Natural
colored diamonds are very rare and often highly priced. Still, the demand for such fancy
colored diamonds has never diminished. This led to the advent of
color treated
diamonds in the
gems and
jewelry segment, and the
orange colored diamonds are no exception to that.
Note that
color-treated
diamonds are not fake, as most people usually presume. Some even steer away from lab created
diamond rings for sale fearing that the
gemstone in the
ring might be of inferior quality. Yet in contrast, manmade
diamonds are created under controlled laboratory conditions to get the same physical and chemical properties as that of a natural
diamond.
Color-treated
orange diamonds are created using the HPHT process, which gives the outer shell of the
white stone the desired
color. Such
diamonds are usually flawless and they are cut to precision to get the maximum
brilliance. However, the
classic round cut in
colored diamonds makes the saturation of the
stone appear fainter, so such
gemstones and even the natural
orange diamonds come in fancy cuts like
oval,
heart, or
marquise.
Getting a rare, natural
orange diamond might not be that easy, even if you have the budget to afford one. On the other hand, treated
orange diamonds are easier to find in the
jewelry stores, and offer the same level of splendor and
brilliance for a much lower price.