The Gem Factory
In our Quest for the Rare, we have been exploring the worlds of gemstones making available pieces of authentic dreams.We crossed the globe to source gemstones naturally made from the crust of the Earth.
Quality-oriented, we love to select the most authentic species, tailing thousand years of Prestige. Then, we have been visiting the world to hand-pick with Ethic what each country has the Best to share.
With Ethic and Distinction, we open for you the doors of our gemstone studio, giving more sparkle and fire to your dreams.
Our gemstones are certified by bespoke gemologists and guarantee the level of Ethic necessary to enjoy what nature has the most precious to offer : it's History.
As we care for the Value of your experiences, we only select natural stones in picking the best hues (for colored stones) and flawless rocks when it comes to diamonds selections. We also give a special care for stones gifted with unique inclusions as well.
Constantly looking for ways to the unique, we keep sourcing to provide the best gem quality, walking the world to find stones making the difference of your jewellery and collections needs.
You can order a tailor-made gem in requesting a rough stone for cutting or you can decide to enjoy the beauty of a perfectly-cut gem. No matter what your initial choice is your wish is always our command !
Fingerprints from Earth
We at In The Know enjoy natural beauty and keep sourcing the best of the Rare in Nature.
As gemstones traders we designed gem collections which are the reflect of thousands of years of History and most importantly are at the image of Natural pure Beauty.
Hand picking gems directly from the mine, we guarantee you the level of quality you deserve in associating the expertise of GIA gemologists to share an in-depth gemstone knowledge securing the authenticity of your gems choices.
Dealing only with natural fancy colored gemstones we rather hand pick conflict-free diamonds and colored stones from reliable and trusted trade sources, certified with Ethic.
Colored Gemstones
Our Quest for the Rare led us to propose a unique selection of rare colored gemstones with unparalleled beauty. We selected the best mine to provide 17 gems under grading report making available the best of the rare.
We also like to tailor make for you unique gemstones safaris in African mines. The Gem Safari will be divided in three parts:
- mine visits
- a couple of days in Arusha seeing and purchasing rough and cut gems
- a few days on safari
To book this unique experience please contact us by email to: tailor@intheknowdreamdesigner.com.
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Colored diamonds
As we like to select the best of the rare, we propose you a selection of fancy colored diamonds : the rarest diamonds in the world. Pink, purple, red, colored diamonds are the rarest gems of the world. Existing in every color of the spectrum, fancy colored diamonds are the most valuable gem on a per carat basis.
- Colored diamonds are so rarely found in nature they are valued at 20 to 25 times the price of the finest quality white diamond.
- For every 100,000 carats of flawless white diamonds found on Earth, only one carat of gem-quality colored diamond is ever found.
- Only the most exquisite natural colored diamonds achieve investment-grade status.
- At the Argyle Mine, for every million carats recovered, only one pink carat qualifies for the prestigious Pink Diamond Tender.
- Colored diamonds, collected by royal dynasties and wealthy connoisseurs, have inspired awe and wonder for centuries.Exceptionally rare natural colored gems will have no fixed price -- As with fine art, their value is determined by their extraordinary rarity and quality.
The series of mines developed in the past century have made colorless diamonds accessible and affordable, with the exception of rare colored diamonds. For every 100,000 of flawless colorless diamonds, only one carat of colored diamond is found. These natural colored gems are as rare today as colorless diamonds were centuries ago. Ancient civilizations believed diamonds had divine origins and used them for religious inspiration. India was the earliest known source for the awe-inspiring gems which were worn and jealously guarded by nobility. As more mines were found on the sub-continent, sea-faring traders seized the opportunity to invest in the rare and precious gems. Louis IX of France, a renowned patron of the arts in Medieval Europe, was enamored by their exotic beauty and decreed that only royalty could own them.
Through fair trade or forced seizure, royal dynasties acquired most of the diamonds from India over subsequent centuries, including the legendary Koh-i-Noor (Mountain of Light) colorless diamond and the mysterious Hope blue diamond. The stones were usually left in their natural state or were shaped with simple cuts until the 17th century, when advanced cutting techniques were introduced to enhance a diamond’s brilliance and fire.
As the masses challenged the notion of divine rule, legends developed around the diamonds worn by ill-fated aristocrats, such as the rare colored diamonds once worn by Marie Antoinette. These historic diamonds are priceless museum pieces today.
