How Pink Diamonds Are Graded

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The pink diamond is a rarity in the world of diamonds. With diamonds often being called a girl's best friend, the pink diamond must surely be the icing on top of a very beautiful cake. In specialist diamond auctions, the pink diamond commands an extremely high price, historically some of the highest prices per carat ever paid.

How Are They Graded?

In terms of grading, pink diamonds are graded using the intensity of hue or colour within each individual stone. Argyle Diamonds, a globally recognised diamond company, uses a scale that places each intensity in a hierarchy, 1 – 8, with 1 being the most intense gradually reducing to 8, which is the lighter colour. As well as this grade, an additional grade is given to each diamond intensity.

The Scale of Pink Diamond Hue in terms of Rarity:~

• PP ~ Purplish Pink
• P ~ Pink
• BP ~ Brownish Pink
• PC ~ Pink Champagne

The Intensity Grade of Pink Diamonds:~

1. Very intense
2. Intense
3. Strong
4. Medium
5. Medium Light
6. Light
7. Very Light
8. Blush

Recently, a pink diamond was sold at Sotheby's in Geneva for a mind boggling $45.62 million US dollars (£29 million in pounds Sterling) to Laurence Graff. The pink diamond, which is graded as Fancy Intense Pink by GIA, the company that grades diamonds at the My Diamonds, www.mydiamonds.com.au showroom, has been described as 'exceptionally rare and truly magnificent pink diamond of the purest vibrant hue'.

At the Rio Tinto's Argyle mine in Australia, pink diamonds are extremely highly valued and the best 40 – 60 stones each year are put out to tender because of the rarity of the product. Many of these stones fetch enormous prices and would be out of the reach of most of us.

This is why My Diamonds should be your first port of call. Visit them on www.mydiamonds.com.au and select from their stunning showroom of amazing loose diamonds and designs.

Currently they carry some of the most amazing diamond collections available, along with superbly and uniquely designed pre-designed rings. You'll definitely be spoilt for choice.
And if a pink diamond is on your wish list for Christmas, they will assist you there too. They can source all grades and hues of fancy diamonds, including the fabulous 'what every girl wants' pink diamond.

Be delighted at www.mydiamonds.com.au or contact them on 1800 766 567 where a professional diamond consultant will guide you to your perfect pink diamond.