About Colors

Natural Color Diamond Definition

The Origin of Color

What is Color? About Natural Color Diamonds

Other Colored Gems

Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds Precious Stones Definition

Treated and Synthetic Diamonds

Introduction Treated Natural Diamonds Synthetic or Lab Grown Diamonds

Quality Grading

The Role of Laboratories

Grading Colorless Diamonds

History of Diamond Grading The Main Laboratories The 4Cs Fluorescence Colorless Diamonds Certificates

Grading Natural Color Diamonds

History of Natural Color Diamond Grading Grading of Color Diamonds Debates Around Color Grading Natural Colour Diamonds and the 4 Cs Fluorescence How to Read a Natural Color Diamond Certificate

History

Historical Origins

India

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

Brazil (1730-1870)

Borneo

South Africa (1870-1920)

The 1920's

Renewed Interest (1970)

Natural Color Diamonds in the 21st Century

Famous color diamonds

Allnatt - Fancy Vivid Yellow - 102.29 ct Ashberg - Ambre - 102.48 ct Black Orlov - Black - 67.50 ct Blue Heart - Deep Blue - 30.82 ct Blue Moon - Fancy Vivid Blue - 12.03 ct Darya-I Nur - Pale Pink - 175.19 ct De Young Red - Fancy Dark Reddish Brown- 5.03 c Dresden Green - Fancy Green - 41.00 ct Florentine - Light Yellow - 139.00 ct Golden Jubilee - Gold Brown - 755.50 ct Graff Imperial Blue - Fancy Blue - 39.81 ct Graff Pink - Fancy Intense Pink - 24.78 ct Grand Condé - Fancy Pink - 9.01 ct Great Chrysanthemum - Golden Brown 104.15 ct Gruosi - Black - 115.34 ct Hope - Sapphire - Fancy Dark Grayish Blue - 45.52 ct Hortensia - Light Orangey Pink - 20.53 Incomparable - Fancy Brownish Yellow - 407.48 ct Mouna - Intense Yellow - 112.53 ct Moussaieff Red - Red - 5.11 ct Orlov - Slightly Bluish Green - 189.60 ct Porges - Yellow - 78.53 ct Princie - Intense Pink - 34.65 ct Pumpkin - Vivid Orange - 5.54 ct Red Cross - Canary Yellow- 205.07 ct Tereschenko - Blue - 42.92 ct Tiffany - Canary yellow - 287.42 ct Wittelsbach - Dark Blue - 35.50 ct

People

Geography

Angola

Australia: Argyle

Borneo

Brazil

British Guyana

Canada and New Production

Central African Republic

China

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Russian Federation

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Venezuela

From rough to cut

Honey Color Heart Shape Diamond

Olive Cushion Cut Diamond

Bronze Color Radiant Cut Diamond

Canary Yellow Radiant Cut Diamond

Raspberry Pink Radiant Cut Diamond

Burgundy Radiant Cut Diamond

Old Rose Oval Diamond

Jonquille Oval Diamond

Burgundy Step Cut Diamond

Burgundy Radiant Cut Diamond

Old Rose Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

The first relatively serious information on diamond production in India dates from the XVIIth Century, when Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), a French precious stones merchant, traveled several times to India, first with the support of Cardinal Mazarin and then with that of Louis XIV. Tavernier recounts his adventures in "The Six Voyages of John Baptiste Tavernier", a superbly illustrated book first published in Paris (1676) and then in London (1678). This book contains skillful sketches of each of the stones that he sold to the Sun King.

During his travels, Tavernier visited only three of the numerous Indian mines: Raolconda, Gani Colour and Soulempour. But the beauty and rareness of the diamonds that he brought back to Europe remain unsurpassed today: the Koh-i-Noor (Mountain of Ligh

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