Blog Natural Diamond Prices - November 2021

[bcmacdonald]

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As the world prepares to recover from the COVID-19 global pandemic so has the diamond industry. We have seen a positive increase in the average price of natural diamonds over the past couple of months. We have also seen a shift in the Top 5 Popular Diamond Shapes as many traditional shapes that were trending pre-COVID have since become less...

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[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

One persons positive increase is anothers negative

 

[m mirzadeh]

Hi all,

Please advise me about the price of this diamond

Cut: modified kite step

10.20 carat

Fancy Brown-Yellow, Even

Clarity: i2

GIA Report Number: 534394669

 

[DejaWiz]

Hi all,

Please advise me about the price of this diamond

Cut: modified kite step

10.20 carat

Fancy Brown-Yellow, Even

Clarity: i2

GIA Report Number: 534394669

GIA report number 534394669 is not valid.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Everything jumped up this month. Never experienced shortages like this before.

 

[VDK1]

Everything jumped up this month. Never experienced shortages like this before.

Is it due to the "strong demands" of year end holiday?

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Is it due to the "strong demands" of year end holiday?

Covid shutting mines over the past 18 months, cutters leaving Surat - Covid. Diwali extended manufacture shut down for 3 weeks. More cash on jewels and less on travel etc etc

 

[VDK1]

Covid shutting mines over the past 18 months, cutters leaving Surat - Covid. Diwali extended manufacture shut down for 3 weeks. More cash on jewels and less on travel etc etc

Oh, covid : Many people are jobless and the others invest in stocks and then buy .... diamonds

 

[m mirzadeh]

GIA report number 534394669 is not valid.

GIA Report Number: 5343946691

 

[DejaWiz]

GIA Report Number: 5343946691

Quite a lot going on with that one.
Make a new thread here in RockyTalky so that a specific discussion about it can take place.

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

Covid shutting mines over the past 18 months, cutters leaving Surat - Covid. Diwali extended manufacture shut down for 3 weeks. More cash on jewels and less on travel etc etc

Hi Gary,
Thank you for your insightful viewpoint and inside track of the diamond world. I do have a question though, will the prices come back down? Thank you.
D

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Hi Gary,
Thank you for your insightful viewpoint and inside track of the diamond world. I do have a question though, will the prices come back down? Thank you.
D

Good question, will Omricon shut down factories and mining again?
Will Chinese property cause a collapse of demand in the large diamond consumers there?
Will things get cheaper after the western festive season? Or will Chinese New Year drive demand further?
I wish I knew. But what I do know is strong blue fluorescent diamonds (absent scattered inclusions) over the medium and longer term will rise in prices so get em while they are cheap as chips!

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

Okay, now you have me so curious. Would you please elaborate on the statement about "strong blue fluorescent diamonds", "get em while they are "cheap as chips"?
What exactly do you mean?
D

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Okay, now you have me so curious. Would you please elaborate on the statement about "strong blue fluorescent diamonds", "get em while they are "cheap as chips"?
What exactly do you mean?
D

High colored diamonds look great with the help of the blue - makes them icier white (sp?) They were called Blue White and cost more.
High clarity blue fluorescent diamonds are less likely to be milky hazy than lower clarity diamonds.
Those diamonds have huge discounts. It does not make sense.
GIA (scientists) are exploring ways to seperate and identify milky hazy fluorescent diamonds.
Tomorrow in about 18 hours?

GIA Knowledge Sessions

GIA Knowledge Sessions, a series of talks and seminars that promise to engage participants in the most diverse and pressing issues in gemology today, including gemstone origin, laboratory-grown stones and new grounds in field gemology.

www.gia.edu

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

Well Gary, I am dating myself by sharing this but; I recall when the "blue white diamonds" (diamonds with fluorescence) were highly sought after back in the 50-60's. Then in later years some articles were written about them possessing the milky haziness you speak of I believe in one of the Asian Countries and demand and prices sharply dropped. Some brick and mortar jewelers will not carry them. True?
D

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Well Gary, I am dating myself by sharing this but; I recall when the "blue white diamonds" (diamonds with fluorescence) were highly sought after back in the 50-60's. Then in later years some articles were written about them possessing the milky haziness you speak of I believe in one of the Asian Countries and demand and prices sharply dropped. Some brick and mortar jewelers will not carry them. True?
D

The real problem is nay sayers on the internet. But that is also the opportunity. Watch the webinar or the video that will follow it.
At last GIA have a scientist who is not a geochemist only

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

Thank you.
D

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

High colored diamonds look great with the help of the blue - makes them icier white (sp?) They were called Blue White and cost more.
High clarity blue fluorescent diamonds are less likely to be milky hazy than lower clarity diamonds.
Those diamonds have huge discounts. It does not make sense.
GIA (scientists) are exploring ways to seperate and identify milky hazy fluorescent diamonds.
Tomorrow in about 18 hours?

GIA Knowledge Sessions

GIA Knowledge Sessions, a series of talks and seminars that promise to engage participants in the most diverse and pressing issues in gemology today, including gemstone origin, laboratory-grown stones and new grounds in field gemology.

www.gia.edu

What are your thoughts on internal graining with strong fluorescence?

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

What are your thoughts on internal graining with strong fluorescence?

Absolute no no! Surface graining can be OK but not Internal graining. And GIA miss most of it.
I have an example on this page down near the bottom

Clarity

Diamond Clarity has the next largest impact on cost. You can save money and get a good VS diamond as long as inclusions aren't visible.

www.hollowaydiamonds.com.au

 

[RunningwithScissors]

Knowing my own predilections, I think I would absolutely love blue-white diamonds. I adore the iceiest white and am willing to pay a premium for it (I greatly prefer cool-color over size.) The problem is, as a novice in the diamond world, I am afraid to buy a diamond without knowing it is a super-ideal and has been pre-vetted for cut and light return by an expert. So, because of that, and the super-ideal vendors not selling diamonds with strong blue flor., I don't really have the opportunity to buy or even see a colorless, high-clarity diamond with strong blue flor.

What's a cool-diamond-loving-girl to do?

I am such a freak for cool-color diamonds, I am assembling a tennis bracelet one diamond at a time with all D's. Perhaps that should be one definition of insanity.

@Garry H (Cut Nut) start your own line of super ideals with strong blue flor and I'll happily be your customer!

 

[Diamond Best Friend]

Thank you for you

Absolute no no! Surface graining can be OK but not Internal graining. And GIA miss most of it.
I have an example on this page down near the bottom

Clarity

Diamond Clarity has the next largest impact on cost. You can save money and get a good VS diamond as long as inclusions aren't visible.

www.hollowaydiamonds.com.au

Thank you again.

 

[Yatin]

The prices of Diamond in November 2021 have been quite reasonable for me. I think I would like diamondlite from japan stones. They are reasonable and a perfect replica for diamonds. A perfect wide array of shapes, various sizes, and a range of colors. Each and every piece of the gem is the one you will treasure forever.