This was followed by a 104.04-carat internally flawless, fancy intense yellow modified pear-shaped, brilliant-cut diamond. It sold for $2.5 million, below estimates.

Consider another Moussaieff piece, a 4.29-carat marquise-cut, internally flawless, fancy vivid blue diamond ring that sold for about US$11.6 million at Christie’s in November 2016 in Hong Kong.

The top lot of the sale is a fancy colored diamond and diamond ring that features a 6.32-carat European cut fancy vivid, yellow diamond set between two old mine cut diamonds.

Manufacturing fancy cut diamonds requires less precision compared to the rounds and that the wastage is relatively much less. The global polished diamond market is pegged at $60 billion per annum.

"This 18.96 carat emerald cut pink diamond is amongst the rarest of all gemstones." The "Fancy Vivid Pink" diamond was sold to jeweler Harry Winston, who re-named it "The Winston Pink Legacy" diamond.

A 15.1-carat fancy vivid blue diamond is projected to be auctioned for a whopping $48 million — the highest estimate ever for a blue diamond. The gemstone — known as the De Beers Cullinan Blue ...

Thanks to stars like Jennifer Lopez, Meghan Markle, and Hailey Baldwin, yellow gold and fancy-cut diamonds are huge engagement ring trends in 2019.

Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, agreed that Adele’s “gargantuan” ring is “at least 10 carats,” telling us, “There’s no doubt that finding a fancy cut diamond of this size took ...