Asscher cut engagement rings have been a celebrity favorite for as long as celebrities have been outdoing each other with increasingly large sparkly rocks. When Elizabeth Taylor flaunted the famous 33-carat Krupp diamond in every photo possible, she set off a trend that would be emulated by celebs for decades to come.

How big is a 1 carat diamond? See how shape can have a huge impact on the perceived size of a diamond and carat weight, in and of itself, can be misleading.