Sapphire is commonly known as a blue gemstone - Blue Sapphire. Actually, Sapphire comes in many other colors, called Fancy Sapphire: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, and Violet. Except Red - Red Corundum called Ruby. Continue reading

Fancy Color Diamond - Color Diamond: Unique, Brilliant, Glamorous Color

The most valuable gems on the planet are fancy color diamonds .

There is only 1 'fancy color diamond' out of 10,000 diamonds.

In April 2017, the 59.60 carat 'Pink Star Diamond' diamond became the most expensive gem ever at auction. The 45.52 carat 'Fancy Deep grayish blue Hope Diamond' is the most famous gemstone in the world.

According to GIA's 4Cs , 'colorless diamonds' with color grade from D - Z gradually decrease in value as more color is contaminated.

In contrast, the value of 'fancy color diamonds' increases with the strength and purity of the color. Large, brightly colored diamonds are rare and very valuable.

The colored diamonds in the Aurora Butterfly of Peace. Image by Alan Bronstein

Fancy color diamond with very rare colors Red, Green, Purple & Orange. Next are the Pink & Blue colors. Popular colors are Yellow & Brown. Black, Gray & Fancy White are also preferred. The 67.50-carat 'Black Orloff diamond' named after Russian Princess Nadia Vyegin-Orloff is the most famous.

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Sky-high prices in auctions are a factor in raising awareness of fancy colored diamonds. However, not all fancy colored diamonds cost this much. Dark yellows and browns are often less valuable than other fancy colors.

In the 1980s, the Argyle mine in Australia began to market brown diamonds under trade names such as “Champagne Diamond” and “Cognac Diamond”. Today, the Argyle mine offers not only 'Brown Diamonds', but is also the most famous source of the main rare 'Pink Diamond' in the world.

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“I want to adorn all the necklaces of women in the world with pearls” - Kokichi Mikimoto, The King of Pearl

On July 11, 1893, the first pearl was created by culture technique from the Akoya pearl oyster of the Sea of Japan. He was one of the 10 greatest inventors in Japan and was greatly admired by Thomas Edison.

Today, his pearl culture techniques are applied in all types of pearls on the world jewelry market such as: South Sea Pearl, Tahitian Pearl, Akoya Pearl and Freshwater freshwater cultured pearls. Pearl.

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HRD Antwerp Diamond is the world leader in diamond certification. HRD Antwerp's European standard diamond test gives buyers confidence in diamond transactions and jewelry purchases. Continue reading

American Gem Society – AGS was founded in 1934 by Sir Robert M. Shipley, Founder of GIA - the Gemological Institute of America, and a group of leading jewelers. The AGS Laboratory offers the world's most prestigious diamond test papers. Continue reading

Founded in 1976 by American merchant Martin Rapaport, Rapaport is an international network of diamonds and jewelry. Group activities include the Rapaport Information Service which provides research, analysis and news; Rapaport Magazine, the leading print publication for the diamond industry; RapNet® - the world's largest online diamond trading network; Rapaport Lab Services provides GIA and HRD gemstone services in India, Belgium and Israel; and Rapaport Trading and Auction Services specializes in recycled diamonds and jewelry. Continue reading

GIA is the world's most prestigious training and assessment institute for diamonds, gems and pearls. GIA's “4Cs” and International Diamond Grading System are the most popular, reputable and worldwide standards for evaluating diamond quality. The world's most respected jewelry retailers, museums, auction houses and private collectors rely on GIA-trained experts to evaluate, grade, and inspect their gemstones. . They recognize the importance and absolute confidence in the complete, unbiased, scientific information in gem evaluation provided by GIA. Continue reading

World Gold Council - WGC, the World Gold Council is the organization that leads the Gold Industry around the world.

The work of the World Gold Council is to stimulate and sustain gold demand, to lead the gold industry from mining to gold investment and to be the global organization of the gold market.

The World Gold Council is a unique organization that brings tangible benefits to the gold industry, setting international standards for Jewelery Gold Content .

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