Diamonds, More Than Just A Girls Best Friend.
Fancy colour diamonds are diamonds possessing a natural colour other than colourless or white. While there is a huge range of fancy colour diamonds, they are in-fact only 1% of all diamonds and this is why these specific diamonds are so desirable and valuable colored diamonds.
Colourless and white diamonds are scaled by letters D through N. These letters play an important role in defining the look and value of a diamond.
We do not use the same metric system to define the colour in fancy colour diamonds as the spectrum of colours is wider and richer. Therefore general names are used to explain the colour of the diamond for example: intense orange or light-grey blue.
Fancy coloured diamonds are graded as Light, Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, Fancy Deep , Fancy Dark, and Fancy Vivid diamonds yellow.
Fancy Yellow Diamonds Diamonds that are below Z on the colour grade are clasified as true fancy colour diamonds. Fancy yellow is the most common among fancy colour diamonds. Sometimes the yellow tint is accompanied with other colours such as brown or green. In such cases the colour indicator contains both colours, for example: Brownish Yellow.
Fancy Brown Diamonds Fancy brown diamonds are also known as cognac, champagne and chocolate diamonds and are mostly found in the Argyle diamond mine in Australia. Brown diamonds started to become popular in the 1980′s and are well sought after today by those looking to make a statement in the fashion world of distinctly coloured diamonds.
Fancy Green Diamonds Fancy colour green diamonds are one of the rarest fancy colour diamonds and are sought after by the most avid diamond and gemstone collectors. Its colour comes from being near radioactive sources during its formation. The most famous green diamond is the Dresden Green Diamond originating from India and weighing 41 carats.
Fancy Orange Diamonds The fiery vivid colour of orange diamonds attracts many who are interested in a unique and distinctive diamond. Orange diamonds are found in many different sub-shades such as yellow, red, purple and pink. Diamonds with intense orange colour are very much in demand because of their natural beauty.
Fancy Blue Diamonds Blue diamonds are very rare and valuable gems. The famous Hope Diamond is the largest blue diamond (45.52 carats) and is exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Many people do not know that some blue diamonds have the unique characteristic of glowing under ultraviolet light.
Fancy Pink Diamonds Pink diamonds are also very popular and are a beautiful gift among loved ones. These diamonds are mostly found in Australia and are very valuable due to their rarity and high market demand. Since the 1980′s pink diamonds increased in popularity and lately several known celebrities have purchased pink diamonds rings for their spouses.
Fancy Black Diamonds Black diamonds are becoming popular as well and look particularly dazzling set in white jewellery.
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