{"id":2883,"date":"2010-08-07T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T14:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2015-05-24T11:56:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T15:56:09","slug":"fancy-color-and-fancy-cut-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/fancy-color-and-fancy-cut-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"FANCY COLOR AND FANCY CUT DIAMONDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fancy-Cut-Color-Diamonds.gif\" alt=\"What are Fancy Cut and Fancy Color Diamonds?\" title=\"What are Fancy Cut and Fancy Color Diamonds?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2886\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Fancy this, Fancy that&#8230; <strong>Aren&#8217;t all Diamonds Fancy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>NO!<\/h2>\n<p>But, probably <strong>50% of them are<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nYou have to understand <strong>what Fancy means<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nFancy can mean <strong>many different things<\/strong>. A look in the <strong>dictionary <\/strong>says that Fancy can mean:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like, Love or Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Whim, Notion or Idea<\/li>\n<li>Ornamental, Showy or Posh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nFor Diamonds, <strong>Fancy takes on a whole new meaning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Actually&#8230; 2 of them!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fancy Diamonds can mean:<\/strong> Fancy Color OR Fancy Cut!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Let&#8217;s take a closer look at them&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fancy Color<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe <strong>Diamond Color Chart<\/strong> as devised by GIA shows the Color Scale starting at D and <strong>ending with Z<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Color-Chart.gif\" alt=\"Diamond Color Chart Showing Fancy Color\" title=\"Diamond Color Chart Showing Fancy Color\" width=\"502\" height=\"99\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2884\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nMost Color that you find on the Market usually falls in <strong>between the D and J Colors<\/strong>. These are generally referred to as, White, Off-White or Faint Yellow Colors.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe interesting thing about Diamond Color is this: <strong>Diamonds can come in just about any Color of the Rainbow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThese Colors are produced by <strong>Irregularities in the Atomic Structure<\/strong> caused by the presence of elements like: <strong>Boron, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Fluorescence and Radiation<\/strong>. These Elements can create Colors like: Blues, Purples, Blacks, Greens, Reds, Yellows, Oranges, Browns and even Pinks.<\/p>\n<p>\nThese Natural Fancy Colors do show up on the Color Chart, <strong>but they show up past Z<\/strong>. They are called <strong>Z+<\/strong>, or Fancy Colors. They begin, when the Alphabet ends.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor a Diamond to be <strong>Classified as a Fancy<\/strong> Colored Diamond, the Stone must <strong>Exhibit Deep Color<\/strong>. The more Vivid or Intense the Hue, the more Valuable and Rare the Diamond becomes.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Color can be broken down into 3 parts:<\/h2>\n<li><strong>Purity of the Color:<\/strong> The actual Color of the Diamond<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depth of Color:<\/strong> The Strength, Lightness or Darkness of the Diamond<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution of the Color: <\/strong>The Eveness of the Color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do note that <strong>not ALL Yellow Diamonds are Fancy Diamonds<\/strong>. Yellow Color like K-Z Color are <strong>NOT <\/strong>Fancy Colors.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds with a Faint Yellow, Very Light Yellow or Light Yellow Color <strong>are considered Low Color<\/strong>, Low Quality Diamonds. They often appear Dark, Dirty, Stained, &#038; <strong>NOT very Appealing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut&#8230; If the Intensity of this Yellow Color is Magnified <strong>you end up with a Fancy Yellow Color<\/strong> like the Famous Canary Yellow Diamonds. These Stones are very Bright, Colorful and Spectacular to look at. If a Diamond is a Fancy Colored Diamond it will say so <strong>right on the Diamond Certificate!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIf it&#8217;s not a Real &#8220;<strong>Fancy<\/strong>&#8221; Colored Diamond&#8221;, it will just be called <strong>a Colored Diamond<\/strong>, like most of all the Colored Diamonds Sold in Jewelry Stores today! A True Fancy Colored Diamond is <strong>Extremely Rare and Extremely Expensive<\/strong>. See <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=Fancy&#038;ViewsOptions=Images\">James Allen&#8217;s Fancy Colored Diamonds<\/a> to see for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>\nMoving on from <strong>Fancy Color<\/strong>, we get <strong>Fancy Cut<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Fancy Cut<\/h2>\n<p>\nFancy Cuts are <strong>Not the Normal Cut<\/strong>. A Fancy Cut of Diamond is Every Single Cut of Diamond there is <strong>EXCEPT <\/strong>for one Cut: <strong>The Standard Round Brilliant Cut Diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Brilliant Cut is the only Cut <strong>without the Fancy label<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nGranted, there are some &#8220;<strong>Round<\/strong>&#8221; Diamonds out there that <strong>ARE <\/strong>Fancy Cuts, like the <strong>Leo Cut<\/strong>, King Cut and <strong>Ariella Cut<\/strong> Diamond, but that&#8217;s because they are <strong>Not Cut in the Brilliant Cutting Style<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nFancy Cuts are often thought about as <strong>Fancy Shapes<\/strong>, which is the <strong>Outline <\/strong>of the Stone. Great Cuts like the Marquise, Princess, Trilliant, Emerald, Pear, Radiant, Oval, Heart and Baguette Cut.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Cuts.gif\" alt=\"Diamond Cut Chart Showing Fancy Cut Diamonds\" title=\"Diamond Cut Chart Showing Fancy Cut Diamonds\" width=\"502\" height=\"115\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2885\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nIf a Diamond isn&#8217;t Cut with the Brilliant Cut, <strong>it&#8217;s Fancy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fancy Fancy Diamonds<\/h2>\n<p>\nAs you can see, it&#8217;s quite possible to have a Diamond that&#8217;s <strong>BOTH <\/strong>a Fancy Color <strong>AND <\/strong>a Fancy Cut. All it takes is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/fancy-color\/pink\/marquise-cut\/0.46-carat-sku-215718\">Pink Colored Marquise Shaped Diamond<\/a> and you have a <strong>Very Fancy Diamond!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAnother great example that we all know and Love is <strong>the Hope Diamond<\/strong>. The Hope Diamond is one of the Most Famous Diamonds in the World. And for Good Reason. <strong>It&#8217;s Stunning!<\/strong> Being on Display in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/Encyclopedia_SI\/nmnh\/hope.htm\">The Smithsonian Institute<\/a> in Washington D.C., the Hope Diamond is a <strong>Large Vivid Blue Diamond<\/strong> with an <strong>Antique Cushion Cut<\/strong>. It takes your Breath away.<\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s Fancy Fancy! :)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>You can&#8217;t get any better than that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fancy this, Fancy that&#8230; Aren&#8217;t all Diamonds Fancy? NO! But, probably 50% of them are. You have to understand what Fancy means. Fancy can mean many different things. A look in the dictionary says that <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/fancy-color-and-fancy-cut-diamonds\/\" title=\"FANCY COLOR AND FANCY CUT DIAMONDS\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-color","category-cut","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}