Ashes to diamonds cost

The creation of a memorial diamond consists of extracting carbon from the cremation ashes or hair of a deceased person to create a real diamond. The resulting memorial diamond gives comfort and strength to the bereaved, who in this way can be close to their loved one after death.

The ALGORDANZA memorial diamond reflects the uniqueness of the deceased person and is always made individually according to your wishes.

Starting price & size

Memorial diamonds are usually less than the price of a traditional burial with grave maintenance. Blue and colorless ash diamonds are the most difficult and time consuming diamonds to grow, ALGORDANZA specializes is these very special gems.

Prices start at CHF 3,500 for a 0.30 carat diamond

3 factors determine the cost of a memorial diamond:
  • Weight (carat) of diamond, price increases with size.
  • Cut or uncut, rough (uncut) diamons are more unique and cost less.
  • Carbon source, hair, ashes or a combination of both.

ALGORDANZA Memorial Diamonds are offered through funeral homes as well as directly through us. Upon request, we can send you our complete pricelist.

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rough (uncut) memorial diamond cost

ALGORDANZA is the only memorial diamond expert that uses 100% renewable energy, and that since 2004!

Memorial diamond's carbon source

Algordanza offers six diamond cuts, Radiant, Brilliant, Asscher, Emerald, Princess and Heart

ALGORDANZA offers 6 diamond cuts

Now select the appropriate cut for your individual cremation diamond. Alternatively, you can keep the diamond rough (uncut), which will only be polished, a rough diamond reflects the uniqueness of the person it was grown from, both having developed their “rough edges”.

The ALGORDANZA diamond shines with an extraordinary blue brilliance, due to the element boron, which is bound to carbon. The more boron the carbon source contains, the darker the blue coloration of the diamond.

Size and quantity of diamonds

Weight Ø
0.3 carat diamond 0.3 carat 4.3 mm
0.4 carat diamond 0.4 carat 4.7 mm
0.5 carat diamond 0.5 carat 5.1 mm
0.6 carat diamond 0.6 carat 5.4 mm
0.7 carat diamond 0.7 carat 5.7 mm
0.8 carat diamond 0.8 carat 5.9 mm
0.9 carat diamond 0.9 carat 6.2 mm
1 carat diamond 1.0 carat 6.4 mm
When ordering multiple “single” diamonds from the same carbon source, the cost of the subsequent diamonds after the first is reduced by 10%, since processing only occurs once.
Instead of one large memorial diamond, up to four smaller family diamonds can also be made from the cremation ashes. In this way you enable several family members to always carry the memory of the loved one with them.

Family diamonds are only available in brilliant cut and in the following carats:

    4 x 0.15 ct = 0.6 ct
   3 x 0.2 ct = 0.6 ct
More than 4 family diamonds are possible on request.
Memorial Diamond Cost depends on cut, carat and carbon source
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Laser Engraving

Laser Engraving

If you have decided on a rough diamond, a laser engraving on the girdle is possible upon request. This laser engraving is only visible under a microscope with 30x magnification and gives your memorial diamond an even more personal touch. Depending on the size of the diamond, a maximum of 30 characters is possible, similar to the inscription on a tombstone such as a quote or words of remembrance.

Display box and certificate

Display box and certificate

With our certificate, we confirm the authenticity, size, cut and color of the diamond, but also guarantee that the origin of the carbon is from the cremation ashes or hair given to us. ALGORDANZA also supplies you with your personal memorial diamond in a pristine oak or walnut display box along with the ALGORDANZA certificate.

Cremation Jewelry

Cremation Jewelry

Setting a cremation diamond into a new or even existing piece of jewelry lets the wearer take their lost loved one to places they couldn’t before they passed away.

The memorial diamond itself is the most individual and unique impression of the deceased, which is why we deliberately forgo offering an ALGORDANZA jewelry collection.
laser inscription on rough diamonds is like an epitaph

The memorial diamond with laser engraving

If you have decided on a rough diamond, a laser engraving on the girdle is possible upon request. This laser engraving is only visible under a microscope with 30x magnification and gives your memorial diamond an even more personal touch. Depending on the size of the diamond, a maximum of 30 characters is possible, similar to the inscription on a tombstone such as a quote or words of remembrance.
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Display box and certificate

With our certificate, we confirm the authenticity, size, cut and color of the diamond, but also guarantee that the origin of the carbon is from the cremation ashes or hair given to us. ALGORDANZA also supplies you with your personal memorial diamond in a pristine oak or walnut display box along with the ALGORDANZA certificate.
Memorial Diamond in oak wood display box.

