How big is a 0.25 carat baguette diamond?

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In short

A 0.25 carat baguette diamond measures about 5.0 x 2.52 mm. It faces up 2% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 15% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 4.1 mm.

Carat to mm calculator

About 5.0 x 2.5 mm

An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.

0.25 ct baguette
5.0 x 2.5 mm
0.25 ct round
4.1 mm
Side by side
0.25 ct baguette inside 0.25 ct round
A 0.25 carat baguette diamond beside a 0.25 carat round, to the same scale.

0.25 carat baguette diamond size

A well-cut 0.25 carat baguette diamond measures about 5.0 x 2.52 mm (0.20 x 0.10 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 2.00:1. It faces up 2% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 0.050 grams.

0.25 carat baguette size by length-to-width ratio

The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 0.25 carat sizes at each ratio. A longer ratio runs the stone along the finger and makes it look slimmer. The face-up area stays almost the same.

1.50:1
Length x width: 4.4 x 2.91 mm
Width on the finger: 18% of a size 6 finger
2.00:1
Length x width: 5.0 x 2.52 mm
Width on the finger: 15% of a size 6 finger
2.50:1
Length x width: 5.6 x 2.25 mm
Width on the finger: 14% of a size 6 finger
3.00:1
Length x width: 6.2 x 2.06 mm
Width on the finger: 12% of a size 6 finger

0.25 carat baguette on a finger

2.5 mm
2.5 mm stone on a 16.5 mm finger: it covers 15% of the widthA 0.25 carat baguette diamond on a size 6 finger.
4
Finger width: 14.9 mm
Baguette covers: 17%
5
Finger width: 15.7 mm
Baguette covers: 16%
6
Finger width: 16.5 mm
Baguette covers: 15%
7
Finger width: 17.3 mm
Baguette covers: 15%
8
Finger width: 18.1 mm
Baguette covers: 14%
9
Finger width: 18.9 mm
Baguette covers: 13%

Baguette sizes near 0.25 carat

0.25 (this page)
Length x width: 5.0 x 2.52 mm
Round of the same weight: 4.1 mm
0.33 carat
Length x width: 5.5 x 2.76 mm
Round of the same weight: 4.5 mm
0.5 carat
Length x width: 6.3 x 3.2 mm
Round of the same weight: 5.1 mm

0.25 carat in other shapes

Every row is a well-cut diamond of 0.25 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the baguette.

Round
Length x width: 4.1 mm
Against baguette: +2%
Oval
Length x width: 5.0 x 3.5 mm
Against baguette: +8%
Cushion
Length x width: 3.5 x 3.5 mm
Against baguette: -12%
Princess
Length x width: 3.5 x 3.5 mm
Against baguette: -6%
Emerald cut
Length x width: 4.4 x 3.1 mm
Against baguette: +6%
Asscher
Length x width: 3.5 x 3.5 mm
Against baguette: -14%
Radiant
Length x width: 4.1 x 3.1 mm
Against baguette: same
Pear
Length x width: 5.4 x 3.5 mm
Against baguette: -1%
Marquise
Length x width: 6.6 x 3.3 mm
Against baguette: +18%
Heart
Length x width: 4.1 x 4.1 mm
Against baguette: -15%
Trillion
Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
Against baguette: -12%

Questions

A 0.25 carat baguette diamond is about 5.0 x 2.52 mm at the usual 2.00:1 ratio.
No. Face-up, a 0.25 carat baguette is 2% smaller than a 0.25 carat round (4.1 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is 17% of the width of a size 4 finger and 14% of a size 8. Compare it with a ring you have tried on in the finger chart above.
Yes. A lab grown diamond has the same density as a mined one, so it measures the same for the same weight.

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