Red Diamonds
Red (R)-reddish (r): A color similar to ruby gemstone.
Positioned on the spectrum between orange and the infrared, red is spoken of as
a warm color. The range of color tone for red diamonds is small, limited in both
lightness and saturation. Popular names for different mixtures of red are blood,
burgundy, garnet, magenta, raspberry, ruby, and strawberry.
5.11 Carat Moussaieff Red Diamond
The William Goldberg Diamond Corporation, famous for cutting
outstanding stones like the Premier Rose and the Guinea Star, cut this gem from
a 13.90-carat rough. They transformed the piece into a spectacular red diamond
weighing 5.11 carats. The GIA states, "It is the largest Fancy Red, natural
color diamond that we have graded as of the date the report was issued." The
stone is a triangular brilliant, sometimes referred to as a trillion or a
trilliant cut. It was cut sometime in the mid-1990s, so its history is still
relatively uneventful. Sometime around 2001 or 2002 Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd
purchased the stone.
The Moussaieff Red paid a visit to the Smithsonian Museum in 2003, being part
of an exhibit titled The Splendour of Diamonds (above photo). The exhibit lasted
from June 27th to September 30th and featured a number of other unusual colored
diamonds, namely the Millennium Star, the
Heart of Eternity, the Pumpkin Diamond, the Allnatt Diamond, the Ocean Dream, and the Steinmetz Pink.