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Engagement Ring Shopping Is Twice The Fun!

Published on January 11, 2012 in Diamonds, Engagement Rings, Proposals and Wedding Jewellery. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Way back when, long, long ago – okay, not really that long ago – traditionally, it was a man’s responsibility to find the perfect diamond engagement ring for the woman he wanted to spend eternity with. The problem was that snooping inside of their girlfriend’s jewellery boxes, eavesdropping on her friend’s conversations and trying to learn a woman’s fashion sense could be physically exhausting and mentally overwhelming to most men.

As time has moved along, so has the way men used to shop for engagement rings.

Diamonds are timeless, classic and elegant and when making this purchase, it literally represents the most sacred choice you and your significant other will ever face. If the wrong engagement ring is chosen, men will forever remember the look of disappointment on their girlfriend’s face or else women will feel incredibly awkward and possibly forced to wear a ring they dislike, forever.

This is exactly why more and more women are choosing to shop WITH their boyfriends to pick out the perfect engagement ring together.

But gentlemen, this doesn’t mean that the element of surprise needs to be taken out! The proposal can be everything you’ve dreamed and much, much more this way.

You can still surprise her with a box containing a starter engagement ring, the dinner, the bending down one knee or whatever romantic idea it is that you’ve. The only difference is that the ring is still in the store and not yet on her finger.

As anyone knows, women love to be understood more than just about anything else! Shopping together for her input will make your woman feel incredibly important and extremely valued because she can contribute to the whole decision-making process about the ring that will be worn forever with pride and love.

Choosing an engagement ring together might sound a little strange to some people but think about it for a few minutes: It’s practically a foolproof situation! You get to give her the story of her life to tell everyone she knows while she gets the ring she’s dreamed about since she was a little girl.

Men get to spend less time going from store to store stressing out and women can have the ring resized and looking just right all in one go. Both parties are much more at ease making this experience a memorable one, not to mention, the end result is phenomenal!

You’ll worry less about what she might think of the engagement ring you’ve chosen and be able to put more time and effort into the whole proposal. Your better half will feel nothing but happiness and surprise, leaving no room for that awkward silence of accepting a ring they hate – assuming, that is, she wants to say yes.

Buying these rings are definitely not a light purchase to be made which is why diamonds are always considered an investment no matter their size and not just another ring to wear to the latest gala.

Not only that, it’s much more common to look at choosing your engagement ring together than you think! Out of all women who are proposed to, 75% of them receive a diamond engagement ring and from that, a whopping 53.7% of couples chose the engagement ring together. That’s more than half!

As the numbers continue to increase, some worry that this could mean a decrease in sales for diamond engagement rings but in Australia, jewellers say that their sales has remained exactly the same while the U.S. reports only a $600 decline as of 2008.

Shopping for engagement rings together has become the new trend of diamond wear and hopefully will continue to be so for the decades to come.

Are you one of those couples who have shopped for your engagement and wedding rings together? If so, we’d love to hear your story – leave a comment below for me!

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Pink Diamond Investment Success!

Published on April 10, 2011 in Coloured Diamonds, Diamonds, Eskae Private Jeweller, Pink Diamond Investment and Pink Diamonds. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Everyone loves a good success story for several reasons. They’re uplifting, demonstrate positive outcomes and most importantly, are inspiring. Talking about beautiful, sparkly and dazzling precious stones lets the imagination run endlessly and is anything but boring.

Having spent time discussing how to begin a pink diamond investment and the high amount of patience needed to successfully yield a profitable asset can leave the inexperienced wondering what their outcome could one day be. Therefore, to have a little fun, here are three amazing examples of diamonds being put to use:

Imagine this Mercedes Benz, literally covered in diamonds, as your own success story:

Or this snazzy iPhone 4 complete with a 7.4 carat pink diamond:

And if that’s not enough, what about this Philips Ambilight television encrusted with 2,000 diamonds?

