Diamond Envy (http://www.diamondenvy.com/) is your leading source for natural loose color diamonds and jewelry. Diamond Envy guides customers on the most important characteristics while buying fancy color diamonds. Consider color diamonds as an investment because over the past four decades, wholesale prices of fancy color diamonds have never decreased. Plus, there is no investment that's more beautiful to look at or wear.

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The Four Cs of Fancy Color Diamonds and A
Guide for Your Color Diamond Investment
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2. » Diamond Envy guides customers on the most important characteristics
while buying fancy color diamonds. About one in every 10,000 diamonds
is born with a natural color, making fancy color diamonds extremely rare.
» While the price of these stones is influenced by the 4 Cs, far more
important is the intensity of their primary color and how well it's
distributed throughout the stone.
» These diamonds come in a rainbow of colors, from blues and pinks to
greens and reds. Some, like chameleon diamonds, even change color. As a
group, these diamonds are extremely rare and have continually
appreciated in value, making them an excellent investment.
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3. » All fancy color diamonds sold at Diamond Envy are certified by
the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), one of the most respected
independent diamond grading laboratories in the industry.
» This report authenticates the diamond's natural color and other unique
characteristics of the stone (while your eye authenticates its inimitable
beauty).
» They are also graded according to the 4 Cs, but there are some notable
differences (as compared to colorless diamonds) which we'd like to bring
to your attention:
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4. 1 Color:
• Fancy color diamonds may have only one primary color, or hue, such
as blue, pink, green, red, etc. Sometimes, they will have a secondary
color, such as yellowish-orange, purplish-pink, etc.
• GIA uses eight primary hues (red, orange, yellow, green, pink, blue,
violet and purple) to designate color. When you factor in secondary
hues, GIA's grading system has 27 colors (or color combinations) in
total. If a diamond does not have a secondary hue, it is appreciably
more valuable.
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5. 1 Color:
• Unlike colorless diamonds (which are graded on a D to Z color scale),
fancy color diamonds are graded by their color and its intensity. The
intensity, or saturation, scale almost describes what you feel when
you see these stones, and it runs as follows: light, fancy light, fancy,
fancy intense, fancy deep, fancy dark and fancy vivid.
• The more intense the color, the more rare and valuable the diamond
will be, making it one of the most important considerations in
buying a fancy color diamond.
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6. 2 Cut
• Fancy color diamonds are cut to accentuate color, as opposed to
colorless diamonds, which are cut to emphasize brilliance.
• As a result, fancy color diamonds often appear in shapes other than
round, since shapes that are squarer tend to optimize the way color
appears in a stone. As the song goes, sometimes it's actually hip to
be square.
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7. 3 Carat
• After color, carat weight is the most important consideration in a
fancy color diamonds.
• It's rare to find natural color diamonds in especially large sizes, so
prices rise exponentially the larger the diamond is. In this case, size
not only matters, it means big bucks.
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8. 4 Clarity
• In the realm of fancy color diamonds, clarity is the least important
consideration. Because natural flaws in the diamond tend to be
obscured by the stone's color, a diamond with a vivid primary color
that's visibly included may still end up extremely rare and valuable.
• With fancy color diamonds, you should focus on the rarity of the
color, the intensity and tone of the color, and the size of the stone, in
that order, to determine its inherent value. Of course, don't forget to
keep your eyes wide open since you're likely looking at one of
nature's most beautiful creations!
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9. Fancy Color Diamonds as an Investment:
» Diamonds comprise an investment asset class all on their own due to
their distinctiveness and rarity. Nature produces very few fancy color
diamonds (only one in 10,000 diamonds has a natural color, with red,
blue, pink, green and orange being exceptionally rare).
» Diamonds in general are a diminishing resource whose supply relies on
the discovery of new sources. Given how unlikely it is that a major
diamond deposit will be discovered in the near future, the price of fancy
color diamonds, the rarest of these rare stones, is likely to continue to
rise, exceeding the performance of traditional investments and serving as
a hedge against inflation. Plus, there is no investment that's more
beautiful to look at or wear.
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10. » The global market for diamonds is projected to grow to over $230 billion
by 2015, with China and India leading the charge. Because of recent
financial upheavals, marked by falling stock markets and devalued
currencies, investors have turned to "hard assets" such as diamonds and
gold as a store of value.
» Since supply of fancy color diamonds is increasing at a far slower pace
than demand, their prices have understandably skyrocketed. Because of
their rarity, fancy color diamonds are worth much more per carat than
their colorless counterparts.
» A natural red diamond weighing half a carat might be worth over 30
times more than a comparably-sized colorless stone. Over the past four
decades, wholesale prices of fancy color diamonds have never decreased.
As an asset class, fancy color diamonds are thoroughbreds when it comes
to long-term appreciation.
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