Colored Diamonds
July 10th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Celebrities are known for having the flashiest cars, homes and wardrobes, so it’s no wonder that when a star gets engaged, she wants something big, over-the-top and unique sitting on her finger. While massive white diamonds were once the norm, colorful gems seem to be all the rage in Hollywood lately. From stunning canary diamonds […]
July 2nd, 2013 by Noam Flint
You would have thought that the chance to obtain control of 90% of the world’s supply of high quality pink diamonds would be so alluring that mining companies would be knocking down the doors of Rio Tinto in order to get first dibs on it. But over a year after the mining giant announced that […]
June 27th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Most of the time, the average Joe or Jane only hears about diamonds when it’s specifically relevant to them: when they’re buying a diamond for a loved one or receiving a stone as a present. But this week the precious gems made waves even outside of the cliquish world of diamantaires. New England Patriots Super […]
June 18th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Earlier this week, Kimberley Diamonds announced the results of bulk samples they recently conducted at the Ellendale Mine in Western Australia, which is responsible for approximately half of the world supply of yellow diamonds. The firm said that the figures they received were significantly higher than the numbers they had been expecting. If their studies […]
June 6th, 2013 by Noam Flint
On our diamond investment guide we explored the major options to invest in diamonds: Buying loose diamonds directly – investment grade diamonds Buying an ETF such as GEMS by FactorShares Buying stocks related to the diamond industry, whether through retailers such as Tiffany and BlueNile or mining companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and […]
May 20th, 2013 by Noam Flint
There are the rare colored diamonds – and then there are the ultra-rare colored diamonds. Red diamonds may account for only a small fraction of all colored gems sold every year, but it’s not for lack of demand. Scarlet stones are simply extremely hard to come by in nature. The immensely popular crime author Jo […]
April 24th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Black diamonds must be the strangest of all the fancy colored diamonds colors. On one hand, they seem to be an internal contradiction, both literally and metaphorically. The beauty of a polished diamond is in its ability to reflect and refract light that shines through its interior; it is for this quality that they have […]
April 3rd, 2013 by Noam Flint
Most of the time diamonds are draped over bare flesh, but some daring designers have sewn them into clothes. In most cultures, the majority of the human form is covered in clothes, giving the costume-cum-jewelry designer a massive canvas to work with. So unless gemstones are relegated to only a small fraction of the garment […]
March 27th, 2013 by Noam Flint
No one knows who discovered the first diamond and then learned that if it was polished the right way it became a thing of radiant beauty. Technological advances have made it possible for the diamond to be polished, cut and faceted till it’s not merely a thing of surpassing beauty, but an object of veneration […]
March 17th, 2013 by Noam Flint
The upcoming Sotheby’s magnificent jewels auction in Hong Kong will take place on the 8th of April. These diamond auctions often set the tone for the high-end jewelry and diamond prices. During the last couple of years the diamond auctions held by both Christie’s and Sotheby’s often exceeded expectation – a blue diamond sold for […]
