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The Fancy Color Diamond Index

The Fancy Color Diamond Index is a first-of-its-kind tracker of changes in the market prices (per carat) of yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds, the three most commonly traded FCD categories. It is a composite representation of changes in price points gathered since 2005, based on a statistically significant sample size (tens of thousands of diamonds). The index offers insight into variations in the appreciation of diamonds of different colors and sizes.

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	CAGR (Jan '05 - Jul '16)	Total Appreciation (Jan '05 - Jul '16)
Pink/PPink	14.9%	379.1%
Blue	9.2%	202.6%
Yellow	4.1%	50.3%
Gold	12.2%	216.9%
FCI	9.2%	163.6%
Colorless Diamonds	1.8%	19.1%
S&P	6.4%	85.6%
Dow Jones	5.9%	76.8%

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The index displays changes in average historic wholesale prices (per
carat) of fancy color diamonds. Data points represent 1, 3, 5 and 10
cts in clarities ranging from IF-SI1.

The data was collected semi-annually until April 2016 and will be
updated quarterly moving forward. For specific information on
subcategories, please refer to the most relevant graph.

Independent accounting firm Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP,
evaluated the mathematical inputs used in the calculations of the Index
and recalculated the results used to aggregate the market data provided
by The Fancy Color Research Foundation Ltd.

Latest index price changes already represent current market prices
Changes in retail prices will lag wholesale price fluctuations by 3-6 months
January 2005 prices (per carat) are indexed to 100

The Index

The Fancy Color Price Index is a
first-of-its-kind tracker of changes in the
market prices (per carat) of yellow, pink
and blue fancy color diamonds, the three
most commonly traded FCD categories.

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Research & Articles

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The risk in fancy color diamond manufacturing

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Pre-Auction Analysis: Christie’s Hong Kong 2016

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Pre-Auction Analysis: Sotheby's Geneva 2016

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Research

On the website you can find a variety of
research articles on fancy color diamonds
and the fancy color diamond niche,
including market overview, pre-auction
impressions and more.

Publications

The Pricing Architecture

The Fancy Color Research Foundation is not only developing products but also
continuously explores sources of information and researches the field of fancy
color diamonds. We are happy to recommend several publications we have
found very useful.

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Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds

More than 70 years of colored diamond research published in Gems & Gemology has been compiled in this comprehensive volume. Organized into four sections, each with introductions written by colored diamond color-grading expert John King, technical director of the GIA Laboratory, this book reviews the history and characteristics of famous colored diamonds such as the Hope and the Dresden Green, the characterization and grading of fancy-color diamonds, and seven decades of notable colored diamonds that have passed through the GIA Laboratory.

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The Fancy Color Diamond Book

The ultimate combination of a practical manual and a luxurious coffee-table book seeking to
serve as a definitive source on fancy color diamonds, both for professionals and for
interested consumers.

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Books

Recommended books on
fancy color diamonds

About Us

The FCRF is a non-profit and self-funded
organization. Our main activities are
promotion of best practices in retail and
the collection and tracking of large scale
proprietary fancy color diamond supply
availability and pricing data.

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FCRF members enjoy exclusive access to all products,
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