Setting the diamond into a piece of jewelry

Setting a memorial diamond into a pendant to wear close to one’s heart is often done with rough diamonds, as the rough shape of the diamond contrasts with the modern forms of today’s pendant designs. Setting a cremation diamond into a new or even existing ring has been done hundreds of times and lets the wearer take their lost loved one to places they couldn’t before they passed away. The combination of a memorial diamond with jewelry can have a great reflection on the personality of the deceased. The memorial diamond itself however is the most individual and unique impression of the deceased, which is why we deliberately forgo offering an ALGORDANZA jewelry collection. If you would like to have your memorial diamond realized as a diamond ring or pendant for a necklace, please contact your trusted goldsmith.
Ash Diamond in white gold ring
Algordanza AG Headquarters in Switzerland

The way to your personal memorial diamond

After the death of a loved one, the bereaved are often faced with many decisions that need to be made quickly. In addition to cremation or burial, a memorial diamond is also an option to consider. It is no more difficult to organize than any other form of burial and also leaves something everlasting.

Creating a memorial diamond from the ashes or hair of a deceased person, usually takes between four and eight months. This time is needed for the diamond to grow to the desired size. Meanwhile, we are in regular contact with your or your undertaker, who will keep you informed of our every step.

Step 1: Find a funeral home

Our funeral partners are known for their empathetic and competent care in the case of a death. Contact us and we will recommend an ALGORDANZA funeral partner in your area, without obligation, who will carry out the desired memorial diamond for you or your relatives.

If there is no funeral home with an existing partnership to ALGORDANZA in your area, we will send you all the necessary documents so that your trusted funeral director can initiate the creation of a memorial diamond through ALGORDANZA even without a prior partnership.

We are partnered with thousands of funeral home worldwide
Funeral homes securely transport ashes and cremated remains, never send ashes through the mail

Step 2: Transfer of ashes or hair

After the cremation of a loved one, the ashes and/or the hair are transferred to ALGORDANZA in Switzerland per secure courier. Of course, the urn or the hair can also be brought to us personally.

Step 3: A cremation diamond from ashes

When an adult is cremated, up to 4 kg of ashes can be produced. To create a memorial diamond, however, it is not the volume of the ash that is decisive, but its carbon content. As a rule, 5 grams of hair or 500 grams of ashes are sufficient to ensure the creation of an ALGORDANZA Cremation Diamond.

Growing Cell in the HPTP Press
Funeral homes help us secure your loved ones ashes or hair

The remaining cremation ashes

If you choose an ALGORDANZA Pure ash diamond, you decide what happens to the remaining ashes:

  1. Extracting all of the carbon from the whole amount of ashes sent to ALGORDANZA. Select this option if no burial place is desired.
  2. Removal of required amount of ashes in Switzerland and returning remaining ashes to origin: Only the required portion of the ash is removed. The ashes that are not used can be returned to the original sender.
  3. Gathering of unused ashes by family and/or friends (only in Switzerland):
    Relatives can collect the unused ashes from us personally.
  4. Scattering of the remaining ashes in Switzerland by ALGORDANZA:
    The ALGORDANZA AG is partnered with Immer und Ewig AG which owns their own forest, used exclusively for the scattering of human ashes. The forest cemetery is called Pax Montana near the southern region of Switzerland called Poschiavo.

Step 4: Handing over the finished memorial diamond

The handing over of the memorial diamond to the relatives takes place in a solemn setting by the commissioned funeral home, alternatively the ash diamond can be picked up at our headquarters in Domat/Ems.

Our Tip:

As part of an ALGORDANZA Pre-Paid Funeral Plan, you can arrange your personal memorial diamond in advance for yourself or a family member

Algordanza guarantees and certifies the origin of ashes or hair.

You can reach by telephone from anywhere in the world at :

Tel.: 0041 81 353 7455

also if you are in Austria, Germany or Switzerland Free of Charge at :

Tel.: 00800 7400 5500