Princess moissanite size chart: mm to carat

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In short

A princess moissanite labeled 1 carat measures about 5.5 x 5.5 mm, the size of a 1 carat princess diamond. It weighs about 0.91 carat on a scale, because moissanite is lighter than diamond.

Carat to mm calculator

About 5.7 x 5.7 mm

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

Princess moissanite: size, DEW and true weight

Sizes are length x width in mm of a well-cut princess at a ratio of 1.00:1. DEW is diamond equivalent weight, the label most stores use. True weight is what the stone weighs.

0.5 ct
Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
True weight: 0.46 ct
Weight in grams: 0.092 g
0.75 ct
Length x width: 5.0 x 5.0 mm
True weight: 0.69 ct
Weight in grams: 0.14 g
1 ct
Length x width: 5.5 x 5.5 mm
True weight: 0.91 ct
Weight in grams: 0.18 g
1.5 ct
Length x width: 6.3 x 6.3 mm
True weight: 1.37 ct
Weight in grams: 0.27 g
2 ct
Length x width: 6.9 x 6.9 mm
True weight: 1.83 ct
Weight in grams: 0.37 g
3 ct
Length x width: 7.9 x 7.9 mm
True weight: 2.74 ct
Weight in grams: 0.55 g
4 ct
Length x width: 8.7 x 8.7 mm
True weight: 3.66 ct
Weight in grams: 0.73 g
5 ct
Length x width: 9.4 x 9.4 mm
True weight: 4.57 ct
Weight in grams: 0.91 g

Questions

A 1 carat DEW princess moissanite is about 5.5 x 5.5 mm.
A 2 carat DEW princess moissanite is about 6.9 x 6.9 mm.
No. DEW is the weight of a diamond the same size. A moissanite weighs about 9% less than that.

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