Zimmi Diamonds, so-called that because they are mined next to a small village by the name of Zimmi in Sierra Leone, have a unique saturation that fetches extremely high prices.

While nitrogen is responsible for yellow colour in diamonds, it is how the nitrogen is bound in the diamond that causes the colour. The single nitrogen atoms in Zimmi Diamonds absorb light in the violet and blue portion of the spectrum, resulting in our perceiving the colour yellow. Coloured diamonds count for approximately 0.1% of all the world’s mined diamonds. Put into perspective, approximately 1 out of 16,500 diamonds that are mined is a Yellow Diamond.

The rarest natural gemstones on earth, the blue diamond will be an average of 20 times as expensive. Zimmi diamond average more than two to three times more than a white D Flawless or VVS diamond.