Size guides › Pear vs Marquise
Shape vs shape
Pear vs Marquise: which looks bigger?
At the same weight a marquise covers about 6% more of the finger. Same carat, broadly the same price bracket, visibly different stone.
Both 1.5 ct, drawn to scale on a millimeter grid.
At every common weight
Sizes in millimeters, long × wide, with the area each covers from above. Tap a size for its own guide.
| Carat | Pear (mm) | Pear area | Marquise (mm) | Marquise area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 ct | 5.32 × 3.43 | 13.1 | 6.15 × 3.24 | 14.0 |
| 0.5 ct | 6.70 × 4.32 | 20.8 | 7.75 × 4.08 | 22.2 |
| 0.75 ct | 7.67 × 4.95 | 27.3 | 8.87 × 4.67 | 29.1 |
| 1 ct | 8.44 × 5.44 | 33.0 | 9.77 × 5.14 | 35.2 |
| 1.25 ct | 9.09 × 5.86 | 38.3 | 10.52 × 5.54 | 40.9 |
| 1.5 ct | 9.66 × 6.23 | 43.3 | 11.18 × 5.88 | 46.2 |
| 2 ct | 10.63 × 6.86 | 52.5 | 12.30 × 6.48 | 55.9 |
| 2.5 ct | 11.45 × 7.39 | 60.9 | 13.25 × 6.98 | 64.9 |
| 3 ct | 12.17 × 7.85 | 68.7 | 14.08 × 7.41 | 73.3 |
Beyond size
Pear
A pear combines a round's brilliance with a marquise's point. It looks large for its weight and lengthens the finger, and it's traditionally worn with the point toward the fingertip.
Pear size chart →Marquise
A marquise (say mar-KEEZ) is a long, boat-shaped brilliant with a point at each end. Of all nine shapes here, it covers the most finger for its weight.
Marquise size chart →Elongated shapes also read longer on the finger, which is a separate question from area. Whether that suits a particular hand is something only a look can settle — which is why it's worth putting both on your own photo, at the same scale.
Pear or marquise? See both on your hand
Two diamonds, one photo, the same scale — and switch between them with a tap.
Questions
Which looks bigger, a pear or a marquise?
At the same weight a marquise covers about 6% more area from above. A 1.5 ct pear looks about as big as a 1.36 ct marquise.
Why do they look different at the same carat weight?
Proportion, not quality. A pear runs about 1.55 : 1 long to wide and a marquise about 1.90 : 1. Weight spent on spread is weight you can see; weight spent on depth sits below the setting.