The Geographic Cutting Fingerprint for Fancy Color Diamonds
Traditions, rituals and cultural identities are inherent within the cut of a fancy color diamond.
Research & Insights
Chromism in pink diamonds
Pink diamonds from Argyle have been known by polishers, laboratories and traders to exhibit a phenomenon of photochromism whereby their colour can be influenced by illumination of different lights and intensities. These influences are relatively short-lived and most conspicuous after illumination by short wavelength light of high intensity. This effect is particularly noticeable when using instruments to observe fluorescence, such as a DiamondView, which after use with Argyle pink diamonds results in a distinctively bleached or pale colouration.
A Popular 10X loupe model discovered to exhibit misleading diamond color
Professional fancy color diamond dealers rely on their visual perception above all else. Aside from substandard lighting conditions, they never doubt the accuracy of their loupe when evaluating a diamond’s color.
Fancy Color Price Index™ 101: A User’s Guide
Using data collected since 2005, the Fancy Color Research Foundation unveiled the Fancy Color Diamond Index™ (FCDI) in 2014.
Overview of the Fancy Color Diamond Market (2005-2014)
The alternative asset class of Fancy Color Diamonds (FCDs) has exhibited strong growth between 2005 and 2014. FCDs, across pink, yellow and blue colors have increased in value by 167% on average between January 2005 and September 2014.
About the Fancy Color Research Foundation
The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) promotes fair-trade, ethics and transparency in Fancy Color Diamonds.
Fancy Color Diamond Undertones
Preference for a color’s undertone is definitely a matter of personal taste. Notable preferences for certain undertones within each color category do appear in…
Valuing a Fancy Color Diamond
Pricing a fancy color diamond is a difficult task due to the number of variables involved. The cost will be an approximation based on a combined reading of the…