The Low Down On Coloured Diamonds

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What's your favourite colour? Well, whatever it is, there is very likely a diamond that will match it. Gone are the days when diamonds came in white ...and white. Diamond collectors and occasional purchasers now know that they can acquire diamonds in any colour, and they make an exquisite change from the 'white' diamond.

Coloured Diamonds ~ Most Popular?
Most diamonds sold are in the range from nearly colourless to very light yellow, with colourless diamonds being the most valuable, simply because of the emissions and refractions of light that are absorbed by the stone.

Fancy coloured diamonds are becoming more popular and therefore will increase in value, because of their rarity and uniqueness value. These stones have foreign elements present in them, such as nitrogen and boron, elements that were introduced in nature's wisdom as the stone formed deep in the earth.

Laboratory Testing for all Stones
Every stone is laboratory tested by globally recognised laboratories such as GIA, HRD, AGS or IGI. These laboratories test each individual stone and credit it with certification ...
... such as a Diamond Certificate or Dossier, depending on the diamonds carat weight. Documented on the certification will be an ID number, the 4Cs, which are cut, clarity, carat weight and colour.

The value and therefore the price of a fancy diamond is as affected by the 4Cs as a clear or white diamond. The polish will be different in that the manner of polishing is done to enhance the colour of the stone. Intensity of a colour determines the price of coloured diamonds, the more the intensity the higher the price of the diamond.

Primary Colours
A fancy coloured stone will be described as a stone in it's primary colour with no secondary colour. For example, a fancy pink, a fancy blue or fancy brown, a chocolate coloured diamond that is becoming ever more popular.

Fancy Colour Grading
White diamonds intensity grading ranges for the D to Z, whereas Natural Fancy colour diamonds are graded a either Light, Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, Fancy Deep, Fancy Dark, and Fancy Vivid. The more in-depth the colour, the more value is placed on the stone and the higher the price you will have to pay!

Polish and Cut
The most popular cut for fancy coloured diamonds are the cushion or radiant shapes which appear to bring out the best in fancy coloured diamonds and is polished a manner that is unique to coloured stones.

Skilled cutters, such as the master craftsmen at My Diamonds, use their knowledge and skill to cut each diamond to enhance it's inherent beauty. They will shorten the optical light through the diamond, thus creating the reflective exquisite sparkle that attracts us all.

Skilled cutters combine their technical knowledge with their deep passion for diamonds which unlocks the beauty from within the diamond. The four main factors in the colour of a stone is the hue, tone, saturation and distribution.

My Diamonds Fancy Colour Loose Diamonds
The beauty of online diamond retailer My Diamonds is that they have access to a source of wonderful coloured and white diamonds from all over the world.

Along with their collection of superb pre-designed jewellery, they offer the purchaser and collector the opportunity to choose from any stone on the world's market.

Go to www.mydiamonds.com.au or telephone My Diamonds on 1800 766 567.

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