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Buying 5 carat diamonds? Don’t forget the 4 C’s!

5 carat diamond ringWhen you’ve set your sights at 5 carats, diamond become scarce. This makes a 5 carat loose diamond perfect for investment purposes. When buying 5 carat diamonds as an investment you have to consider the rarity above all else. The rarer the diamond, the more secure your investment will be. On the other hand you also have to check if there is a market, what good is an investment if you are unable to find a buyer?

Another use for a 5 carat diamond could be custom-made jewelry like a necklace or ring that would make for the perfect family heirloom.

Yellow diamonds from pale yellow to canary diamonds

Yellow Tiffany diamondNot all yellow diamonds are rare, but some tints are. As with all diamond colors you can grade yellow diamonds from a pale hue to a very deep coloring. The more colorful the diamond, the less common it is and its value will rise accordingly.

Brown diamonds aka chocolate, champagne and cognac diamonds

Golden jubilee diamond - famous brown diamond - largest faceted diamond in the worldBrown is not an uncommon color for diamonds like blue or purple is, rather it is the most common diamond color in the world. Due to the large amount of brown diamonds they were not favored much for jewelry, but were instead reserved for industrial purposes.

Green diamonds | Diamond color influenced by radiation

Green diamond color

When you hear that green diamonds get their color from radiation you might worry. There is of course no need. Green diamonds are nothing like kryptonite from the Superman universe; it has no adverse effects on the mind or body.

The green color of these colored diamonds can be attributed to the amount of radiation they were exposed to while being formed. This happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago; making the green diamonds harmless in present day.

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