How big is a 10 carat marquise diamond?

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In short

A 10 carat marquise diamond measures about 22.4 x 11.2 mm. It faces up 16% bigger than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 68% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 13.9 mm.

Carat to mm calculator

About 22.4 x 11.2 mm

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

10 ct marquise
22.4 x 11.2 mm
10 ct round
13.9 mm
Side by side
10 ct round inside 10 ct marquise
A 10 carat marquise diamond beside a 10 carat round, to the same scale.

10 carat marquise diamond size

A well-cut 10 carat marquise diamond measures about 22.4 x 11.2 mm (0.88 x 0.44 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 2.00:1. It faces up 16% bigger than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 2.00 grams.

10 carat marquise 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.

1.80:1
Length x width: 21.3 x 11.8 mm
Width on the finger: 72% of a size 6 finger
2.00:1
Length x width: 22.4 x 11.2 mm
Width on the finger: 68% of a size 6 finger
2.20:1
Length x width: 23.5 x 10.7 mm
Width on the finger: 65% of a size 6 finger

10 carat marquise on a finger

11.2 mm
11.2 mm stone on a 16.5 mm finger: it covers 68% of the widthA 10 carat marquise diamond on a size 6 finger.
4
Finger width: 14.9 mm
Marquise covers: 75%
5
Finger width: 15.7 mm
Marquise covers: 71%
6
Finger width: 16.5 mm
Marquise covers: 68%
7
Finger width: 17.3 mm
Marquise covers: 65%
8
Finger width: 18.1 mm
Marquise covers: 62%
9
Finger width: 18.9 mm
Marquise covers: 59%

Marquise sizes near 10 carat

6 carat
Length x width: 18.9 x 9.4 mm
Round of the same weight: 11.7 mm
8 carat
Length x width: 20.8 x 10.4 mm
Round of the same weight: 12.9 mm
10 (this page)
Length x width: 22.4 x 11.2 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 marquise.

Round
Length x width: 13.9 mm
Against marquise: -14%
Oval
Length x width: 17.2 x 11.8 mm
Against marquise: -9%
Cushion
Length x width: 12.1 x 12.1 mm
Against marquise: -26%
Princess
Length x width: 11.8 x 11.8 mm
Against marquise: -21%
Emerald cut
Length x width: 15.1 x 10.8 mm
Against marquise: -10%
Asscher
Length x width: 11.8 x 11.8 mm
Against marquise: -27%
Radiant
Length x width: 14.0 x 10.8 mm
Against marquise: -16%
Pear
Length x width: 18.3 x 11.8 mm
Against marquise: -16%
Heart
Length x width: 14.0 x 14.0 mm
Against marquise: -28%
Trillion
Length x width: 15.1 x 15.1 mm
Against marquise: -25%
Baguette
Length x width: 17.2 x 8.6 mm
Against marquise: -15%

Questions

A 10 carat marquise diamond is about 22.4 x 11.2 mm at the usual 2.00:1 ratio.
Yes. Face-up, a 10 carat marquise is 16% bigger than a 10 carat round (13.9 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is wider than most fingers. 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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