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Fancy-Color Index Sees Decline in 2020
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Prices of fancy-color diamonds slipped 0.7% in the first nine months of the year, remaining relatively steady despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said."The [Fancy Color Diamond Index] displayed...
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Nov 15, 2020
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Weak Yellow Market Hits Fancy-Color Prices
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Fancy-color diamond prices fell as a sharp decline in demand for yellows outweighed growth in other hues, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).The organization’s Fancy Color Diamond Index for yellows fell 5.4% year...
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Feb 10, 2020
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Yellow Prices Fall in Third Quarter
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Prices of yellow diamonds decreased in the thirdquarter, driving down the overall fancy- color index even while pinks and bluesremained steady, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said. The index for yellows...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 07, 2019
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Sotheby’s Expects $26M for Pink Diamond
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A 10.64-carat pink diamond ring worth up to $25.5 million will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale. The fancy-vivid-purplish-pink center stone is internallyflawless, the auction house told Rapaport News Friday. Sotheby’s willoffer the...
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Aug 18, 2019
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Pinks Show Strongest Price Growth
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Prices of pink fancy-color diamonds outperformed other majorcolor categories during the second quarter, the Fancy Color Research Foundation(FCRF) said. Prices of pinks rose 0.4% quarter on quarter for the threemonths ending June 30,...
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Aug 05, 2019
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Pink Diamond Finds No Buyers at Bonhams
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Two top items failed to sell at Bonhams' NewYork auction last week, including a rare fancy orangey-pink diamond. The 12.62-carat stone, which was valued at $1.5 million to $2 million, was the lead lot in the New...
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Polished Markets
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May 07, 2019
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Pink Diamond Prices Firm in 1Q
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Pink fancy-color diamonds outperformed other major colorcategories in price terms during the first quarter, the Fancy Color ResearchFoundation (FCRF) said. “At a time of diamond-market uncertainty, fueled by growingwhite-diamond inventory and the emergence of lab-grown...
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Polished Markets
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May 05, 2019
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Blue Diamonds Fail to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s failed to find a buyer for three blue diamonds at its Hong Kong auction Tuesday. A cut-cornered, rectangular step-cut, fancy-vivid blue, 3.32-carat diamondring, valued at $5.9 million to $7.6million, was left unsold. The center stone...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 04, 2019
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Yellow Prices to Increase in 2019, Says FCRF
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A reduced supply of vivid-yellow diamonds will drive a priceincrease this year, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF). “In the last three years we witnessed a substantial [quantity]of vivid yellows coming to market, mainly from...
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Feb 05, 2019
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Prices Rise for Pink and Blue Diamonds
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Pink and blue fancy-color diamonds saw price increases inthe third quarter, while yellows dipped, according to the Fancy Color ResearchFoundation (FCRF).The organization’s Fancy Color Diamond Index for pinks grew0.4% versus the...
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Nov 01, 2018
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Blues Top Colored-Diamond Price Index
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Blue fancy color diamonds continued to outshine other major color categoriesin price terms during the second quarter, the Fancy Color Research Foundation(FCRF) said.Prices of blues climbed 6% year on year for the threemonths ending...
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Polished Markets
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Aug 06, 2018
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Blues Top Fancy Color Prices
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Fancy blue diamonds outperformed other major colorcategories in price terms during the first quarter, the Fancy Color ResearchFoundation (FCRF) said.Prices for fancy blues jumped 5% year on year for the threemonths ending March...
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May 15, 2018
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Blues Up, Pinks Down in 2017 Index
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Fancy color diamond prices were flat in 2017, signaling someweakness in pink and yellow diamonds during the year, according to the FancyColor Research Foundation (FCRF). The overall index for fancy color diamonds edged...
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Retail
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Feb 05, 2018
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Blue Diamond Scarcity Drives Price Rise
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Blue diamond prices climbed in the third quarter due tolower supply, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).The price of fancy blue diamonds grew 4.7% year on year in the three months ending September...
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Retail
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Nov 07, 2017
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Jewelry Overtakes Cars as Investment Prospect
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Jewelry has zoomed ahead of cars in Knight Frank’s LuxuryInvestment Index, as appetite for modern pieces has accelerated.Jewelry prices rose 4% in the 12 months to June 30, thereal-estate firm said in a recent research report, based mainly on data...
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Research
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Sep 27, 2017
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Blue Tops Fancy-Color Market
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Prices of fancy blue diamonds performed better in the secondquarter than the entire fancy-color market combined, as supply shortages andsolid Asian demand kept prices stable, the Fancy Color Research Foundation(FCRF) said Monday.The FCRF’s...
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Aug 07, 2017
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FCRF: Supply Shortages Lift Blue Diamond Prices
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Blue diamonds outperformed the rest of the fancy-colormarket in the first quarter, as high demand for the rare stones continued todrive prices, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).The price index for blue...
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Apr 26, 2017
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Blue and Pink Diamonds Reach Peak Prices
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Fancy-color diamond prices grew in 2016, supported bymounting demand for rare blues and pinks, according to the Fancy Color ResearchFoundation (FCRF).The Fancy Color Diamond Index climbed 0.4 percent last yearas prices of blue...
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Polished Markets
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Feb 01, 2017
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Sotheby’s Aiming Sky High with Blue Diamond
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Sotheby’s will auction the Sky Blue Diamondin Geneva on Wednesday, expecting to garner up to $25.3 million (CHF 24.6million) for the Cartier ring.The square-cut, 8.01-carat, fancy vividblue, VVS1-clarity diamond is the headline lot at the Magnificent...
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Nov 15, 2016
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Fancy Blue Diamond Prices Outpace Yellows, Pinks in 1Q
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Fancy blue diamond prices outperformed their yellow and pinkcounterparts in the first quarter, according to the Fancy Color Diamond Index.Prices of fancy blue gems rose 1.7 percent sequentially inthe three months compared with...
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May 04, 2016
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