Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Cognac Diamond

Cognac diamonds actually are just a form of brown diamonds. Because brown diamonds are less appealing to diamond buyers as a whole, marketing of brown diamonds as “cognac” or “champagne” colored have been widespread. Naming brown diamonds as “cognac” is an idea that is pushed by the Argyle diamond mine, which is located in Australia. […]

The Red Diamond

When looking at diamonds, usually you look for a distinct lack of color, as any coloration of the diamond makes it worth less. This is not the case in rare vibrant color diamonds, such as the red colored diamond, which is called a fancy colored diamond. Considered some of the rarest diamonds ever […]

The Orange Diamond

For every 10,000 diamonds mined in the world, only one will come out being a colored diamond. This is what makes them so rare, and so hard to obtain. The orange colored diamond is considered to be a fancy diamond, made naturally through the presence of nitrogen and carbon lattice. It has […]

The Brown Diamond

Brown colored diamonds vary greatly in their shade and hue. They are typically less expensive than other colored diamonds because there is not as great of an appeal to the average consumer. However, there has been an increase in sales recently when the diamonds were marketed as “cognac” or “champagne” colored. The Argyle diamond mine […]

The Green Diamond

Green diamonds, when they are natural, are not only highly sought but very rare. The green diamonds in light hues are not of exceptional value, but the color grades known as “fancy intense” and “fancy vivid” green are quite valuable. The fancy vivid grade will usually be valued at twice the value of the fancy […]