Now, these examples may be a bit extreme but it’s an entertaining way to put into visualisation what most wish to come out of their very own savings. When talking about any beginning investment, there’s so much knowledge to retain and steps to be taken that sometimes, the outcome – being the best part – is easily forgotten

Recently, the success of the pink diamond market has been splashing all over international headlines, shattering world records and as a result, has put the spotlight onto these one-of-a-kind diamonds. It has become a global investment, picking up status at such a fast pace, that specialty investors have been scrambling to keep up with demand.

Obviously, this causes pink diamond investments to be an extremely finicky market since even the smallest of diamond investments requires only those with enormous amounts of capital to enter into this league. It also results in these auctions being few and far between since less than 10% of all pink diamonds mined weigh more than .20 carats. This makes bidding extremely fierce and allowing only the best of the best able to participate in the auctions.

Because of fiscal magnitude that these pink diamond auctions hold, invitations are extremely selective and offered specifically to those who can put down the premium capital required by the auction holder by either cashier’s check or bank wire transfer.

Upon this deposit, only buyers who can provide their financial suitability beforehand will even be allowed to participate in the bidding process! While people may have the opportunity to bid on one or more different stones, bargains are rarely found since the sellers are specialty dealers who normally have their own select clientele.

If the chance to bid does come up, nearly all of the bidder’s financial data must be provided with the understanding that little discretion and confidentiality will be included.

These little pink stones consist of mere ounces in net weight, however, carry enormous monetary weight and typically,

Actual Carat Size

aren’t any bigger than the tip of a matchstick. Concealing these pint-sized fortunes is so simple that many people feel safer carrying them on their body – hemlines, folded pieces of paper, shoes, etc.

Understandably, all of these reasons combined call for excessive security measures to be taken. This is why you’ll seldom hear the location of any diamond auction, the prices will always be kept private and if a pink diamond is purchased, you’ll rarely hear the buyers name released to the public until its new location and insurance are fully covered.

The discretion that is used for this process gives pink diamond auctions a mysterious and desirable air about it. Therefore, when a huge pink diamond is auctioned, it makes international headlining testimonials, becoming highly inspirational to people who have merely thought about taking the first step into this investment.

Take the three most famous pink diamonds that sold at recent auctions, for example.

The 24.78-carat emerald-cut pink diamond purchased by Pattie Wong, Sotheby’s Chairman in Asia, on behalf of Laurence Graff, a London jewellery dealer, for $46 million francs at the Sotheby auction:

World Record: This fancy-intense pink diamond has set the world auction record for not only the purest and most vibrant of any diamonds sold at an auction but also for the price any diamond or jewel has ever previously sold for.

The 5-carat fancy-vivid pink diamond purchased by Chinese stock-investor tycoon Liu Yiqian and his wife, Wang Wei, for $83.5 million HK at the Christie’s International auction:

World Record: This purple-pink diamond set the record for price per carat for diamonds sold at any auction!

The 10.11 fancy coloured pink diamond with VS2 clarity was purchased by an anonymous bidder via phone for $2.3 million CAN at the Toronto-held Circa auction. Since the buyer has wished to maintain confidentiality for security reasons, there have only been a handful of pictures released and zero video footage for the time being.

World Record: This pink diamond set the new record in the country for price per carat, not only for Canadian diamonds but for any gem in Canadian history!

In just over a span of one year, there have been three world records broken and all have revolved around pink diamonds. Perfect examples for the perfect investment!

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Beginning Your Pink Diamond Investment – Part 1

Published on March 16, 2011 in Coloured Diamonds, Diamonds, Pink Diamond Investment and Pink Diamonds. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

It’s not just another investment idea like getting into real estate, buying and selling shares or even putting stock into gold, for that matter. Investing in pink diamonds is a lifetime investment and is taken extremely seriously with the utmost care and precaution. There is no comparison that comes close to investing in such precious gems, especially with pink diamonds!

While there are numerous blogs and articles on the internet dedicated to pointing out the perks of how beneficial investing in pink diamonds is, the majority leaves unanswered questions about the hard-to-find info, such as, the How’s, the What’s and more importantly – the What-Not-To-Do’s.

