In addition to being extremely rare and beautiful, blue diamonds are now the most sought after by diamond collectors from across the globe. Such diamonds contain chemical impurities caused by the deposits of boron, which are responsible for giving them the variety of blue colouring. Some of the most celebrated blue diamonds of all time are the 45.52 carat Hope Diamond with its steel blue colour, the 35.56 carat Wittelsbach Diamond known for its perfect clarity, the world famous Koh I Noor Diamond, the Millenium Star Diamond that weighs 204.04 carats and has been certified as D flawless grade with perfect proportions, the 35.27 carat Sultan of Morocco Diamond, and the Blue Heart Diamond weighing 30.82 carats with a fancy intense blue colour.
Some of the other noteworthy blue diamonds of recent times are the Petra Blue Diamond, a fancy vivid blue gem having internally flawless clarity weighing 7.03 carats which was sold at the Sothebys auction in Geneva in 2009 for a record price of 9.5 million USD, the 27.64 carat stone Heart of Eternity Diamond that originally belonged to DeBeers and was a smaller part of the same rough the Millenium Star Diamond was cut from, and the Blue Empress weighing 14 carats. While the above diamonds are more or less considered classic now and only some of them are presented to the world already set in contemporary jewellery designs, there have been some head-turning new kids on the block.
The Bulgari Blue diamond ring featuring a triangular shaped colourless diamond and an identical 10.95 carats fancy vivid blue diamond made quite a splash in New York in 2010. Another blue beauty sold in the same year was a 7.64 carat fancy intense blue cushion shape diamond ring sold for $8,034,503 at the Sothebys auction in Geneva. The latest record has also been set at an auction in Geneva, where a pear shaped blue diamond was sold for 4.93 million USD. The rare fancy, vivid jewel weighs 3.73 carats and has made news around the world for setting a new record in per carat price for such coloured diamonds.
With celebrities and the elite willing to experiment in jewellery designs and diamond colour, many more exquisite creations in blue diamond jewellery are making their way into the market nowadays. Amazing and unique for engagement ring settings, elegant earrings or exclusive necklaces, various shades and a variety of shapes and cuts of
blue diamonds can be put to use by your family jeweller or personal designer to make your piece of adornment truly precious. So, for your next big buy consider a little hue of blue to put you in the limelight.
