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Hello Friends, Our favorite time of the year is upo n us! At Bruce G. Weber we are in the business of helping you celebrate and com memorate special moments in you r live s. In this issue of our Accent magazine we have created a special gift guide section to help you in your search for the perfect gifts. Enjoy the season and thank you. We look forward to the future and will con tinue our commitment to serving our customers and providing the best jewelry in the world!

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g n i h t y r e v E e is Possibl Wishing our newly engaged and married customers a lifetime of love!

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g n i h t y r e v E e is Possibl Wishing our newly engaged and married customers a lifetime of love!

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OVAL HALO

The round halo’s popularity has waned. What’s newly in demand: diamond accents elsewhere, such as on the shank, and the oval halo, an elegant look that elongates and slims the finger. Oval has risen to the top among fancy diamond shapes.

INTERTWINED BANDS

FLOWERS & BOWS

Flowers, vines and leaves seemingly gathered from the garden join bows in bringing the latest bridal gown trends to engagement rings. Floral halos or ribbon-like flourishes make for sophisticated styles that appeal to Boho and classic girls alike.

VINTAGE INSPIRATIONS

Whether twisted or overlapping, this wrapped design focuses attention on the center stone and adds interest to a simpler setting. What better way to signify tying the knot?

COLORED STONES

Vintage has been gaining favor for its glamour and timelessness. Nods to the Victorian and Art Deco periods include delicate engraving and personalized elements.

RING BLING

More than ever, couples want to convey their stories in uniquely personal ways. Today’s abundant engagement ring choices offer an extension of that storytelling.

While colored diamonds in pink, yellow, chocolate and black are all options, colored gemstones are even bigger breakouts.

Sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and the dimensional color of alexandrite and opal are being used alone or with diamonds in three-stone settings and halos.

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PEAR & MARQUISE SHAPES

These tapered cuts provide a slenderizing effect on the hand and work well in an array of on-trend settings, from vintage to east/west.

STACKING BANDS

MIXED METAL

More evidence of the non-traditional movement and the desire to assert individuality, rose, yellow, white gold and platinum come together in stacking rings or in a single design.

DOUBLE SHANK

Dual bands offer an architectural and fashion-forward look. Plain or covered in diamonds, it’s a bold yet simple statement.

This is the ultimate example of customization and personalization. Rising in status for some time now, stacks are fast becoming the new standard, able to be mixed and matched, worn separately and added to over time.

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DELICATE SETTINGS

EAST/ WEST SETTINGS

Perhaps one of the newest looks is the east/west setting, showcasing a horizontal stone orientation rather than vertical. Unique and versatile, accommodating all manner of stone cuts, this setting creates the illusion of a larger stone and stacks well with other rings.

Dainty and delicate, simple designs can be as impactful as over-the-top styles.

The most popular engagement ring on Pinterest recently was a brilliant round solitaire diamond on a thin, simple band.

Traditional and au courant, the design proves sometimes less is truly more.

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Unique details kick it up a notch and enhance the center stone.

Scrollwork in an ornate setting lends a one-of-a kind feel.

Elaborate details on the sides of a band add dimensional views.

Accent diamonds, in baguettes or unique shapes, ramp up the bling factor.

ROSE GOLD

Uber feminine and romantic, rose gold is probably the trendiest of metals and flatters all skin tones. With more women going for a feminine, fashionable look when walking down the aisle, it’s no surprise pink reigns supreme.

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Fall ushers in sculptural statements and multi-purpose functionality.

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as jewelry ever been more fun to wear? Whether you lean toward delicate charms, sparkling florals or bold geometry, there are plenty of ways this season to tie it all together and make it hip, elegant and uniquely your own. Versatility is key right now, and designers are expanding their collections with that in mind. Look for necklaces that convert to bracelets or multi-finger rings that fold into one. We’re still stacking and layering, so there’s plenty of room for individual expression. You probably don’t need to retire anything in your jewelry wardrobe this fall to remain on point. But you might want to step it up a notch, add a statement piece or two, some edgy texture and vibrant color. BY CATHLEEN MCCARTHY

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blue topaz and the whole spectrum of blue sapphire from faded to inky.

Look for hoops set with translucent tanzanite or rose-cut fancy sapphires, and pendants strung on multi-strands of sapphire beads gradated from pale to indigo.

Tanzanite is another option to consider. Hueb elevated tanzanite to new levels by combining it with the sparkle and elegance of diamonds in white gold—most recently setting clusters of delicate trillion cuts (curved triangles) on slender white gold bars in its Trilliant collection.

Flesh-baring openwork designs like this will continue to get more elegant and dramatic.

