Diamond prices update 10/28/05

Nothing much to update again this week - all quiet in the diamond pricing world. It has now been 2 1/2 months since any measureable price changes have occurred.

Loose diamonds feature - 0.75 carat Princess Ideal Cut F VS2

Today's featured loose diamond is an amazing Ideal Cut Princess shape stone. It is part of Blue Nile's Signature Ideal collection and represents a remarkable value. GIA certified with the following data:

Depth %: 66.6%
Table %: 70%
Symmetry: Very good
Polish: Excellent
Girdle: Medium to slightly thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 5.17x5.00x3.33 mm
Crown height: 9.6%
Length/width ratio: 1.03

View this loose diamonds detail.

Diamond pricing difference example

Here is an example of how wide the prices of loose diamonds can range between retailers:

A 1.00 carat, F, VS1, Ideal Cut, Round Brilliant diamond returns these results:


Round 1.00 Ideal F VS1 61.5 56.0 06.35 x 6.47 x 3.94 $6,667 USD VIEW
Round 1.00 Ideal F VS1 63.0 57.0 6.41 x 6.33 x 3.98 $6,720 USD VIEW
Round 1.00 Ideal F VS1 62.6 54.0 6.3 x 6.36 x 3.96 $7,638 USD VIEW
Round 1.00 Ideal F VS1 61.5 56.0 6.47 x 6.45 x 3.97 $7,812 USD VIEW
Round 1.00 Ideal F VS1 60.3 57.0 6.45 x 6.51 x 3.91 $7,996 USD VIEW

Almost a $1,300 difference amongst practically identical diamonds! Be sure to take the time and search around for the best diamond pricing.

Finally a move in the other direction

For the first time since January, diamond prices moved lower confirming our earlier prediction of a lull. Although only affecting diamonds below a half carat, this decrease should be taken as a good indication that this is the right time to buy online.

If you are planning a Christmas proposal and have the will power to hold on to a diamond ring until then, making a purchase now should save you a significant amount of money. The holiday season always brings increased demand and with that demand comes higher prices.

So go ahead and compare diamond prices from multiple jewelers and save yourself some cash now.

Diamond Prices Moved Higher

A small move up this week, just a 3% gain in our pricing index only affecting diamonds 1 carat and above, graded D-F color and IF-VVS2 clarity. Otherwise another quiet week which should continue until the fall when prices will start to spike as we approach the holiday season.

Diamond prices have been rising steadily during August

August has been a busy month for diamond prices. Our price index has risen by 51 points during the past month. This past week we finally saw a break in the price increases and hopefully this indicates a typical late summer slow down in sales which should stabilize prices for the moment.

If you are considering buying an engagement ring or other diamond jewelry this year, now may be the time to strike as prices will resume their upward trend in the fall as we approach the holiday season which is typically the strongest time of the year for diamond and jewelry sales.

So get out there and start shopping - use our loose diamonds search engine to compare prices from multiple jewelers all at once.

Prices moved very slightly higher today - July 22, 2005

Not much of a move in prices today - up just 1% and only for diamonds below .25 carats.

The most expensive diamond you can buy online

Just for fun and in case anybody was wondering, I decided to find the most expensive diamond you could buy online. Now if you have a spare $726,000 or that much available limit on your Visa :), you can have this beautiful 8.90 carat Round Brilliant D Flawless diamond from Mondera.

If you want to find some more moderately and reasonably priced diamonds, or some more ridiculously expensive ones, you should check out our loose diamonds search engine.

Happy hunting!!!

Prices went up today - July 8, 2005

Diamond prices went up today...that's the bad news. The good news (for some of us) is that it only affected diamonds that are 2.00 carats and higher so if you couldn't afford a $25,000 rock before, you still can't! For diamonds below 2.00 carats there was no change in pricing.