PINK DIAMONDS

RASPBERRY, strawberry, rose

Natural pink diamonds

The blush, rose, raspberry pink tones are some of the most beautiful colors in the color diamond spectrum. Pink Diamonds are one of the most popular colors among collectors, designers and jewelry enthusiasts.

Cause of Color

The process for the formation of "pink" diamonds in the earth differs substantially according to the color defect. Twisted alignment in the carbon atoms is the leading cause for their cause of color, however this is not 100% confirmed according to the Gemological Institute of America. The scientific gemological term that describes this phenomena is called “atomic distortion. The arrangements of the atoms in the crystal are determined by the heat and pressure in the earth. This is the same structural anomaly that causes a red, purple and brown diamonds.

origin of pink diamonds

Prior to the 1980s, production of natural pink diamonds had been sporadic, and limited to international mines such as Indian, Brazilian, Indonesian (Borneo) and southern African historical sources. However, in 1983 the availability of "pink" diamonds became much more obtainable with the opening of the Argyle mine in Western Australia. Never before, and never since, has there been a diamond mine that consistently produces rare pink diamonds like the Argyle Diamond Mine. The Argyle Diamond Mine is the only consistent source of pink diamonds globally and accounts for more than 90 percent of the world's reserves of pink diamonds. When awareness of their rareness is deepening, Argyle pink diamonds are becoming more and more sought-after, purchased for their personal belongings by collectors and connoisseur worldwide. The journey from the mine to its final destination as a polished gem takes over a year and a lot of carefully handling for a rough pink diamond Argyle.

Argyle pink diamonds are generally around 3 carats and below, while non-Australian pink diamonds are available in various sizes of less than 1 carat and up to 20 carats +

Historic Pink Diamonds

The Pink Star Diamond ($71 million)

The Pink Star ring, which sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $71 million, contains a 59.60 ct Fancy Vivid pink diamond graded by GIA. Is the highest price for any diamond ever bought at auction and is the largest vivid pink diamond ever found.

The Princie Pink Diamond ($39.3 million)

The cushion-shaped fancy intense pink diamond weighing 34.65carats, sold at auction - USA - Christie’s - $39,323,750m USD - April 2013 (The highest price ever paid for a Golconda diamond at auction.)
Originally owned by Hyderabad’s royal family during the Mughal Empire, the Princie diamond emerged at auction in 1960 for the rst time as the “Property of a Gentleman,” later revealed to be the Nizam of Hyderabad. &; Van Cleef & Arpels’ London branch bought the diamond for £46,000. The pink diamond was named “Princie” in honor of the 14-year-old Prince of Baroda, who attended a party at Van Cleef & Arpels’ Paris store with his mother Maharani Sita Devi.

The Sweet Josephine Pink ($28.5 million)

The “The Sweet Josephine” Diamond is the largest cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond to sell auction setting a new world record, weighing 16.08 carats, the stone sold at auction to a private Asian buyer for $28.8 million. - Geneva - Christie’s November 2015