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pal continues strong, showing up as the standout in cocktail rings accented with diamonds, or colored gems like blue topaz and peridot that bring out the stone’s inner rainbow.

Watery blue moonstones are another crowd favorite, and we’re seeing other misty blues and bluegreens like aquamarine and chalcedony. Along this line, David Yurman is pairing chrysoprase and turquoise in the Chatelaine collection. Also expect to see more of the newcomer gem aquaprase, a minty-green chalcedony discovered in Africa in 2014.

But the hottest hue on the horizon will have you matching your gems to your jeans. Fashion designers from Dior to Calvin Klein to Stella McCartney showed denim ensembles for fall, and we predict denim blue will be the primary gem color of 2018.

Jewelry looks are already showing the denim hues of London

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COLLARS & CUFFS

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ne way to update the layers at your throat is to add a personalized, engraved charm or pendant. Another is to add one of the new, more refined chokers, destined to become a go-to basic.

David Yurman added lots of gold this year, including rose gold. One way to open your existing Yurman silver stack to the gold to come: add a piece or two from this season’s mixed-metals, like those polished gold accents in his silver Chatelaine collection. Whether you normally go for the gold or stick to silver, a mixed-metal lariat is destined to become a wardrobe basic.

Open-ended rings and bracelets are everywhere, ranging from those slender diamond-tipped bangles that Halle Berry stacked on one wrist at the Oscars to the bold geometry of baguette rings.

Where the statement bracelet is concerned, it’s all about female empowerment. The power cuff can be worn stacked, one on each wrist like Coco Chanel, or Wonder Woman-style as this show-stopping (bullet-deflecting?) statement piece from Penny Preville.

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hat celestial trend we’ve been seeing for a couple years is moving away from the yoga influence of astrology and zodiac constellations and drifting into the far reaches of outer space. Maybe it’s all the talk of reviving space exploration, but a UFO has landed in the design zeitgeist.

Chanel and Comme des Garçons were among those who introduced astronaut-inspired silver garb on the runway this year. Jessica Biel created Oscar buzz with a diamondmounted fringe collar worn with her form-fitting metallic gown. Priyanka Chopra sported matching platinumand-diamond cuffs on each wrist on the same red carpet. You can get in on this space-age trend with any of the bold, geometric cuff bracelets or collars on offer. In some cases, it’s a little subtler: concentric gold circles dotted with gems and pearls, hinting at planets revolving around an axis.

A simpler way to get a piece of that night sky: add a starburst.

These exuberant bursts of celestial energy are everywhere. Try a blackdiamond star choker, cluster earrings, or a delicate bangle of white diamond stars to add sparkle and texture to your stack.

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REVIVAL STYLES

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ith The Jazz Age exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt whetting our appetites once again for Deco, and Past is Present: Revival Jewelry at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (through August 2018), vintage jewelry lovers are newly dazzled by the glamour and craftsmanship of past eras. You don’t need to bid at auction to score revival style. Today’s designers are reinventing looks that have been around for decades or, in some cases, millennia.

Some designers are bringing Deco back with colored diamonds, or setting pyramid-shaped colored stones in that familiar stepped, architectural gold. Even Stephen Webster has played with Deco, with his Chrysler Building-inspired detachable diamond earrings.

Digging further back, Armenta has added bold new pieces to its Artifacts collection, playing off the tarnished finish and aged texture of long-buried antiquities by mounting them in bright, granulated gold.

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FUTURE is FEMALE armor? What styles will they want to work into their existing collections?” Having an expansive set of archives is also helpful to lean on while designing.

While I was designing Naga, it was important to honor the original silhouette in the new iteration. I feminized the silhouette, replacing the scales with leafier interpretations and swapping the red eyes for softer blue sapphire eyes.

The newest collection features a number of mixed metal pieces and introduces stones like silver sheen obsidian. It’s a byproduct of volcano, but one would never guess from the stone’s beautiful sheen and sense of light. As we modernize and elevate our collections, adding more gemstones was a natural next step.

Creative director Hollie Bonneville Barden brings a new outlook to JOHN HARDY. Tell us about your first year at John Hardy.

I spent a great deal of time really getting to know the brand’s history and our clientele. My first major challenge was to reinterpret the Naga, one of the mythical talisman icons from our Legends collection. When researching the Naga myth in Bali, I discovered stories of Naga represented as a spirit of nature (sky, ocean, volcano) that had great universal symbolism. Working closely with the brand’s artisans helped me grasp a greater understanding of the spirit of Naga in artwork and carved expression. The historical celebration of the raw power and symbolism of Naga formed the overarching concept for the season, which also features new iterations of the timeless Chain, Dot and Bamboo collections.

