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Diamond Sales

Burgundy sources diamonds directly from our world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Each premium gem-quality diamond is ethically produced and sourced through sustainable practices that meet Canada’s stringent environmental regulations and provides significant social and economic benefits for northern and Indigenous people.  

Through our unique mine to market business model with total chain of custody, Burgundy is able to assure undeniable guarantee of provenance and traceability for our rare and beautiful gemstones. The diamonds are sold through our proprietary auction system in Antwerp, Belgium and through select tenders for larger special stones. Burgundy also sells to exclusive jewellers through our brand partnerships, supplying unique fancy gemstones for exquisite high-end jewellery pieces and custom jewellery designs.   

Each diamond is unique – a gemological marvel formed billions of years ago under extraordinary heat and pressure. Celebrating meaningful moments – emotion, gratitude, attachment, commitment and love – Burgundy diamonds are universally admired, appreciated and desired.  

Interested in purchasing Ekati diamonds?

Premium quality, ethically sourced Canadian diamonds are available through our sales office in Antwerp. Please fill out the Purchase Inquiry Form if you wish to register to participate in one of our rough diamonds sales auctions in Belgium.

PURCHASE INQUIRY

The value of a polished diamond is calculated using four criteria known as the 4Cs.

By Clarity
The clarity or the quality of a stone is determined by how clean the diamond is inside. Very few diamonds can be described as “flawless”. Most stones have inclusions which may be caused by carbon spots called piques, other minerals, bubbles or cracks also called gletz. The positioning of the inclusions within the diamond influences its value, as some inclusions may be polished out during the manufacturing process. Some diamonds may be so heavily included that it's almost impossible to see into them.
By Colour
Diamonds that are saturated with colour can be more valuable and are known as “fancy”. Diamonds can be almost any colour of the spectrum including red, orange, yellow, green, blue or pink. Impurities and different degrees of heat in which the diamonds are formed, determine the colour. The closer a clear diamond is to being colourless the more valuable; as diamonds become more visibly yellow or brown, their value decreases.
By Cut
While diamonds can be cut into several shapes such as round, heart, oval, marquise, or pear, “diamond cut” refers to how well a diamond’s facets reflects and refracts light. Precise workmanship is required to fashion a stone, so its proportions, symmetry and polish deliver the optimal beauty and value of the stone. A diamond’s cut is the most complex and technically difficult to analyze of all the diamond 4Cs.
By Carat Weight
Originally the carat was the weight and size of a carob seed which ancient lapidaries used to balance their scales, as the seeds in a carob pod are very uniform. This weight was standardized to the metric system with 1 carat = 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams. A carat is further divided into points, with 100 points to a carat. Generally, rough and polished diamonds are weighted to two decimal places.
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By Clarity
The clarity or the quality of a stone is determined by how clean the diamond is inside. Very few diamonds can be described as “flawless”. Most stones have inclusions which may be caused by carbon spots called piques, other minerals, bubbles or cracks also called gletz. The positioning of the inclusions within the diamond influences its value, as some inclusions may be polished out during the manufacturing process. Some diamonds may be so heavily included that it's almost impossible to see into them.
By Colour
Diamonds that are saturated with colour can be more valuable and are known as “fancy”. Diamonds can be almost any colour of the spectrum including red, orange, yellow, green, blue or pink. Impurities and different degrees of heat in which the diamonds are formed, determine the colour. The closer a clear diamond is to being colourless the more valuable; as diamonds become more visibly yellow or brown, their value decreases.
By Cut
While diamonds can be cut into several shapes such as round, heart, oval, marquise, or pear, “diamond cut” refers to how well a diamond’s facets reflects and refracts light. Precise workmanship is required to fashion a stone, so its proportions, symmetry and polish deliver the optimal beauty and value of the stone. A diamond’s cut is the most complex and technically difficult to analyze of all the diamond 4Cs.
By Carat Weight
Originally the carat was the weight and size of a carob seed which ancient lapidaries used to balance their scales, as the seeds in a carob pod are very uniform. This weight was standardized to the metric system with 1 carat = 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams. A carat is further divided into points, with 100 points to a carat. Generally, rough and polished diamonds are weighted to two decimal places.
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CanadaMark™

The CanadaMark™ hallmark program provides customers with the assurance of the integrity of the supply chain of Canadian diamonds from mine to retail. The program gives the end consumers of diamond jewellery confidence in the origin and history of their polished diamonds. 

Every CanadaMark™ diamond carries a promise of purity, responsibility and authenticity. We put our mark on each diamond to give you confidence in its origin and history. All CanadaMark™ certified diamonds are natural and untreated, polished to meet specific quality standards, responsibly mined in Canada’s Northwest Territories, with respect for the sustainability of the natural environment and Northern people, and tracked through independent, audited processes at every stage from the mine of origin to the polished stone. 

For more information on the CanadaMark hallmark program, please visit www.canadamark.com.

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CanadaMark™ Approved Manufacturers

Our diamond market experts sell rough diamonds directly to manufacturers, who cut and polish diamonds, tailoring parcels to the customers’ needs. This minimizes the variation of stones in each parcel and generates a premium for Burgundy over prices charged by suppliers offering more variable parcels.