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Pillar 01 · Diamonds since 1965

The cut,
the trade,
the story.

Founded1965
Markets21 cities
Lab-grownSince 2018
GenerationsIII
Pillar 01 · Diamonds since 1965Scroll ↓

Section 02 · Lede

What this business is

Sixty years of natural diamond expertise. A decade of lab-grown production at scale.

It is the business that began the group — and remains its quietest, most exacting craft. Three generations of cutters, traders, and clients.

Every other business we now run was funded, in some part, by this one.

Section 03 · Two arms of the same craft

Natural, and lab-grown.

The diamonds business operates two arms in parallel — natural sourcing and lab-grown production — under one cutting and polishing standard, run by the same family.

— Since 1965 —

01

Natural.

Rough trade, polished manufacturing, and direct-to-jeweller programmes. A vertically integrated chain, run under three generations of family discipline.

SourcingAntwerp, Hong Kong, Dubai, Mongolia, Botswana, Namibia, Israel
CuttingSurat — three master cutters → 600+ today
Trading21 cities, 6 continents
RetailUS, Japan partnerships since 1996

— Since 2018 —

02

Lab-grown.

A pivot into lab-grown production at scale, combining fifty years of cutting and polishing know-how with next-generation crystal growth technology.

MethodCVD & HPHT production
StonesLoose & jewellery-set
Carat0.10ct → 5ct+
ChannelsWholesale, private label, retail

Section 04 · Chronicle

Sixty years, annotated.

YearEventLocation
1965Inception. First diamond workshop opens — three master cutters.Surat, India
1980First dedicated diamond manufacturing facility — capacity scales.Surat, India
1991First international office — Asia-Pacific trading hub.Hong Kong
1994Asia-Pacific expansion. Antwerp polishing partnerships.BE · TH · SG · MY
1996Trading and jewellery operations established across the United States.New York, USA
2000Tokyo — premium retail and Japanese design partnerships.Tokyo, Japan
2002Sourcing relationships secured in Mongolia. Manufacturing in Guangzhou.CN · MN
2007Gulf trading hub opens. Onward to Africa & LATAM.Dubai, UAE
2010Diamond manufacturing capacity expanded; lab-grown R&D begins.Surat, India
2018Pivot into lab-grown production at scale — full commercial launch.Surat, India

The next stone is already being cut.

For trade enquiries, custom commissions, lab-grown wholesale, or a tour of the Surat floor — we'd be glad to hear from you.

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