Cushion cut engagement rings in San Diego: no two cushions match, so buy the one you've actually seen.

Three decisions define the stone. Outline: square-ish reads traditional, elongated covers more finger and flatters most hands. Facet personality: broad flashes feel bold, crushed-ice reads as a fine shimmer, antique-style patterns feel like an heirloom. Corners: softer or tighter changes the whole silhouette. None of these appear as line items on a grading report.

Cushions run deep by nature, so a given carat weight can face up smaller than the number suggests. I measure spread on every candidate and quote you the millimeters, because that, not the carat line, is what people see on the hand. The rounded corners, meanwhile, make cushions genuinely durable; there’s no point to chip like a princess cut.

The setting has to agree with the corners. Prongs placed to respect the rounded outline keep the stone secure without pinching its shape; a basket built for the wrong proportions makes even a good cushion sit awkwardly. When your stone’s measurements are unusual, or you want the ring lower than stock mountings allow, I build the setting in CAD around the exact diamond.

Wedding band clearance is decided at design time, not discovered later. Whether you want a flush stack, a deliberate gap, or a contour band, we settle it while the side profile is still adjustable, and you approve the finished design before anything is made.