I also had the opportunity to visit our retail partners, many of which are family-run businesses, and connect with customers. Many of our clients are strong, empowered women who are purchasing John Hardy for themselves to celebrate a milestone. It’s truly so inspiring to see this display of female power through jewelry.

What’s it like being John Hardy’s youngest creative director as well as the first female?

I am very lucky to hold the role of creative director for such an iconic brand. It’s my personality to take the bull by the horns, which has helped me. Every day there is a steep learning curve, but it is empowering too. Being young offers me the advantage of having a different viewpoint. I have been fortunate to have incredible experiences thus far.

You’re British but now spend the majority of your time traveling between New York and Bali. How do these diverse places inspire your designs?

I am attracted to the fast-paced rhythm of NYC and all of the innovative design happening. I’m inspired by its vibrant energy and glamour. Bali has this amazing creative energy and offers a much slower pace. This sort of yin and yang I experience between the two places is very much reflected in the versatility of my designs.

How do you continue to innovate while designing for a brand that has such an iconic look?

I am keeping our strong, powerful female clientele in mind. I ask myself, “What do they want to wear as their personal

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ROBERTO COIN Since 1996, Roberto Coin has been known as a creator of sophistication, blending modernity and tradition. Driven by an innate love for the world of art and fashion, Coin decided to leave his successful career as a hotel manager to follow his dream, facing a new and passionate adventure.

His creativity took shape through the hands of the most renowned Italian jewelry artisans, who brought Roberto Coin’s romantic and borderless imagination to life through their skills, telling his story through jewels that truly become works of art.

Proof positive of this is the Venetian Princess collection, inspired by the patterns and decorations of storied Venetian architecture. It brings to mind fables and majesty, handed down through the narrow Venetian alleys under the warm light of lanterns, where elegance meets intrigue. New this year are sophisticated satin finishes and exquisite pavé lockets, allowing you to carry a piece of the mystery close to your own heart.

MIKIMOTO Those lucky enough to discover Mikimoto’s beautiful High Jewellery creations remain forever in awe of the brand’s ability to marry the highest-quality pearls with sophisticated design and expert craftsmanship. Always a highlight are rare and natural Conch and Melo pearls surrounded by sparkling diamonds. To give an idea of the rarity of these luscious pink and peach-hued stones, only one in every 100,000 found in nature meets Mikimoto standards; finding a matched set is truly more difficult than locating a needle in a haystack.

For those without access to the brand’s one-of-a-kind creations, The Pearl Necklace (Assouline Publishing) is Mikimoto’s newest art book, which tells the story of the pearl necklace throughout time, highlights some of pearls’ most illustrious wearers from Cleopatra to Princess Diana, and instills the importance of Mikimoto’s contribution as “The Originator of Cultured Pearls since 1893.” It leaves the reader with a renewed sense of the beauty and artistry that only Mikimoto has mastered.

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tirelessly to build a sanctuary for his mission church on Long Island. The watch, which bears an inscription from 1957, is from the only banker who would lend the reverend money for the construction. “I wear my Rolex every day,” says Hinsch, “but when I go to church, it’s always the Wittnauer.”

It’s not uncommon for a watch’s story to span generations, even when it just involves digging it out of storage and getting it running again.

Take Maxwell Raymond Rich, a 26-year-old attorney in Manhattan. In 1956, his grandfather rewarded himself for his hard work as a stockbroker with a goldplated Omega Seamaster Automatic. Five years later he found himself with a wife and bouncing baby boy.

When Rich was set to graduate law school, he, too, decided to reward himself and began talking about buying a watch. That’s when his mother remembered grandpa’s Omega stashed away in a box somewhere, forgotten for decades. “We decided that, in honor of my father’s upcoming 55th birthday, we should have the watch serviced and restored,” recounts Rich. “Omega sent it to Switzerland for six months, and the watch arrived a few days before his birthday. He loves telling the watch’s history and how it pays honor to his father.

My brothers and I look at the watch as one of our few heirlooms from Grandfather.” (Hopefully they won’t have to fight over it!)

You could say the value of the Omega—the sentimental value, that is—had been reappraised. And isn’t that the nature of younger generations: to value the things of their grandparents’ era, things that their parents deemed old-fashioned or even worthless? We should all aspire to be scrupulous reappraisers of all things in our lives, in an effort to fill them with as much beauty and meaning as possible. BY CHRISTIAN CHENSVOLD

ew luxury brands can create lifestyle marketing campaigns that rival the true stories of real people.

