How big is a 8 carat pear shaped diamond?
By HeyGema™ · Updated
In short
A 8 carat pear shaped diamond measures about 17.0 x 11.0 mm. It faces up 3% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 67% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 12.9 mm.
- 17.0 x 11.0 mm8 carat pear
- 0.67 x 0.43 inthe same in inches
- -3%face-up size vs a round
- 67%of a size 6 finger's width
Carat to mm calculator
About 17.0 x 11.0 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
8 carat pear diamond size
A well-cut 8 carat pear shaped diamond measures about 17.0 x 11.0 mm (0.67 x 0.43 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.55:1. It faces up 3% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 1.60 grams.
8 carat pear size by length-to-width ratio
The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 8 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.
- 1.40:1
- Length x width: 16.2 x 11.6 mm
- Width on the finger: 70% of a size 6 finger
- 1.50:1
- Length x width: 16.7 x 11.2 mm
- Width on the finger: 68% of a size 6 finger
- 1.55:1
- Length x width: 17.0 x 11.0 mm
- Width on the finger: 67% of a size 6 finger
- 1.60:1
- Length x width: 17.3 x 10.8 mm
- Width on the finger: 65% of a size 6 finger
- 1.70:1
- Length x width: 17.8 x 10.5 mm
- Width on the finger: 64% of a size 6 finger
8 carat pear on a finger
- 4
- Finger width: 14.9 mm
- Pear covers: 74%
- 5
- Finger width: 15.7 mm
- Pear covers: 70%
- 6
- Finger width: 16.5 mm
- Pear covers: 67%
- 7
- Finger width: 17.3 mm
- Pear covers: 64%
- 8
- Finger width: 18.1 mm
- Pear covers: 61%
- 9
- Finger width: 18.9 mm
- Pear covers: 58%
Pear sizes near 8 carat
- 5 carat
- Length x width: 14.5 x 9.4 mm
- Round of the same weight: 11.0 mm
- 6 carat
- Length x width: 15.4 x 10.0 mm
- Round of the same weight: 11.7 mm
- 8 (this page)
- Length x width: 17.0 x 11.0 mm
- Round of the same weight: 12.9 mm
- 10 carat
- Length x width: 18.3 x 11.8 mm
- Round of the same weight: 13.9 mm
8 carat in other shapes
Every row is a well-cut diamond of 8 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the pear.
- Round
- Length x width: 12.9 mm
- Against pear: +3%
- Oval
- Length x width: 16.0 x 11.0 mm
- Against pear: +9%
- Cushion
- Length x width: 11.2 x 11.2 mm
- Against pear: -12%
- Princess
- Length x width: 11.0 x 11.0 mm
- Against pear: -5%
- Emerald cut
- Length x width: 14.0 x 10.0 mm
- Against pear: +7%
- Asscher
- Length x width: 11.0 x 11.0 mm
- Against pear: -13%
- Radiant
- Length x width: 13.0 x 10.0 mm
- Against pear: same
- Marquise
- Length x width: 20.8 x 10.4 mm
- Against pear: +19%
- Heart
- Length x width: 13.0 x 13.0 mm
- Against pear: -15%
- Trillion
- Length x width: 14.0 x 14.0 mm
- Against pear: -11%
- Baguette
- Length x width: 16.0 x 8.0 mm
- Against pear: +1%