Usually when goods are flawed, we expect their value to drop, but it’s the exact opposite for diamonds. Ironically, it is imperfections that impart colour to diamonds – and these “fancy” diamonds are some of the most sought after in the world.
...World’s 2nd-largest pink diamond found. What gives diamonds their colour?
Luc Doucet, Curtin University; Denis Fougerouse, Curtin University, and Hugo Olierook, Curtin University