Heirloom watches and jewelry pieces are often passed on with tales attached to them—sometimes banal, sometimes sparkling with romantic adventure. The term “sentimental value,” after all, is hardly a sentimental term, for it describes something very real. Some possessions are more valuable to us than their monetary worth would suggest because of the emotions and memories attached to them.

That’s why, when we lose something with sentimental value, it really hurts the heart. “I went to Knox College, the same college my father did,” says Jack Dechow.

“Right after I decided to attend, my father gave me a watch inscribed with the college’s crest that his parents had given him upon graduation. It was a simple gold watch with a metal band. I wore it a lot over the summer, but it was stolen out of my car the month before I embarked for campus. I really wish I still had it, so I’d have a tangible gift to remember my father and grandfather by when they inevitably pass.”

Much has been noted about Millennials’ low interest in things like status logos and analog watches. But it turns out many in this generation value luxury heirlooms more than we expected. To own a fine piece is one thing, but to wear a fine piece with a tale behind it elevates it from mere status symbol and makes the wearer a storyteller.

Dr. James Hinsch has a luxury watch of his own—a vintage Wittnauer—also a sentimental keepsake he takes out weekly. His father was a reverend who worked

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DAVID YURMAN Diamond Stax chain link ring $1,500

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Masai ring $2,670

Onda diamond stud earrings $795

Blue sapphire Cascade ring $4,090

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ROBERTO COIN Venetian Princess locket pendant $6,400

ROBERTO COIN MARCO BICEGO Lunaria lapis ring $2,430

Love emoji necklace $790 Cool emoji necklace $790 Diamond kiss emoji $900

PESAVENTO Polvere square-cut ring $251

ROBERTO COIN Classic Parisienne earrings $2,750

MARCO BICEGO Masai bracelet $4,990

ROBERTO COIN Venetian Princess ring $2,950

DAVID YURMAN Classic quartz with mother-of-pearl dial $6,800

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Hematine Anvil signet ring $800

Classic Chain bracelet in black rubber $295

JOHN HARDY Classic Chain with wood beads bracelet $695

DAVID YURMAN Small box chain $245 Malachite enhancer $450

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Bamboo pearl necklace $795

Legends Naga bracelet $1,795

DAVID YURMAN Peridot Osetra bangle $900 Hampton blue topaz Osetra bangle $900

IPPOLITA Onda linear earrings $325

PESAVENTO PENNY PREVILLE

Polvere hoop earrings $389

Diamond Stardust ear climbers $3,995

Diamond leaf pendant $381

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MARCO BICEGO

Baby hammered hoops $1,225

Lunaria ring $2,400

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PENNY PREVILLE Round and square earrings $2,765

PENNY PREVILLE Moderne necklace $2,995 Diamond eyeglass chain $2,895

PESAVENTO

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Stardust bracelet $700

Blue sapphire and round diamond cigar band $3,525

ARMENTA Old World Crivelli drop earrings $2,790

TARA PEARLS South Sea pearl and diamond ring $1,969

MARCO BICEGO

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Lunaria drop earrings $1,310

Datejust $9,150

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ROBERTO COIN CENTO Signature three-row diamond necklace $35,000

Emerald and diamond Art Deco earrings $43,534

SUTRA Opal doublet, emerald and diamond ring $14,000

RAHAMINOV Diamond halo ring $64,750

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Yacht-Master II $18,750

Day-Date $32,000

Submariner Blue Index $13,400

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Diamond Cascade necklace $180,860

L’Amour Crisscut ring $28,834

MIKIMOTO Black South Sea pearl strand $14,000

ROBERT PROCOP Ruby, pink sapphire and diamond earrings $36,850

SUTRA Emerald and diamond earrings $125,000

SUTRA Diamond bracelet $32,000

Diamond drop earrings $88,593

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ROBERTO COIN Designer Gold earrings $1,700

MARCO BICEGO Diamond Masai ring $1,850

IPPOLITA Cherish Bond necklace $245

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Golden Gate hoop earrings $3,040

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PENNY PREVILLE Ruby bangle $5,985

MARCO BICEGO Lunaria black mother-ofpearl and diamond pendant $2,340 Lunaria black mother-ofpearl and diamond necklace $10,890

RAHAMINOV Diamond triangle earrings $1,600

ELIZABETH LOCKE Oval link bracelet with stone toggle $12,925

ROBERTO COIN Black Jade earrings $1,950

KWIAT Diamond star necklace $2,650

DAVID YURMAN Continuance bracelet $7,900

YOSSI HARARI Sara diamond ring $9,290

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SUTRA Diamond earrings $9,500

ELIZABETH LOCKE Gold oval lapis clip bale $2,925

ARMENTA Old World Crivelli ring $1,990

PENNY PREVILLE Diamond bangle $7,000 Diamond bezel-set bangle $6,485

DAVID YURMAN Supernova necklace $6,800

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TIME RISING ABOVE

Philippe Lebru and the art of contemporary clockmaking.

