The Blue Moon of Josephine— even the name carries an air of attractiveness. Considered to be one of the rarest diamonds ever found, it was discovered in a mine in South Africa in January 2014. This diamond is highly regarded as one of, if not the most, flawless diamonds ever auctioned and found.
The diamond was named by billionaire and convicted felon Joseph Lau Luen-hung, who bought the diamond and named it after his 7-year-old daughter. According to many specialists and the head of Sotheby’s international jewelry division, this diamond set the record for the highest price ever per carat for a diamond and jewel ever sold.
Types of Blue Diamonds by Color Scale:
1st row:
- Light Blue
- Fancy Light Blue
- Fancy Blue
- Fancy Intense Blue
- Fancy Vivid Blue
- Fancy Deep Blue
- Fancy Intense Violetish Blue
2nd row:
- Fancy Light Grey-Blue
- Fancy Grey-Blue
- Fancy Dark Grey-Blue
- Fancy Greyish Blue
- Fancy Deep Greyish Blue
- Fancy Light Greenish Blue
- Fancy Intense Greenish Blue
3rd row:
- Fancy Vivid Greenish Blue
- Fancy Green-Blue
- Fancy Intense Green-Blue
- Fancy Vivid Green-Blue
- Fancy Deep Green-Blue
- Fancy Greyish Greenish Blue
Blue diamonds vary in shades and sometimes color, ranging from extremely dark shades of blue to even a mix of green, grey, and purple. The Blue Moon of Josephine is a fancy vivid blue color, weighing 12.03 carats (2.406 grams) and was sold for 48.4 million dollars in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2015. Blue diamonds are also considered one of the rarest colors of diamonds to find, and if one is ever being sold, it does not take very long for it to be bought by someone.
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It must also be accounted for that when a diamond is found, it must be checked and confirmed that it is indeed a diamond, as many people cannot differentiate between a sapphire and a diamond. The easiest way to distinguish a diamond from a sapphire is by how much light it emits through it and its clarity. The more light it emits and the more translucent it is, the more likely it is to be a diamond, but it would never hurt to consult a specialist and check.
