How big is a 10 carat baguette diamond?

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In short

A 10 carat baguette diamond measures about 17.2 x 8.6 mm. It faces up 2% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 52% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 13.9 mm.

Carat to mm calculator

About 17.2 x 8.6 mm

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

10 ct baguette
17.2 x 8.6 mm
10 ct round
13.9 mm
Side by side
10 ct baguette inside 10 ct round
A 10 carat baguette diamond beside a 10 carat round, to the same scale.

10 carat baguette diamond size

A well-cut 10 carat baguette diamond measures about 17.2 x 8.6 mm (0.68 x 0.34 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 2.00 grams.

10 carat baguette size by length-to-width ratio

The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 10 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: 14.9 x 10.0 mm
Width on the finger: 60% of a size 6 finger
2.00:1
Length x width: 17.2 x 8.6 mm
Width on the finger: 52% of a size 6 finger
2.50:1
Length x width: 19.3 x 7.7 mm
Width on the finger: 47% of a size 6 finger
3.00:1
Length x width: 21.1 x 7.0 mm
Width on the finger: 43% of a size 6 finger

10 carat baguette on a finger

8.6 mm
8.6 mm stone on a 16.5 mm finger: it covers 52% of the widthA 10 carat baguette diamond on a size 6 finger.
4
Finger width: 14.9 mm
Baguette covers: 58%
5
Finger width: 15.7 mm
Baguette covers: 55%
6
Finger width: 16.5 mm
Baguette covers: 52%
7
Finger width: 17.3 mm
Baguette covers: 50%
8
Finger width: 18.1 mm
Baguette covers: 48%
9
Finger width: 18.9 mm
Baguette covers: 45%

Baguette sizes near 10 carat

6 carat
Length x width: 14.5 x 7.3 mm
Round of the same weight: 11.7 mm
8 carat
Length x width: 16.0 x 8.0 mm
Round of the same weight: 12.9 mm
10 (this page)
Length x width: 17.2 x 8.6 mm
Round of the same weight: 13.9 mm

10 carat in other shapes

Every row is a well-cut diamond of 10 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the baguette.

Round
Length x width: 13.9 mm
Against baguette: +2%
Oval
Length x width: 17.2 x 11.8 mm
Against baguette: +8%
Cushion
Length x width: 12.1 x 12.1 mm
Against baguette: -12%
Princess
Length x width: 11.8 x 11.8 mm
Against baguette: -6%
Emerald cut
Length x width: 15.1 x 10.8 mm
Against baguette: +6%
Asscher
Length x width: 11.8 x 11.8 mm
Against baguette: -14%
Radiant
Length x width: 14.0 x 10.8 mm
Against baguette: same
Pear
Length x width: 18.3 x 11.8 mm
Against baguette: -1%
Marquise
Length x width: 22.4 x 11.2 mm
Against baguette: +18%
Heart
Length x width: 14.0 x 14.0 mm
Against baguette: -15%
Trillion
Length x width: 15.1 x 15.1 mm
Against baguette: -12%

Questions

A 10 carat baguette diamond is about 17.2 x 8.6 mm at the usual 2.00:1 ratio.
No. Face-up, a 10 carat baguette is 2% smaller than a 10 carat round (13.9 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is 58% of the width of a size 4 finger and 48% 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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