Owning and Investing in Purple

Is it treated or is it natural?

When investing in natural fancy Purple diamonds the first question to ask is whether it has been treated or not? In recent years, sophisticated methods of producing natural fancy Purple diamonds has been developed. The process involves irradiating the diamond causing its color to change, following with a heat treatment to stabilize the color.

It takes a highly trained eye to detect irradiated Purple diamonds. If a colored diamond isn’t natural then it’s not worth investing in. That’s why it’s even more essential that investors and collectors know that their diamonds are coming from ethical sources. Learn more about Our Power in Purple Diamonds now.

Rarity in Purple

Natural fancy Purple diamonds are immensely rare and Purple jewels with no secondary hues are even rarer. Most natural fancy Purple diamonds are less than one carat in size. It’s rare to find dark to vivid Lilac colors and most natural fancy Purple diamonds display ‘needle like’ color zones.

Purple jewels are often confused with Violet diamonds, however Purple is a rare hue found in nature, different from the Violet hue. The Purple hue is caused by an internal grain formation, making the cut of Purple diamonds extremely rare.

Demand for Purple

Worldwide demand for natural fancy Purple diamonds has never been stronger due to increasing worldwide demand in China and India and the imminent closing of the world’s most notable mine and producer of Purple diamonds, the Argyle Mine. Only seven short years away - and with the potential elimination of natural fancy colored diamonds supplies, natural fancy Purple jewels are becoming a highly interesting investment for investor’s of rare commodities.

Basketball player, Kobe Bryant put the spotlight on natural fancy Purple diamonds after he gave his wife an 8-carat purple diamond costing $4 million.

View our inventory of the world’s rarest and most beautiful GIA certified natural fancy Purple diamonds on the Rare Jewel Exchange.