How to choose investment jewelry

Investment jewellery is a long-term, liquid and safe form of saving money that can pay back many times over. They can withstand economic crises, currency instability, are liquid, and their ownership is anonymous. A diamond is classified as an investment based on internationally established rules, with the basic criteria being the weight of the stone from one carat upwards, followed by an assessment of its colour and clarity.

Investment jewellery should be purchased safely from a prestigious and reliable dealer who is able to provide proof of origin and proper certification of the diamonds. ALO diamonds is one of the largest investment jewellery manufacturers in Europe. The company has a tradition of more than a quarter of a century, having been founded in 1995 by jeweller Alojz Ryšavý. It was the first company from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to trade on the world diamond exchanges in Antwerp, Israel and Hong Kong. All investment jewellery is internationally certified. 

In the ALO diamonds portfolio, investment jewellery is included in the Royal collection. The jewels in this collection are united primarily by their value. The iconic ALO diamonds roses are also popular investment jewellery, which are unique not only for the quality of the stones, but also for their original design.

To be considered as an investment, diamonds must have the best possible parameters, the so-called 4Cs - clarity, weight, colour, cut. The most valuable diamonds are the clear ones and in recent years the price of naturally coloured diamonds has been growing exponentially. The rarest ones are pink, blue or red. 

The world standard for diamond grading is known as the 4C.

CARAT WEIGHT

The weight of diamonds is given in carats (1 carat = 0.2 g). Small diamonds are much more common in nature, therefore the price of a diamond with a higher carat weight, all other parameters being equal, is many times higher. On the other hand, however, a smaller stone of greater quality may be more valuable than a larger diamond with significant flaws. All investment jewellery is internationally certified. 

In the ALO diamonds portfolio, investment jewellery is included in the Royal collection. The jewels in this collection are united primarily by their value. The iconic ALO diamonds roses are also popular investment jewellery, which are unique not only for the quality of the stones, but also for their original design.

To be considered an investment, diamonds must have the best possible parameters, the so-called 4Cs - clarity, weight, colour, cut. The most valuable diamonds are the clear ones, and in recent years the price of naturally coloured diamonds has been growing exponentially. The rarest ones are pink, blue or red. 

The world standard for diamond grading is known as the 4C.

COLOUR

A colourless diamond is considered perfect. It can best decompose the incident light and create iridescent flashes, the so-called fire. Most natural diamonds contain coloration caused by tiny impurities inside the stone. The exception is naturally colored diamonds, where the coloration is desirable.

CLARITY

Almost all diamonds contain minor imperfections - microscopic scratches or trace amounts of other materials. A "flawless" stone is usually considered to be one that has no external or internal visible blemishes when magnified ten times. Absolutely flawless diamonds are extremely rare.

CUT 

The cut determines how a diamond will reflect light. The better the cut, the more the diamond sparkles. A perfectly cut diamond sparkles all over, plus it produces iridescent flashes that are created by the light reflecting off each other's faces.

Other indicators that affect the value and price of diamonds are the proportions, workmanship, fluorescence, symmetry, type of certificate and origin of the stone. In terms of shape, round diamonds have the greatest investment potential and have been shown to increase in price the fastest. The occurrence of the purest diamonds in nature is decreasing, so they are becoming increasingly rare and valuable.