Choosing the Most Fashionable Diamonds
Fashion isn’t only determined by what everyone else is into. In fact, some of the most fashionable items are so rare and unique that most people won’t lay their eyes on them….ever!
Everyone loves white diamonds. Other than the size and the shape, what makes one so different from another? Colored diamonds, however, are in world of their own. Have you ever seen a fancy blue diamond close-up?
Only 1% of all the diamonds found are natural colored diamonds. The fact that natural fancy colored Fashionable Diamond are rarer than white diamonds makes them more desirable as well as valuable. Blue diamonds are among the rarest of the colored diamond family. With blue diamonds becoming so popular along with fancy yellow diamonds and argyle pink diamonds, there are only so many left.
Understand the Color Combinations
So how do you choose the right diamond? Similar to other colored stones, blue diamonds come in several shades. Natural fancy blue diamonds, which are completely natural and have not received artificial treatment or color enhancement, are generally categorized as gray-blue and grayish-blue or green-blue and greenish-blue. Even so, no two stones are exactly alike. The color combinations can vary and the appearance can change quite drastically depending on the intensity of the colors in the stone.
Intensity of Color
Just as important is the level or intensity of color the stones give off. The intensities for blue diamonds are light blue, fancy light blue, fancy blue, fancy dark blue, fancy deep blue, and fancy vivid blue. The most ever paid per carat for a blue diamond was $1,321,590 for a 6.04-carat diamond sold in 2008 at Sotheby’s which came to a total of $7,981,835!
The Most Famous
Every natural fancy colored diamond color has a “most famous” diamond. In the natural blue diamond category, the most famous diamond is the Hope Diamond. At 45.52 carats, this fascinating jewel has found its home in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington,D.C.
Where are they Found
The majority of blue diamonds have been produced in India since approximately 400 B.C. Today, however, most of the diamonds we recognize to be natural blue diamonds come from South African and Australian mines. The Premier Mine, for example, is a mine in South Africa that is known as the mine that produces the most significant amount of blue diamonds in the world. Only a few new blue stones reach even the most distinguished diamond dealers each year. As a result, the prices for fancy natural blue diamonds are soaring.
Though blue, as well as pink diamonds, are very rare, they are gaining tremendous popularity. Not only are they breathtakingly beautiful, but they are also valuable and a wise investment. It is difficult to find a natural fancy blue diamond, especially one of a respectable size, but it is not impossible. Smaller stones are easier to come by and more affordable.
So if you are looking for the most fashionable piece of jewelry any of your friends have ever seen, why not try out a fancy blue diamond?
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