Colored gemstones have risen 30% this year

Following the jadeite and diamonds, “colored gemstones” have become the “new darling” of the investment community because of their rarity, splendor, and durability. Their price has soared, and some prices have surpassed diamonds.

[This year has risen 30%]

The reporter saw many shops in Tianjin jewelry street, the counter filled with colorful, various shapes of the "colored gem", not only ruby, sapphire, emeralds, cat's eyes, as well as agate, topaz, garnet, olivine , Turquoise, Amethyst, Citrine, etc. "The so-called 'colored gems' refers to all colored gems in natural gems other than diamonds." A shop owner told reporters that since the beginning of this year, investment in colored gems has continued to heat up, and the price of domestic multicolored products has risen by more than 30%, while rubies The increase in such products is as high as 100% or more, and their potential for appreciation cannot be underestimated. Later, the reporter learned from a number of auction houses that colored gemstones are highly praised by the auction market because of their value-added space for value preservation, rich color fashion elements, and luxurious and elegant features. For example, at the Hong Kong Christie's auction, a 7.04ct oval-shaped Burmese ruby ​​ring made a high price of HK$230,600.

[The most investment potential of emeralds]

Zhang Daping of the Tianjin Baoyu Stone Research Institute stated that China’s color gemstone market has huge potential and is a typical “growth stock”. Compared with traditional Chinese jade investments, investment in "colored gemstones" has an advantage in circulation. Because traditional Chinese jade is sometimes not recognized abroad, Caibao is internationally circulated. According to incomplete statistics, some precious metal colored gems have 20% to 50% annual room for growth.

Zhang Daping believes that if you want to invest in "colored gemstones," it is best to start with a few major gemstones, such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines, cat's eyes, etc. Among them, emeralds have seen the most significant increase in recent years. The time has risen by nearly 30%. The current price of one carat emerald has reached 70,000 yuan, even exceeding the price of some diamonds.