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Natural Coloured Diamonds – The Best Investment You Will Ever Make
Most people, when they think of diamonds, think of colourless diamonds. After all, this is what you see in the shops all the time.
However, few people realise that diamonds actually exist in all different colours. Natural coloured diamonds – or ‘fancy coloured diamonds’ – represent one of the most concentrated forms of wealth in the world. After all, you can transport diamonds in your pocket. They are rare beasts, with only 0.001% of diamonds mined in the world each year are coloured diamonds.
Diamonds exist in red, green, blue, pink, purple, orange, yellow, grey, brown and black. The colour of the diamond, along with its vividness of colour, determines it value.
Red diamonds are the most rare of all, with less than 20 diamonds in the world having been certified as red. At auction, these diamonds command incredible prices, often upwards of a million dollars per carat or more.
Green diamonds, blue diamonds are then the most rare and expensive, followed by pink diamonds.
The vividness of colour is incredibly important when it comes to coloured diamonds. The more intense the colour, the higher the value.
Coloured diamonds need to be seen via digital image or in person. After all, their grading of colour has to be a subjective one – can you imagine, for example, how a ‘fancy light yellow diamond’ would look?
Traditionally, the most sought after coloured diamonds have increased in value by an amazing 10-15% each year, as they become increasingly scarce, with findings of these precious stones becoming less and less. The demand for these diamonds, however, is strong, and so over the next 5 years, experts predict that these diamonds will continue to represent an excellent investment opportunity.
About the Author
The author is the Managing Director of DeJoria Diamonds, the online diamond engagement rings specialists. For more information, visit www.dejoria.co.uk
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