Fortunately, the information given in this three-part series will give you exactly what has been so difficult to discover about investing in pink diamonds!

How Do I Start?

Just like the beginning of any important life changing endeavor, start this one with some good homework by doing as much research as humanly possible. By making sure that you’re well educated and informed on EVERYTHING there is to know about pink diamonds, themselves, then you can begin to understand what exactly it is you’re investing in; what the current trends of the pink diamond market are; what the possible risks are and will be involved; what types of competition are out there; who your prospect buyers are, etc.

After fully understanding all of the important information surrounding pink diamonds and the different aspects of its investments, the next important step is to find someone reliable and trustworthy. By finding people within this field, such as an Investment Specialist, you’ll then have someone to ask all of your related questions to and school you on everything that’s needed to know how to make a great investment.

Don’t be impatient with rushing into a pink diamond investment or precipitate your returns. Pink diamonds are the rarest form of gems on this planet and getting into this market will take endurance.

Since not everyone can afford to buy them, this means that you’ll be dealing with the high-rollers. Those who are extremely wealthy will want to know you and want to get to you before anyone else does so it’s up to you to acquire an expertise level of pink diamond investments!

Just remember: The more you know, the more you’ll prosper!

After your ‘Pink Diamond Investment 101’ is completed, it is time to begin applying all that has been learned. A great place to start is by contacting a professional Diamonds Investment Advisor. Developing a relationship with this advisor will get you connected to the market place, keep you up-to-date with the latest pink diamond market and get insider information and deals for upcoming pink diamond auction events.

As with any new asset, there are doubts, concerns and those who will perhaps try to dissuade you from placing your investment into pink diamonds. Some will say that this particular type of investment is not as fantastic as others already in the business make it sound and compare it to a real estate investment or other similar ventures but here’s what they don’t know:

Going along with the real estate analogy, there are always going to be thousands of houses that may look better than yours but in this diamond market, there are ONLY 65 other 1 carat pink diamonds released per year, not to mention a price appreciation of 35% for pink diamonds within the past six months – so let them go and do the math!

Supply and demand can do wonders and with the supply of pink diamonds being so low, you will be in demand!

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Pink Diamonds – Coloured Levels Of Investments

Published on March 10, 2011 in Diamonds, Pink Diamond Investment and Pink Diamonds. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Found mostly in Australia, pink diamonds have become an increasingly popular investment on every level, from personal collectors all the way up to the corporate world. Since a single pink diamond is worth 20 times more than the average white diamond, the value of pink diamonds is taken very seriously and not left for the inexperienced jewellery investors.

To paint a clearer picture on a pink diamond’s worth, Josephine Acher, Business Manager at Argyle Pink Diamonds, was quoted as saying, “We release  50 [pink diamonds] a year and every year they have outperformed white diamonds price indexes.”

Out of the 25 million carats mined from the Argyle Mine in the year 2000, only 10,000 of these carats were pink diamonds and of those, a mere 10% weighed more than 0.2 grams (1 carat diamond)! Only increasing in its rarity, pink diamonds have become the top notch gem market to put serious investments into, outranking all other gemmological investments.

Currently, the only source to have discovered these exquisite pink fancy-coloured diamonds being the Argyle Mine, depletion of its resources are imminent. Because of this impending reduction of pink diamonds, only the top, most experienced jewellers and markets are able to hold auctions or shows displaying nature’s exceptional work of art.

While all white diamonds are priced according to a price list, a pink diamond’s worth is much more detailed. Much like the snowflake analogy, there are no two pink diamonds alike, making it the rarest and most sought after of all coloured diamonds. With imperfection, ironically, being the sole reason that diamonds change colours, it factors in as the biggest influence on how some pink diamonds are deemed more or less valuable than other pink diamonds.

Unlike other fancy-coloured diamonds that have been chemically tested to understand their colour scheme (i.e. blue diamonds are formed by boron, green diamonds are formed by radiation, and so on), the true cause of what forms a pink diamond has yet to be fully understood or discovered. What can be concluded on is its clarity by determining whether or not pink diamonds include one or more secondary colours.

