How big is a 1.25 carat Asscher cut diamond?
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In short
A 1.25 carat Asscher cut diamond measures about 5.9 x 5.9 mm. It faces up 16% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 36% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 6.9 mm.
- 5.9 x 5.9 mm1.25 carat asscher
- 0.23 x 0.23 inthe same in inches
- -16%face-up size vs a round
- 36%of a size 6 finger's width
Carat to mm calculator
About 5.9 x 5.9 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
1.25 ct asscher
5.9 x 5.9 mm
1.25 ct round
6.9 mm
Side by side
1.25 ct asscher inside 1.25 ct round
1.25 carat asscher diamond size
A well-cut 1.25 carat Asscher cut diamond measures about 5.9 x 5.9 mm (0.23 x 0.23 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.00:1. It faces up 16% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 0.25 grams.
1.25 carat asscher on a finger
- 4
- Finger width: 14.9 mm
- Asscher covers: 40%
- 5
- Finger width: 15.7 mm
- Asscher covers: 38%
- 6
- Finger width: 16.5 mm
- Asscher covers: 36%
- 7
- Finger width: 17.3 mm
- Asscher covers: 34%
- 8
- Finger width: 18.1 mm
- Asscher covers: 33%
- 9
- Finger width: 18.9 mm
- Asscher covers: 31%
Asscher sizes near 1.25 carat
- 0.75 carat
- Length x width: 5.0 x 5.0 mm
- Round of the same weight: 5.9 mm
- 1 carat
- Length x width: 5.5 x 5.5 mm
- Round of the same weight: 6.5 mm
- 1.25 (this page)
- Length x width: 5.9 x 5.9 mm
- Round of the same weight: 6.9 mm
- 1.5 carat
- Length x width: 6.3 x 6.3 mm
- Round of the same weight: 7.4 mm
- 1.75 carat
- Length x width: 6.6 x 6.6 mm
- Round of the same weight: 7.8 mm
1.25 carat in other shapes
Every row is a well-cut diamond of 1.25 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the asscher.
- Round
- Length x width: 6.9 mm
- Against asscher: +18%
- Oval
- Length x width: 8.6 x 5.9 mm
- Against asscher: +25%
- Cushion
- Length x width: 6.0 x 6.0 mm
- Against asscher: +2%
- Princess
- Length x width: 5.9 x 5.9 mm
- Against asscher: +9%
- Emerald cut
- Length x width: 7.5 x 5.4 mm
- Against asscher: +23%
- Radiant
- Length x width: 7.0 x 5.4 mm
- Against asscher: +16%
- Pear
- Length x width: 9.2 x 5.9 mm
- Against asscher: +15%
- Marquise
- Length x width: 11.2 x 5.6 mm
- Against asscher: +37%
- Heart
- Length x width: 7.0 x 7.0 mm
- Against asscher: -2%
- Trillion
- Length x width: 7.5 x 7.5 mm
- Against asscher: +2%
- Baguette
- Length x width: 8.6 x 4.3 mm
- Against asscher: +16%
Questions
A 1.25 carat Asscher cut diamond is about 5.9 x 5.9 mm at the usual 1.00:1 ratio.
No. Face-up, a 1.25 carat asscher is 16% smaller than a 1.25 carat round (6.9 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is 40% of the width of a size 4 finger and 33% 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.