Squarish cushion cuts

[Double E]

Dear fellow PSers, would love to see your beautiful squarish or nearly squarish cushion cut stones

Thanks for sharing in advance~ Anything welcomed!
1) Your own stone~
2) Someone else’ gem
3) IG posts
4) Gem design pic/ plan (I don’t know how to call it) if you’re a cutter or have acccess to it

Etc. etc.

 

[Double E]

Let me start with something I think it’s nice~

 

[LilAlex]

Dear fellow PSers, would love to see your beautiful squarish or nearly squarish cushion cut stones

Not sure if this fulfills the criteria but this is spouse's (now-retired) sapphire ring that she wore daily for a decade until she lost a prong. Our jeweler was appalled by the heavy abrasions and "made" us polish it (with some wt loss, and rounding the outline a bit) and made too-fat shoulder pads in the form of new prongs. She loves (loved) this ring but is afraid to wear it now after being reminded how it had survived 100+ years in great shape until it got to her...



P.S. Some (most?) of your examples are octagons and not square cushions. I love very rectangular (i.e., less oval-y) cushions.

 

[Double E]

Not sure if this fulfills the criteria but this is spouse's (now-retired) sapphire ring that she wore daily for a decade until she lost a prong. Our jeweler was appalled by the heavy abrasions and "made" us polish it (with some wt loss, and rounding the outline a bit) and made too-fat shoulder pads in the form of new prongs. She loves (loved) this ring but is afraid to wear it now after being reminded how it had survived 100+ years in great shape until it got to her...



P.S. Some (most?) of your examples are octagons and not square cushions. I love very rectangular (i.e., less oval-y) cushions.

Yes, not all of my examples are precisely "Squarish", I intended to include everything either chubby or slightly rectangular, be it with more rounded / cushion like outline or angular shapes^^

And your spouse's sapphire looks nice I think one good thing about sapphires and other CS is recut and repolish sounds more feasible and comes with lower cost, as long as the gem is clean enough. Your sapphire was just reborn after the surgery! I do share and understand your spouse's worry about the abrasion she's been able to allow the gem My wife is also rough on jewelry, that leaves me not much choice of stone for ring!

 

[Starstruck8]

Orange sapphire, heliodor, colour change garnet, red spinel.

 

[Double E]

How about this?! I like this so much!

 

[chrono]

How about this?! I like this so much!

Like a glass of single barrel aged whiskey!

 

[CBianco]

My little jedi is a square cushion

 

[T L]

 

[Autumn in New England]

Orange sapphire, heliodor, colour change garnet, red spinel.

I'd never realized how fabulous your red spinel is before.

Here is my hot pink rubellite, which is around 4ct.

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

How about this?! I like this so much!

Out of curiosity, are this a type of Barion cut?

 

[Autumn in New England]

Forgive me if I've asked this question before (don't think I have), but is the inner halo on the bottom ring pink diamonds?

 

[Starstruck8]

I'd never realized how fabulous your red spinel is before.

Here is my hot pink rubellite, which is around 4ct.

That's the hottest hot pink I've ever seen.

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

My tsavorite ring and my Malaya garnet

 

[Autumn in New England]

That's the hottest hot pink I've ever seen.

Even though it's not the more red variety of rubellite, which I prefer, I had to get it home to see if it was as saturated as the seller's pix/vids. Indeed it is! I'm planning on setting it in a vertical 3-stone ring with spessartines.

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Out of curiosity, are this a type of Barion cut?

Hahahaha, is our children learning?!
I just noticed.
Is this, I meant, is this!

 

[T L]

Forgive me if I've asked this question before (don't think I have), but is the inner halo on the bottom ring pink diamonds?

Nope, just pink cz I believe.

 

[ShinyPleeease]

Square cushions are my fave! Here are my spinel rings and new minty green peridot ring with a loose merelani mint garnet

 

[Double E]

Quite a number of you own red / pink spinel...! beautiful gem..!

 

[Double E]

A few from Jeff White's sold gallery apart from his brilliant / H&A cushions. Each are different, beautiful on their own.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Nope, just pink cz I believe.

Really pretty color combo!

 

[autumngems]

 

[PrecisionGem]

This design has always been one of my favorites. It's called a French Button. Heres the cut in a garnet and tanzanite from many years ago.

 

[2Neesers]

I have a spessartite from @PrecisionGem that I think is also cut in the French Button design
.

 

[breakfacets]

Here’s a one I just cut, in a design I’m working on meant to resemble a historic cushion cut. This is in synthetic Djeva sapphire, and I managed to get the color zoning in a really interesting location!

 

[Double E]

Here’s a one I just cut, in a design I’m working on meant to resemble a historic cushion cut. This is in synthetic Djeva sapphire, and I managed to get the color zoning in a really interesting location!

Beautiful cut!

 

[dk168]

Mine from Jeff W, blue Zircon and pink Spinel in matching square cushion cut:



And this one is mine too, a Baringo Ruby as in a Pink Sapphire:



DK

 

[breakfacets]

Mine from Jeff W, blue Zircon and pink Spinel in matching square cushion cut:



And this one is mine too, a Baringo Ruby as in a Pink Sapphire:



DK

Love those stones! I am especially fond of the double-refraction in zircon, it's so cool

 

[Double E]

Chunky yet precise facets. Much like an OEC in a angular squarish cushion shape. It’s also a high crown stone, so the side view of it is very pleasant! Would lighter tone stones more suitable for such cut in order to show the sparkle and dispersion?


I see a French button crown similar to Gene’s cut, with a slightly different outline. Do you?

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Mine