Colored Diamonds
ROCK THE RAINBOW
Diamonds are the stuff of dreams, and some of us dream in Technicolor. Bright color isn’t mandatory in a diamond, but where would life be without the things we don’t actually need but go for anyway?
though these stones are rare. Just be
Fact is, a precious stone is all about
prepared to spend more per carat for a
self-expression, and a diamond’s
good quality, intense pink.
distinctive hue can winningly reflect a distinctive you. Each diamond—born of heat and
It may be hard to imagine, but such dramatic hues start with impurities, extreme heat and sometimes
pressure within the Earth—is unique.
irradiation, which impact growing
And one way the diamond reflects
crystals. For instance, nitrogen can
individuality is in color, from pale to
produce yellow, and radiation yields
vivid.
green—the envy of your friends.
Because some hues are extremely
In love with pink but want to
rare and costly, a good place to
get more dazzle to the dollar?
start investigating colored natural
Remember that lab-grown diamonds,
diamonds is with the more common
often a more economical choice, also
shades: brown, gray, black and
sparkle their way around the color
yellow.
wheel.
Of course, you can always dream,
They say there’s a pot of gold at the
and diamonds also shine in pink,
end of the rainbow, but even better
red, violet, blue, green and orange—
than gold (or a fine accompaniment to it!) is finding, somewhere on that rainbow, the just-right stone you’ll always cherish.
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From top: 18K white gold fancy yellow fashion ring containing a 6.13ct fancy yellow cushion-cut diamond with 2.67ct white diamonds, $102,600; three-stone ring with 0.94ct pear-shaped fancy blue-green diamond with two 0.14 fancy pink pearshaped diamonds set with 0.21ct argyle 6P pink diamonds and 0.38ct white diamonds on platinum and 18K pink gold, $70,000; 18K yellow gold diamond bracelet containing 205 fancy shaped diamonds with a total weight of 67.21ct, $346,125.
C D PEACOCK
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