Look up into a clear, cloudless blue sky and wonder, “What makes it blue?” Look quickly there after a fresh summer rain and see the incredible rainbow. What makes such a dazzling display of color? How do my eyes work and what makes me see? Vision and color, such wonderful miracles in life both depend on what many believe is the primary origin of all life....pure light.

It is the existence of light that brings form from void, sight from non-sight, working in magical ways on molecules of air-borne water that brings forth the rainbow. And it is pure light reaching the internal essence of a color diamond that brings forth the full spectrum of nature's palette to entice and envelop our sight. One time blue, one time yellow, or brown, or olive or….the possibilities are endless in hue, combination, intensity, saturation. But there is more at work here than pure light and the world of natural color diamonds reveals its complexities, subtleties and mystique.

 

The Origins of Natural Color
Every diamond is a miracle of nature, but where do these rare colored diamonds get their often vivid alluring colors ...more

From Rough to Cut
Follow the exciting path of a natural color diamond, from the mine that yields it, to the cutter’s wheel and process, to the finished jewel around your neck
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Grading Natural Color Diamonds
Explore and learn the features that give a natural color diamond it’s value, the way in which each stone is analyzed for color hue, tone and saturation ...more