Blue Diamond Ring – 10 things salespeople will tell you

Blue Diamond Ring – Very Rare

It’s hard to find a blue diamond ring.

One of the most elusive color diamonds in the world is the blue diamond. Exceedingly rare and even more expensive than brilliant white diamonds, the blue diamond is something you need to have deep pockets for. Prices are astronomical for a blue diamond, and even the super rich themselves are often on a waiting list to procure one of these fabulous gems. Getting your hands on a blue diamond can be harder than getting the Queen to a death metal concert. In other words, be prepared to be on the waiting list for a very long time.

So how does the natural blue diamond get it’s color? No, aliens didn’t create it, in fact you’d probably be surprised to hear it’s as simple as a chemical reaction with Boron. The diamond crystals react with boron during development that infuse the gem with it’s unique blue color. Cool right? The reaction only happens once in a blue moon (pun intended.) Blue diamonds can be many shades from blue-gray to almost green. No one shade is identical to the other. The coloration of these diamonds are what makes them so unique to the market. Each year there are roughly 0.1 percent blue diamonds mined. The only known natural blue diamonds come from the De Beers mine in South Africa. Just one place on the entire planet. No wonder they’re so expensive and rare!

One of the most famous blue diamonds in the world is the Hope Diamond, which is currently located at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The total carat weight for this diamond is 45.52 carats. There are also many other famous blue diamonds including the Wittelsbach, Idol’s Eye, Koh-I-Noor, Orlov, Cullinan I or Star of Africa as it’s better known, Petra Blue, Heart of Eternity, Millennium Star, Excelsior, Tereschenko, Sultan of Morocco, Blue Heart, Blue Empress, and the Blue Magic diamond. All these blue diamonds show incredible cuts, clarity and color and have values in the millions of dollars. If you owned one of these, you were probably royalty, wealthy beyond imagination or a thief!

When looking for a blue diamond ring it’s important to understand that they are graded exactly the same as a regular diamond, with the 4 C’s in mind. Clarity, Cut, Color and Carat. A good jeweler will help you discern which is the best blue diamond ring for you and your budget.

Talking about budget, there is an alternative to natural blue diamonds, for those of us who are not super rich. Treated blue diamonds are readily available and they are a fraction of the the cost of natural once. These diamonds have bee irradiated to give the diamond the blue color, but are otherwise identical to its natural counterparts.
For most people, these would be the best choice for a blue diamond ring.

A blue diamond ring is certainly a statement piece that can last for many, many years if looked after properly. Although expensive, they are really the cream of the crop when it comes to diamonds, they come with bragging rights like no other. Most often blue diamonds are featured as the centerpiece of a solitaire ring to showcase the stunning color and cut. Blue diamond rings are a very wise investment, just be prepared to fork over some serious money (bring the armored truck!!) Beautiful looking and classy, blue diamond rings are hard to resist. Use a reputable jeweler and you could be the new owner of a blue diamond ring for years to come.

Blue Diamond Ring – How To Get Started

So you are ready to get a blue diamond ring, or maybe a blue diamond engagement ring? You should be aware of a few things first.

Most (and i really mean that to the tune of about 99.5o%) of blue diamonds on the market for a blue diamond ring did not come out of the ground that way. Those are usually diamonds, that had a different color rough (the original unpolished and uncut version of a diamond) and where than treated later on, to bring out a blue color. in case you are wondering what that treatment is, those diamonds get irradiated.

Please do not get me wrong here, those diamonds are very beautiful, i just thought it was important for everyone to know the truth some retailers will avoid telling you. A natural blue diamond is extremely rare, even rarer already set in a blue diamond ring and demands a premium price on the market. I will assume for the moment, that you are not ready to sell your house just yet to buy a natural one, so i will stick with the treated diamond.

A Blue Diamond (treated or otherwise), is judged by the same criteria as it’s white counterpart and that is by what the industry refers to as the 4 c’s: Color: with a treated blue diamond you would want a sky blue, or very deep and even blue, but a natural one will be judged by the depth of color. white diamonds are judged from D-Z, with D being the whitest and M-Z diamonds displaying a yellow to yellow/brownish tint. clarity: this shows how many inclusions (flaws) a diamond has. from best to worst it goes F = Flawless, IF = Internally Flawless (might have some pinpoint or a little scratch on the outside), VVS1 = Very Very Slightly Included (you will need a very strong microscope to see anything), VVS2 = Very Very Slightly Included, VS1 = Very slightly Included (you will not find any inclusions with a loupe = 10 x magnification), VS2, SI1 = (here you can see inclusions with the loupe, although it will be hard for an untrained eye), SI2 = (you should see inclusions with a loupe, even if you are not trained) and this is probably your best bet for a Blue Diamond Ring, since it provides the best balance between clarity and price, SI3(on EGL certificates) = you will see inclusions with a loupe, and probably even with the naked eye, unless you are completely blind, in which case i suggest to bring someone along when you shop, I1,-I5 = very easy to see inclusions without any magnification.

I will take a break for a little bit, but please stay tuned for the next installment, but i will be back with more information on how to pick your blue diamond ring .