A diamond’s color is arguably the most important of the “four Cs” of diamond-quality grading (the others being cut, clarity, and carat), and it is often the first quality that an individual will notice about a diamond.

1. Pastor Genève:

2. A Diamond’s Color
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™ A diamond’s color is arguably the most important of the
“four Cs” of diamond-quality grading (the others being
cut, clarity, and carat), and it is often the first quality that
an individual will notice about a diamond.
™ Color is considered vital with natural, loose diamonds,
because while a diamond’s ultimate cut and setting can
mask flaws in its clarity or small carat size, it cannot
conceal the diamond’s color.
™ Most people think of clear gems when they think of
diamonds, the rarest and most beautiful often fall into a
range of 16 color classifications, including black, white,
red, blue, pink, and indigo, among others.

3. Depth of Color Determines
Worth
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™ A diamond’s color comes from nitrogen and other
trace elements within the stone and does not
fluctuate over time.
™ Color is professionally graded by how rich, or vivid,
it is, with grading running along a scale from “faint”
to “fancy vivid.”
™ Thus, a diamond that is a pale pink is considered to
be worth less than an otherwise equivalent stone that
is a much deeper shade of pink.

4. About Pastor Genève
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™ Pastor Geneve has dealt globally in rare, colored
diamonds since 1991. From its office in Geneva, its
experienced professionals serve collectors around the
world.