COLORED DIAMONDS 

Pure fancy orange diamonds are very rare, as it is more common to find an orange diamond with secondary hues.  Similar to pure red diamonds,  The Gemelogiacal Institute of America (GIA) rarely grades a stone as pure orange. Typically these modifying colors are brown, y...

Carat

Diamonds are sold by the carat (ct), not to be confused with karat (kt), which refers to gold purity. Jewelers often refer to the carat weight of diamonds in terms of percentage points. This is particularly true of stones under one carat. There are 100 points to...

Clarity

Clarity is an indication of a diamond’s purity. It describes quite literally the degree to which a diamond is free of imperfections. The clarity grades range from internally flawless (IF) to highly imperfect (I3).

Internal flaws in diamonds include are called “...

Cut

Cut actually refers to two aspects of a diamond. The first is its shape (round brilliant cut, marquise cut, etc) which is explained below, and the second is how well the cutting has been executed which we will discuss here. The cut or “make” of a stone is one of th...

Color

The absence of color allows the most natural light to pass through the diamond. Therefore, for most preferences, the best color is no color at all, or “colorless”. Most diamonds have a lesser or greater degree of yellow or brown color, sometimes so slight that i...

Like all colored diamonds, blue diamonds derive their color from chemical impurities or defects in the structure of the crystal lattice. Natural blue diamonds are so rare that most jewelers have never seen one. It has been estimated that the earth produces one colored...

Green diamonds are exceptionally unique in color and beauty. A pure Fancy Vivid Green diamond is one of the rarest hues among colored diamonds.

Natural irradiation is the cause for the unique green hue. The most common radioactive element that naturally occurs in the...

Only secondary to hues of red,  pink diamonds are among the rarest of the rare of fancy colored diamonds.  This feminine shade is generally accompanied with a secondary hue, so diamonds with a pure pink tone are seen as a solid investment and can fetch over $500,000 p...

A billion years in the making, diamonds have endured quite the journey transforming from carbon deep below the earth's surface to becoming one of the most breathtaking and rare minerals in the world. Go on a visual trip and view the video below to see a simplified vers...

Over millions of years, Mother Nature has done a spectacular job of creating diamonds in a full spectrum of captivating hues. A delicate combination of elements, heat, pressure, and/or radiation during formation transformed these typically colorless gems into vivid co...