Owning and Investing in Red

Rarity of Red

Natural fancy Red diamonds are so rare that to acquire one would be similar to winning the lottery. Natural fancy Red diamonds are the rarest of all natural fancy colored diamonds and are typically small. The “Moussaieff Red” is the largest natural fancy Red diamond and weighs only 5.11 Carat. This rare jewel is valued at $7 Million USD.

Natural fancy Red diamonds of the rich deep hues are extremely rare and constitute one of the most magnificent ornamental jewels known to exist. Every once and a while a very special Red diamond surfaces from its hiding place deep within the earth. This discovery generates great excitement in the rare jewel and diamond world. Like owning a Rembrandt, natural fancy Red diamonds are a ‘true’ Stealth Wealth investment will never fail to retain its value.

Red Color Factors

It is known that the hue in natural fancy Red diamonds is caused by stress or crystal lattice defects displaying stress lamination during the diamonds formation. Red diamonds that are Purplish-Red or Red with other color modifiers are more common than pure Red.

It is important to know that natural fancy Red diamonds look different than Rubies, Garnet or other Red Gemstones in color. In some cases, a diamond that appears Red may actually be ‘fancy deep’ or ‘dark’ Pink. At times the difference between a Deep Pink, Dark Pink and Red are subtle.

All ‘natural fancy’ colors apart from Red has a prefix or descriptors of ‘Intense’ or ‘Vivid’ because gemological laboratories around the world consider the color Red itself ‘Intense’ or ‘Vivid’. View our inventory of some of the world’s most beautiful and rarest GIA certified Natural Fancy Red Diamonds on the Rare Jewel Exchange.

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