

29.91 ct Oval Bloodstone, 31.3 x 20.6 mm From Madagascar

3.23 ct Diamond Cut Andalusite, 3.6 mm From Brazil

3.8 carat Sky Blue Topaz, Marquise Cut loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 14 x 8.1 mm

17.98 carat Pear Dendritic Agate, loose Certified Dendritic Agate from India, Natural Untreated Gem, 23.2 x 20.1 mm

5.44 carat Oval Amethyst, loose Certified Amethyst from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 12.5 x 10.8 mm

2.2 ct Loose Orange Sapphire, 3.5 x 3.5 mm Princess Cut From Tanzania

0.78 carat London Blue Topaz, Pear Shape loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 6.9 x 4.9 mm

5.41 ct Loose Pear Dendritic Agate, 16.1 x 11.5 mm From India

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