Pink Diamond Jewelry

Pink Diamond Jewelry

Think Pink!
What's the hottest gemstone gift this season? If you've seen or heard anything about celebrities and style trends you know that PINK IS HOT!   What are pink diamonds?  They are exquisite, extraordinary and they are HERE!!

The extreme scarcity of pink diamonds has meant that only a privileged few have owned them in the past.  It is this scarcity, coupled with their beauty, that has made them a high-demand item at the world's top jewelry auctions.  In 1994, Christie's in Geneva sold a 19.66 ct Fancy pink for $377,483 per carat (about $7.4 million).  In 1995, Sotheby's sold a 7.37 ct Fancy Intense purplish pink for $818,863 per carat, or just over $6 million. These are among the highest prices ever paid for gemstones.
Many are familiar with colorless diamonds, which also demand premium prices.  But why are some diamonds pink?  Their scarcity prohibited their study in the past.  Recently, the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory received numerous pink diamonds for examination and reports, which enabled colored diamond expert John King and his colleagues to study a total of nearly 1,500 pink diamonds, in the most exhaustive research to date on these goods.

The study is the first to examine nearly all color grades of diamonds ranging from purplish pink through pink to orangy pink.  The cause of the color in pink diamonds remains debatable, though researchers believe that the reason lies in the diamond's atomic structure.  Pink diamonds occur in a wide range of hues, which results in a broad range of appearances, from some that are purplish to others that are orangy.

No other diamond locality in the world produces pink and reddish diamonds with as much regularity as the Argyle mine in Australia. This doesn't mean the supply is plentiful, however. Out of the millions of carats mined at Argyle yearly, only some 700 found each year qualify as "pinks" or "reds."

Fancy pink diamonds were once available only to royalty. The tender offers conducted by Argyle Diamonds offer a way ? albeit an expensive one ? for anyone to acquire them.

Pink diamonds are rare, though blue, red, green and orange are considered rarer still. The origin of the color in pink and red diamonds is a mystery, says Dr. Emmanuel Fritsch, a professor of physics at the University of Nantes, France, and an expert on the origin of color in gemstones. In the book The Nature of Diamonds (Cambridge Press and the American Museum of Natural History), Fritsch explains, "The color is due totally or in part to a color center resulting from deformation. [Editor's note: A deformation refers to a mistake in atomic arrangement or missing atoms. These deformations are known as 'color centers' and may also contain color-causing impurities]. However, the atomic details of the center, and whether it incorporates an impurity, remain mysteries."

Of course, the rarity of color affects prices. The pricing of pink and red diamonds is rarely disclosed in public, though it's not uncommon to be hundreds of thousands of dollars per carat. A 0.95-ct. purplish red diamond was sold at auction in 1987 for close to a million dollars, for example.

Availability also is a factor. Production of pinks is on a downward trend, in spite of the recent rehabilitation of the Argyle mine and resulting extension of its life span. Still, tender offers are expected to continue for some years to come.

This exceptional 1.06-ct. oval was one of the outstanding gems Argyle showed to prospective North American buyers at the first pink diamond tender in the U.S.

 

Generous Gems is pleased to announce the availability of our "Perfect Pink" diamonds.  These diamonds are Chatham created diamonds.  Chatham created diamonds are diamonds exactly the same as those taken from the earth.

They are not imitations (such as CZ, moissanite or other synthetics).  Chatham is the leader in created gemstones.  Their quest to create a diamond began over 60 years ago by the company's founder, Carroll F. Chatham.

These diamonds posess the same hardness, chemical composition and crystal structure as mined diamonds at a fraction of the cost.   The environment in which these are created is controlled giving you the color and quality you desire for a piece of jewelry that is sure to become an heirloom!  These have fire and brilliance!  They have the same chemical  and physical properties as natural diamonds.

Our round brilliant cut colored diamonds are available in a range of sizes and colors.  Please contact us to choose your perfect pink diamond today!