Two color diamonds with identical gia reports can vary enormously in price and the reality is that it is all in how good the diamond appears.
Fancy blue diamond price per carat.
From the collection of mrs.
The zoe diamond held the record price per carat for a diamond for a year.
Carat the price per carat of a blue diamond is firstly affected by its color the more intense it is the higher the price per carat and secondly by its weight the more carats of blue diamond the higher the price per carat.
The fact that comparing prices of fancy color diamonds is near impossible is true.
The price per carat record for a fancy intense blue diamond consequently rose to 1 920 259.
Deep blue and vivid blue diamonds cost much more around 75 000 for a 0 25 carat diamond.
The 8 42 carat cut corner rectangular modified brilliant cut fancy intense pink diamond that sold for 5 million at the christie s april sale in new york and the 20 49 carat fancy vivid yellow diamond ring scheduled to go on sale at christie s.
Rates of fancy blue pink red green color diamonds are high.
The price of a 0 5 carat light blue diamond is 26 280 on average.
9 75 carats fancy vivid blue 32 6 million 2014.
Paul mellon the pear shaped gem sold at sotheby s new york for more than 32 6 million in november 2014 shattering its high estimate of 15 million and setting record price for a blue diamond.
Blue diamonds above 3 carats are already considered very rare and their price per carat are rising significantly.