South Africa 2.5 Carat Cushion Natural Diamond Prices

    The current price for a 2.5 carat cushion natural diamond in South Africa is R465,049.61, calculated from 170 diamonds that match this carat weight and shape in our database, and has increased by 1.96% over the last 7 days.

    When comparing to 2.5 carat natural diamond prices, prices for these diamonds range from R90,646.68 to R1,283,337.38, depending on factors such as colour and clarity.

    2.5 Carat Cushion Natural Diamond Price Trends

    Overall, the trend for 2.5 carat cushion natural diamond prices over the past three weeks shows fluctuating trends.

    The 7-day change is a moderate increase of 1.96%, the 14-day change is a sizable decrease of 2.20%, and the 21-day change is a considerable decrease of 4.35%.

    These mixed trends suggest volatility in the diamond market at this carat weight.

    2.5 Carat Natural Cushion Diamond Prices by Color and Clarity

    Clarity \ ColorDEFGHIJ
    IFR1,283,333N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
    VVS1R939,559R842,391R675,791R556,475R416,294N/AR277,100
    VVS2N/AR707,786R760,726R605,830R719,293R350,741R433,883
    VS1R742,684R898,986R673,848R526,958R447,948R347,807R307,879
    VS2R648,100R699,114R695,911R519,084R482,530R379,151R274,762
    SI1R291,171R493,274R353,007R502,351R524,467R342,315R359,644
    SI2N/AR557,125N/AR322,805R396,755R408,157R209,324
    I1N/AN/AN/AN/AR294,788R200,344R232,398

    In South Africa, the highest quality 2.5 carat cushion natural diamonds with colour grade D and clarity IF are priced at R1,283,333.07.

    The lowest quality natural diamonds with colour grade J and clarity I1 are priced at R232,398.45.

    This is a difference of R1,050,934.62, which means that the highest quality natural diamond is priced 452.21% higher than the lowest quality natural diamonds at the same carat weight.

    It should be noted that there may be some seeming anomalies in the table where lower quality diamonds are priced higher than better quality diamonds. This can happen as our database sources prices from a large number of suppliers and if there are relatively few of a particular combination of shape, colour, and clarity available, pricing discrepancies can occur.