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| 14.62 carats Oppenheimer Blue set in Platinum with white diamond accents sold for record breaking $57.5 Million! Photo Courtesy : Christie's |
Showing posts with label Fancy Color Diamonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fancy Color Diamonds. Show all posts
Record Breaker : World's Most Expensive Blue Diamond
Rolls Royce of Diamonds Pink Diamond Ring up at Auction for an estimated USD $28 Million!
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| 16.08 carats Pink Diamond Double Halo Engagement Ring |
Red Diamonds Alert : 4 Red Diamonds are On The Prowl
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| 1.20 carats Pear Shape Red Diamond seen at the Rio Tinto Rare Pink & Red Diamonds Tender |
Platinum, Rose Gold Natural Fancy Color Pear Shape Light Blue Diamond for sale at Sotheby's!
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| Platinum ring set with 3.55 carats Natural Fancy Light Blue Diamond |
Blake Lively's Engagement Ring : Beautiful Pink Oval Diamond!
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| Blake Lively's Pink Diamond Engagement Ring from Ryan Reynolds |
Graff Unveils 132 carats Golden Empress, Fancy Yellow Color Diamond
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| 132.55 carats Golden Empress, Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond by Graff Diamonds |
Exceptional Blue Diamond 122.52 carats Rough found in Cullinan Mine!
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| Exceptional Blue Diamond Rough weighing 122.52 carats has been found in Cullinan Mine in South Africa. Photo courtesy : Petra Diamonds |
Pink Star 59 carats Pink Diamond creates history!
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| Pink Star - Largest Pink Diamond ever to come to an auction. |
Natural blue diamond ROUGH sells for 17 Million USD!
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| Natural Fancy Color Blue Diamond Rough sells for 17 Million USD! |
Golconda Pink Diamond estimated at 40 million dollars!
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| Princie Diamond - World's largest Fancy Intense Pink Diamond from the famous Golconda mines of India. Photo courtesy : Christies |
Diamond Investment - Some Diamonds that returned over 28% annually!
The debate
about investing in diamonds in the economic press mostly considers
investment in 1-carat white goods, the kind considered the "bread and
butter" of diamonds. However, the real action is somewhere else, and the
returns are impressive.
The debate about investing in diamonds in the popular and economic press mostly considers investment in 1-carat white goods, the kind considered the "bread and butter" of diamonds. At the same time, when these same outlets cover news about high-end goods sold at auctions, awe is expressed, usually without serious consideration of the investment qualities of these diamonds.
What a mistake because investing in high-end diamonds is an excellent investment. Over the years, these goods have high returns on investment, their value growing by 10%-20% annually, and sometimes by much more than that.
The opening bell sounded in the 70s. In 1972, Richard Burton bought Elizabeth Taylor a 69.42-carat, pear-shape diamond for an estimated $1.1 million. In 1978, after their divorce, Taylor sold the diamond at auction for $5 million, an appreciation of more than 450% in just six years, or about 29% annually. Even if you discount the added price fueled by the diamond's fame and provenance, the appreciation is still significant.
White diamonds, especially large D/IF and D/FL, have been doing well ever since. In the four years that passed between being auctioned at Christie's in 2003 and being auctioned again in 2007, a D/FL 20.22-carat emerald-cut stone with excellent polish and symmetry appreciated by 176% – about 28% annually.
The star performers are, however, colored diamonds. In the past few years, Fancy Vivid blue diamonds have been the standout items among them. A 6.01-carat, cushion-cut diamond sold for a record $1.69 million per carat (p/c) in 2011 and an 8.01-carat square emerald-cut stone fetched $1.6 million p/c last year. Exceptionally high prices, for exceptional diamonds is the name of the game.
Investors' discovery of fancy color diamonds, beautiful blues and pinks in particular, has led to an explosion in demand and price in the past decade. Consider the following graph of per carat prices of blue diamonds from the past few years. All are diamonds that were sold at auctions; most are Fancy Vivid blues and all VS1 qualities and better. (The following data is a small sample we picked from our database, but it is representative of these kind of goods.)
The debate about investing in diamonds in the popular and economic press mostly considers investment in 1-carat white goods, the kind considered the "bread and butter" of diamonds. At the same time, when these same outlets cover news about high-end goods sold at auctions, awe is expressed, usually without serious consideration of the investment qualities of these diamonds.
What a mistake because investing in high-end diamonds is an excellent investment. Over the years, these goods have high returns on investment, their value growing by 10%-20% annually, and sometimes by much more than that.
The opening bell sounded in the 70s. In 1972, Richard Burton bought Elizabeth Taylor a 69.42-carat, pear-shape diamond for an estimated $1.1 million. In 1978, after their divorce, Taylor sold the diamond at auction for $5 million, an appreciation of more than 450% in just six years, or about 29% annually. Even if you discount the added price fueled by the diamond's fame and provenance, the appreciation is still significant.
White diamonds, especially large D/IF and D/FL, have been doing well ever since. In the four years that passed between being auctioned at Christie's in 2003 and being auctioned again in 2007, a D/FL 20.22-carat emerald-cut stone with excellent polish and symmetry appreciated by 176% – about 28% annually.
The star performers are, however, colored diamonds. In the past few years, Fancy Vivid blue diamonds have been the standout items among them. A 6.01-carat, cushion-cut diamond sold for a record $1.69 million per carat (p/c) in 2011 and an 8.01-carat square emerald-cut stone fetched $1.6 million p/c last year. Exceptionally high prices, for exceptional diamonds is the name of the game.
Investors' discovery of fancy color diamonds, beautiful blues and pinks in particular, has led to an explosion in demand and price in the past decade. Consider the following graph of per carat prices of blue diamonds from the past few years. All are diamonds that were sold at auctions; most are Fancy Vivid blues and all VS1 qualities and better. (The following data is a small sample we picked from our database, but it is representative of these kind of goods.)
Martian Pink Diamond - sold for $17 Million!
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| Pink Diamond - sold for 17 Million Dollars! Photo Courtesy : Christie's |
Forevermark Pink Diamond graces Queen of London's Diamond Jubilee
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| The Steinmetz Forevermark Jubilee Pink Diamond. Photo courtesy : Forevermark, De Beers |
9 carats Purple Pink Diamond Auction
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| 9 Carats Purple Pink Diamond up for Auction Photo Courtesy : | Sotheby's |
47.54 carats Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring
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| 47.54 carats, Natural, cushion-shaped, Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring. Photo courtesy: Sothebys |
Fancy Yellow Diamonds Earrings mounted in Platinum
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| Beautiful Ear-pendants set with Yellow colored Diamonds mounted in Platinum. Photo courtesy: Sothebys |
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