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hen we recently discovered this sculptural collection of wall and tall clocks at the 2017 Watch Fair in Basel, Switzerland, we felt we had stumbled upon something extraordinary. Then when we met its creator, Philippe Lebru, we knew we were face to face with genius!

Since 1993, Lebru has been experimenting with oversized, graphic (some say subversive) timepieces, and with the relationship between individuals and time. “I imagined a clock that could rise above time, a clock that would connect the past to the future, tracing a line that defines our relationship to a greater force,” he explains.

This greater force, no doubt, is what catapulted the artist to considerable fame. In 2005, his collection was awarded the Grand Prix at France’s Concours Lepine for inventions. He then won a gold medal for horology at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva. In 2011, Lebru produced two monumental clocks for the city of Besancon (birthplace of Victor Hugo, Gustave Courbet and Louis Pasteur): one for its high-speed train station and one for its art museum. In 2015, he was commissioned to produce a five-meter-high skeleton clock, the largest in the world, which currently marks the moments in downtown Tokyo.

And speaking of commissions, you too can own one of Lebru’s horological masterpieces. Check out his collection online (utinam-manufacture.fr) or send him a photo of your room and he will custom design the perfect piece for your wall. More than mere clocks, these timepieces are unique combinations of art, science, culture and technical prowess.

As it is said: “If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” BY KAREN ALBERG GROSSMAN

CLOCKWORK ORANGE: Lebru’s creations are technical and artistic feats of imagination.

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RAREFIED REALM of

NATURAL COLOR DIAMONDS

For centuries, natural color diamonds have been regarded as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sought-after gems, by knowledgable collectors and even royalty. Natural color diamonds have long been treasured for their rarity: coveted by many, but owned by few. These diamonds are truly wonders of the world, as old as the Earth itself, yet never have they been more sought after than they are today; their scarcity is at the heart of their desirability.

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COLOR

Only one in 10,000 diamonds mined displays enough natural color to be designated a fancy color diamond by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

Theirs is a discreet luxury: In the rarefied realm of fancy color diamonds, strength of color is more important than the size of the stone. Natural color diamonds can be 10 to 20 times more valuable than their colorless counterparts, and their popularity as an alternative is growing. However, no one acquires a fancy color diamond for its investment value alone.

Their allure lies in their mesmerizing beauty, rarity, mystery and unique provenance.

Rare natural color diamonds have increased in value exponentially in the last 10 years, often by double digits year over year. According to leading trade organizations, auction houses and expert diamantaires, rare fancy pink and fancy blue diamonds have led the way, growing by well over 300 percent on average and outperforming most other asset classes in the same period.

As global financial markets continue to demonstrate volatility and instability, affluent collectors and investors around the world are acquiring natural color diamonds to protect their wealth, and to transfer it from one generation to the next. Meanwhile, as demand rises, the earth’s supply of fancy color diamonds is dwindling: The Cullinan Mine in South Africa is today the only important source of blue diamonds; Australia’s Ellendale Mine, a main source of yellows, has recently ceased production; and Rio Tinto’s Argyle Mine in Western Australia, the source of most pink diamonds, is scheduled to close by 2020.

In diamonds, rarity equals value. With diamonds in the normal range, value is based on the absence of color, because colorless diamonds are the rarest. With fancy color diamonds—the ones outside the normal color range—the rarest and most valuable colors are saturated reds, pinks, blues and greens. In all cases, even very slight color differences can have a big impact on value.

Compared to fancy yellows and browns, diamonds with a noticeable hint of any other hue are considerably more rare.

Even in light tones and weak saturation, as long as they show color in the face-up position, they qualify as fancy colors. Red, green and blue diamonds with medium to dark tones and moderate saturations are extremely rare.

CLARITY

With fancy color diamonds, color is the dominant value factor. Even diamonds with numerous inclusions that result in a low clarity grade are prized by connoisseurs if they display attractive face-up color. Of course, inclusions that threaten the gem’s durability can lower a fancy color diamond’s value significantly. Fancy color diamonds can exhibit color graining, which is considered an inclusion.

CUT

Size and shape are two aspects of cut that can influence diamond color. The larger a diamond is, or the deeper its pavilion, the farther light can travel in it. This can often lead to a richer, more intense color.

C A R AT W E I G H T

As with diamonds in the normal D-to-Z color range, large fancy color diamonds are rarer and more valuable than small ones.

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Some information courtesy of GIA.

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