GEMS
Diamonds and gemstones
Sarah Jessica Parker wearing a sensation of Paraiba Tourmaline, Victoria Beckham's loves emeralds, Penelope Cruz indulging herself with sapphires...
Gemstones continue to hit the headlines with news about celebrities and their adorable jewelry.
Gemstones are great eyecatchers, affordable in small sizes and express perfectly your personality.
Read more about these fascinating friends of diamonds.
Paraiba
The colour of Paraiba is called electric blue.
Paraiba tourmalines, which are prized for their rarity and distinct bright electric blue-green colour, were named after the state where they were initially found: Paraiba State, Brazil.
The colour of the ocean there is very similar to the colour of the precious stones. The term 'Paraiba' is now used to describe tourmaline of the same colour as that found initially in Paraiba, whether the colour is natural or the result of treatment.
Much of the intense electric blue and green tourmaline from Paraiba in Brazil is produced by heating pink to grey-blue copper-bearing tourmaline.
Other impressive Paraiba qualities come from Afghanisthan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Namibia, Pakistan or USA. Unheated stones from Paraiba in Brazil, are so rare that they have almost vanished away from the market.
If you are offered one with a proper certificate, don't hesitate.
We have natural and lab grown electric blue tourmaline.
Emerald
Of Emeralds, Colombia no oil is preferred.
Emeralds look fantastic with diamonds and have always been in grace at the Hautevolee. The most lavish- saturated, clear green stones fetch the highest prices. Small inclusions are not influencing the quality of an emerald too much. If an emerald is offered without inclusions, it might be a lab-grown one. Needle-likee inclusions are a sign of inherent quality.
It is vital if any oil has been added to enhance the colour and clarity of the stone. 'No oil' is the most desirable quality.
The collector quality comes exclusively from Colombian emeralds. The mines of Muzo are hard to access. It contributes to the mystery of emeralds that the mines can better be reached by helicopter than by a road trip.
If you are a collector and you are interested in visiting the emerald mines in Colombia, we can organize together with partners a visit to the places for you.
We have Colombia no-oil and other eco-friendly comparable qualities available.
Sapphire
Sapphires from Kashmir are of great nobility.
Corundum as well as another famous member of this group, Ruby and Padparadscha, are of high hardness. Hence, they give diamonds a royal shine and exist in almost every colour.
The most appreciated quality of sapphire has its origin in Kashmir, a rugged mountain landscape in the Himalaya between India, China and Pakistan. The Kashmir sapphire is of an intense and saturated dark blue like the sky over the mountains, where they come from. They are very precious and extremely rare in higher carats.
Other qualities appeal, too. They are coming from Asian countries like Sri Lanka and Burma/ Myanmar.
Some sapphires are preowned by collectors and are set in jewelry from Graff and other High Jewelry. Others are loose stones.
Exclusive natural collections of sapphire and ruby are available, as well as their synthetic counterparts.
Sustainable gemstones are visible in Antwerp, Amsterdam and selected places in Germany.