The most common secondary colours to its pink hue are brown, purple and orange; all contributing to the placement within the fancy-scale ratings of pink diamonds. This gives these diamonds a large range beginning with the faintest of the pink tones through the most intense pink colouring. The more intense the pink colour is, the more its value increases.

To be able to establish a cost based on any one specific pink diamond’s natural make-up along with its carat size and shape, the information listed below is used to indicate the colour grading scale and combined to identify the true cost of pink diamonds:

Pink diamonds’ hue (in order of rarity):

  • PP – Purplish Pink
  • P – Pink
  • PR – Pink Rose
  • PC – Pink Champagne

Intensity of pink diamonds:

  • 1 – Very Intense (Appears nearly red to the naked eye)
  • 2 – Intense
  • 3 – Strong
  • 4 – Medium
  • 5 – Medium Light
  • 6 – Light
  • 7 – Very Light
  • 8 – Blush (Appears very similar to the white diamond to the naked eye)

By combining merging all of the indicated factors above, an average dollar amount can then be revealed, as shown below:

Average pricing for a 1 carat pink diamond:
Colour Intensity Low-End Price High-End Price
Vivid $350,000/ct $700,000/ct
Deep $300,000/ct $600,000/ct
Intense $230,000/ct $460,000/ct
Fancy $125,000/ct $250,000/ct
Light $35,000/ct $70,000/ct
Faint $12,000/ct $24,000/ct

One look at these figures reinforces the seriousness of the fact that pink diamond investments are not only a fashionable trend set by celebrities – it’s the fiscal benefit of a lifetime!  It’s an extremely important liquid asset whose procurement is intended for dedicated and well-informed investors and jewellers.

For people who are highly motivated to begin such an investment, there are three levels of shareholders:

  • Personal Investors
  • Corporate Investors
  • Self-Managed Super Funds

As for those who fall within these categories, we hope you will join our amazing Pink Diamond Investment Opportunity to begin or expand your pink diamond investment!

Since diamonds have an extensive history in the ballpark of approximately four billion years in the making, it’s obvious that the heritage that comes from within each diamond – coloured or not – is priceless.

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Pink Diamond Investment

Published on July 21, 2010 in Coloured Diamonds, Diamonds, Pink Diamond Investment, Pink Diamonds and YouTube. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

This short video sums it all up!

If you are looking for the kind of investment that is what the ultra wealthy make without the vast majority of people knowing – then this is one of them.

Pink diamonds have averaged a 15% increases in value, year on year, for the past 20 years – that is 15% each and every year… for 20 years…

Don’t just take my word for it, watch the video below and then if this is something that is right for you and you want to start making an investment in Pink Diamonds – you will want to contact me through my website Eskae Private Jeweller

Your discretion is my focus, and making an investment in Pink Diamonds does have an entry level of around $50,000. I have very well established contacts here in Sydney, which means for you, that I am able to supply you with the best available selection given the fact that we are looking at a product with dwindling supply levels.

I have several other bog posts about Pink Diamonds of which the one that sums up the situation the most can be found by clicking on the link in this paragraph.

Throughout this blog you will also find many posts that point to record breaking sales of pink diamonds throughout the world. The demand is there and these posts prove that fact.

The Argyle Pink Diamond mine at the moment has put production on hold and has started the next phase of its mining operation – called “piping” where they are drilling verticle holes into the ground so they can access the remaining diamond deposits there. Once they have finished with the piping phase, they will start to drill across the pipes which is called “caverning”

There is a finite amount of Pink Diamond left in the ground in the Argyle mine, which accounts for 90-95% of the worlds pink diamonds. The investment worth of these rare and magnificent diamonds will esclate in line with the decline in supply.

When would NOW be a good time to start looking at an investment in one of the earths most wonderful creations?

Get in touch with me via my website or  the contact form on the right, so that I can help you make an investment in Pink Diamonds.

Sam Kritsotakis
Eskae Private Jeweller

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