Baguette Diamond Sizes. A baguette diamond is a step-cut diamond commonly used as a side stone or accent stone. The 3 carat stone is only twice as heavy and not twice as big.
First popular in the Art Deco era baguette diamonds traditionally have 14 facets lending their relatively large table size a lovely amount of sparkle though less than the round brilliant which has 58 and the emerald cut which has 50 to 58. These diamonds have sparkling clarity unlike other diamonds who sparkle to hide their various flaws. The 3 carat stone is only twice as heavy and not twice as big.
A Baguette diamond is a thin elongated rectangular-shaped diamond.
Baguette diamonds can have straight edges in a perfect rectangle or tapered edges that angle in. A Baguette diamond is a thin elongated rectangular-shaped diamond. This one is unapologetic about its natural appearance. They have step-shaped facets which are parallel to the girdle thus giving them the name step-cut.