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Exception
Gemstones world is a universe of legends and exceptional legacies. It's our fascination for luxury fairy tales which drove us to dedicate a special room for gemstones world.
With an Heritage of international fairy tales, gemstones crossed the world with their unparalleled Beauty.
By the early 1900s, South Africa’s diamond mines were profitable and providing quality gems to European merchants who catered to refined royal tastes.
- Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first shop in Paris in 1906, and dazzled royals and artists alike with its clean yet elegant designs created to enhance the beauty of the highest quality diamonds and colored gemstones.
- The artistic flair of Louis Cartier of France made his diamond creations the favorites of Russian nobility and discerning collectors all over the world.
- Tiffany & Co., founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in 1837, sold stationary and fancy goods in a small shop in New York. In 1841, J. Ellis joined the firm and provided capital that was used to establish a branch store in Paris. After the French monarchy was overthrown in 1848, the firm used its new capital to acquire 24 of the 69 French Crown Jewels, and numerous other famous colored diamonds. This bold investment in beauty propelled the little-known firm to international prominence. Tiffany’s image as a luxury retailer was further enhanced when it purchased a 287.42-carat yellow diamond mined in South Africa for $18,000, and put it on public display in its flagship store in New York, where it continues to inspire awe today.
Many of the historic colored gems offered to nobility by these artisan merchants remain in royal collections. Others are museum pieces or in private collections.
England’s Queen Elizabeth II owns one of the largest collections of natural colored diamonds, including a 23-carat intense pink diamond bestowed as a wedding gift.
Custom Gems
We selected the best of the rare gemstones to give you an Access to tailor-made gemstone experiences made to your Exclusivity measures.
Pick your stone, choose your shape, our gemstone cutters will make the rest for you.
As personalized as our services are, we like to invite you in gemstone worlds where ways to the meet the size of your gems selections.
Investment room
At In The Know our vision is to share the best of the Rare luxury. As gemstones brokers we provide our clients with Access to invest in the rarest, most valuable and fancy colored diamonds and colored gemstones on Earth. We pick gems directly from the mine to guarantee the finest investments.
Portable, Beautiful with ancient origins, gemstones ignite worldwide fascinations and inspirations.
Some colored stones are even rarest than diamonds themselves. Mined in one and only site, those gems present the level of rarity making them unique. Not only we pick gems mined in one and only site but we also select the best colored stones grades in extanding our selection to flawless diamonds giving value to your long term investments.
Natural colored diamonds have doubled in value roughly every five years since record-keeping began in the late 1970’s. Natural fancy colored diamonds are the most valuable gemstones on the planet on a price per carat basis. Investing in rare colored diamonds is a long-term investment. The economic cycles of the past 15 years has seen colored diamonds reach new heights in value as price records were broken.
Twenty years ago a one carat Fancy Intense Internally Flawless Pink Diamond would have sold for approximately $70,000.00 a carat, today that same diamond would be worth $500,000.00.
Sotheby's Auction House sold in Geneva a 7.37 carat Fancy Intense Purplish Pink Diamond for $819,201 a carat. The highest price ever paid per carat for a colored diamond was $1.3 million per carat. It was a 3.73 carat Fancy Vivid Blue sold at Christies Auction House on May 16, 2008 for $4.95 million.
It's without any hesitation we consider colored diamonds investment worthy of investors and gem collector's interest.
The consistent increase in value, rarity and diminishing supply of natural colored diamonds is driving worldwide discerning investors to enter this exclusive market.
Demand for colored diamonds is expected to appreciate in the years ahead based on positive supply and demand fundamentals. A single mine which produces 95% of the world’s pink diamonds and a significant proportion of other colored diamonds is slated for closure in 2018. No similar deposit has yet been discovered, which will result in drastically reduced supply for colored diamonds.
Warranty
All diamonds and stones provided are made of authentic untreated natural colored stones of a consistently high quality and value. Independent laboratory certificates from GIA, EGL, AGS, HRD or IGI are obtainable upon request for all diamonds and colored gemstones.
We select conflic free diamonds and make sure our colored gemstones conform to upscale quality standard. To make you enjoy gems Beauty we make sure your joy is as high as Human rights concerns.
