Headline Partners Profile
As one of the largest producers of rough diamonds in the world, Rio Tinto Diamonds enjoys an important presence in the international diamond market through its 100 per cent control of the Argyle mine, 60 per cent of the Diavik mine and a 78 per cent interest in the Murowa mine. Rio Tinto Diamonds productions are sorted and prepared for sale at its sales and marketing headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium, supported by a network of representative offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and New York.
Rio Tinto Diamonds maintain an extensive industry intelligence network and a high level of customer and product support. They also believe in supporting consumer confidence in their diamonds and play an active role in addressing key industry issues around product integrity and sustainable development. They are a founding member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, the not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry. www.riotintodiamonds.com
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited is a leading jeweller in China, Hong Kong and Macau with a history spanning over 80 years.
The "周大福" (CHOW TAI FOOK) brand is recognised for its trust and authenticity, and our products are known for their design, quality and value.
Its principal products are mass luxury and high-end luxury jewellery products including gem-set jewellery, platinum and karat gold products, gold products and watches.
Chow Tai Fook has an extensive retail network, with over 1,500 jewellery and watch points of sale in Greater China, Malaysia and Singapore. Chow Tai Fook has an effective vertically integrated business model that gives it centralised and tight control over its processes from raw material procurement to design, production, marketing and sales through its extensive retail network
www.chowtaifook.com
Honoured Partners Profile
Since 1854 the Gubelin family business stood for the highest standards in jewellery and gemstones. With its wide range of selected gems and signature jewellery collections, it boasts a presence at Switzerland’s premier locations: Lucerne, Zurich, Basel, Bern, Lugano, St. Moritz and Geneva and with the recent opening in Malaysia Gubelin runs its first boutique in Asia at famous Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. At the head of the business, now in its sixth generation, stands Raphael Gübelin. Besides the jewellery retail stores and the Gubelin Ateliers the corporate group also comprises the Gubelin Gem Lab, a world-renowned scientific gemstone laboratory with its headquarters in Switzerland and an office in Hong Kong. In his position as head of the company Raphael Gübelin will continue on from his father’s business philosophy and nurture the company’s traditional values of genuineness, purity, exclusivity, quality and authenticity. www.gubelin.com
Robert Wan Group, located in Papeete, Tahiti, is a global brand that focuses its activities around the culture of Tahitian pearls. The Group is represented in Europe, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, the Middle East and Oceania.
The brand representing the culmination of Robert Wan's vision to create timeless exquisite pearl jewellery embracing his passion to combine elegance, nature and sophistication. The result is high-end feminine designs, chokers and sautoirs of superb-quality pearls from his farms in South Marutea, Polynesia.
Robert Wan as one of pearl cultivations pioneers, plunged into the industry in the early seventies. He has now become the first Tahitian pearls producer top conquer the international markets, earning him his nickname: ”the Emperor of the Pearl”. In 1983, he acquired the atoll of South Marutea, in the Tuamotu Gambier archipelago. www.robertwan.com
The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Group of Companies is a non-profit, public interest company that represents all organizations and institutions involved in Israel’s diamond industry. The IDI operates representative offices in key diamond trade centers such as New York and Hong Kong.
These include marketing and public relations, technological R&D, promotion of rough sources, professional training, publishing professional literature and security consultancy.
IDI is responsible for industry participation in major trade fairs around the world, organising Israeli Diamond Pavilions, receptions press conferences and other events at these fairs.
As one of Israel's leading industries, the Israeli diamond industry has an illustrious and impressive history dating back to the late 1930s. www.israelidiamond.co.il
Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE) is a national market authorized by the State Council and the only transaction platform for the import and export of diamond in mainland China. It is a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses.
www.cnsde.com
