Marquise cut diamond: Marquise cut diamond ringsSlender and striking, marquise cut diamond rings are designer favorites. The typical cut contains 56 facets. Marquise cut diamondSignificant skill is needed to ensure that the marquise is well proportioned. Even the unaided eye would be able to see the “bow-tie effect” in a poor Marquise cut. In the hands of a skilled metalsmith, the marquise cut diamond best maximizes carat weight; he can cut a larger table spread for the same carat weight than with the traditional cuts. 
Tidbit: where did the name 'marquise' come from?In the legend of the Marquise of Pompadour, the Sun King demanded that a diamond be polished into the shape of the mouth of the Marquise - therefore the diamond marquise cut! Return from Marquise cut diamond rings to How to buy Diamonds
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