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Many investors have been disappointed by returns from other assets and have moved into an area once the preserve of wealthy collectors. High-price purchases of colored diamonds have become more commonplace in recent years.

The 132 antiquarians and gallerists from the Brafa offer an extremely wide range of fields and inspire art lovers to acquire a unique piece of art or jewellery. At the preview vernissage we spotted some superb fancy color diamonds. Fancy Yellow diamonds were omnipresent. 

After a year of new auction records, desire for the world's rarest natural colored diamonds has never been greater. We take a look back at the top sales of natural colored diamonds.

Merlin Diamonds has recovered a number of rough diamonds from operations at the Merlin diamond mine, including a 35.26-carat brown diamond.

For the Golden Globe Ceremony, the 42-year-old E! News correspondent matched her gown with Fancy Yellow,13 carat, radiant double drop diamond earrings and matching 10.56 carat radiant yellow diamond ring.

While 7,000 policemen were distracted protecting Times Square revelers just a few blocks away, three unidentified men waited until the New Year's Eve ball dropped to pull off a multi-million dollar diamond jewelry heist in Midtown, Manhattan.