Condé Pink

The Grand Condé is one of the most unusual of the world's notable diamonds: a light pink pear-shaped stone of 9.01 carats. Agents of Louis XIII are said to have bought the stone in 1643 after which the King presented it to Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, who had distinguished himself as Commander of the French Army in the Thirty Years' War and who became known as the Grand Condé. Until his death in 1686, the Prince was known as an enthusiastic patron of the arts and an ardent admirer of various charming women, one of whom described him as a much more effective and able general than paramour!

The diamond remained in the Condé family until the Duc d'Aumale bequeathed it to the French Government in 1892. Today, it is on display in the Museé de Condé in Chantilly, France, where according to the terms of the Duc's will, it must always remain. On October 11th, 1926, the diamond was stolen from the museum but later found and returned. It is also known variously as the Condé Pink, the Condé Diamond, or Le Grand Condé.

Transvaal Blue

This blue pear shape was cut from a rough found in the Premier Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. It was once owned by Baumgold Bros., but has been sold since then to an undisclosed buyer.

Heart of Eternity Diamond

It was expected that some 12-million people would visit the De Beers Millennium Jewels Exhibition at the Millennium Dome in London. There they were on view in a specially designed exhibit for the entire year of 2000. It is worth it to pause a moment and reflect on the rarity of blue diamonds. Pre-20th century accounts of great blue diamonds reinforce the trade's historical links with India, the only known early source of diamonds. These accounts tell of diamonds such as Tavernier Blue (now known as the Hope Diamond; 45.52 carats) and the 30.82-carat Blue Heart, which today are valued for their history and mystique as much as for their rare color. These diamonds are famous because of their incredible rarity - only red diamonds are rarer - and the De Beers collection of blues is something that will never be seen again.

Sparkle

We know they sparkle and are beautiful and we all know that Diamonds are a girl's best friend but what exactly is it that makes diamonds so valuable?Well for starters Diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man. Add to that their beauty, brilliance and fire and they have become the gem that is the ulimate symbol of love.
The diamond is the simplest of all gemstones and is made up of 99.95% pure crystallized carbon. Diamonds begin to crystallize way beneath the earth's surface amongst a fiery mix of gases, liquids and crystals and can be as old as 3 billion years old which is almost as old as the planet.

Sell Diamonds

Diamonds are more than shiny stones and exquisite pieces of jewelry, they are also extremely desirable investments, mostly because of their liquidity which makes diamonds sell fairly easy. Here are some tips that will come very handy when selling diamonds. As with many other things too, when selling something it is of most important value to know as much as you can. With diamonds the excellent starting point are of course the famous 4C's . This are really the basic things you should know before starting selling diamonds. Of course do more you know gives you in better negotiating position when selling diamonds.

Rough Diamond Evalution

There are many things that determine the quality of rough diamond evaluation, and lot of these things can be learned on different rough diamond evaluation and grading courses. These courses usually do not last very long but even in this short time you can learn a lot about diamonds that can make the real difference in many cases.

-correct use of a loupe (the starting point that is necessary to proceed further with rough diamond evaluation )-how to tell difference between real and fake diamonds (probably the most important thing in diamond business)-learn to recognize flaws and inclusion on diamond(s) and its influence on final diamond price-learn about all kind of diamond properties (thermal, chemical, mechanical)-how to select rough diamonds that will later be good for fancy shapes-how to determine color of diamond ant the effect color has on diamond price-classification of not only natural but also synthetic diamonds-how good is certain diamond for certain cut, which one is recommended given diamond shape, and number of inclusions.

Archean Diamonds

Diamonds are usually one or two billions years old, but what about world's oldest diamonds, where do they come from, which part of the world is their home? In 2006 scientists discovered diamond fields in Canada’s Northwest Territories and thought they have found the oldest diamonds on Earth as these diamonds were formed 3.5 billion years ago in an era called the Archean, this was time when Earth was forming its first continents. But these diamonds didn't carried title "world's oldest diamonds" for a very long time. In fact their fame lasted just one year when the 4 billion year old diamonds were found trapped inside zircon crystals from the Jack Hills region, few hundreds kilometres north of the Western Australian capital Perth.