When shopping for either a marquise or a pear cut diamond, the advice is generally the same as these cuts tend to be quite similar.
Both the marquise and pear diamond cuts tend to make your fingers appear slimmer and longer when the stone is set vertically in an engagement ring setting. This is ideal for people with chunky or short fingers, as these cuts add a natural grace and beauty to your hands.
For long or wide fingers, setting the pear and marquise cut to horizontally gives more coverage to the fingers and provides balance to the look.
Both cuts look excellent in a variety of settings, with or without accent stones.