About A1 Diamonds
Our Story
A1 Diamonds opened in 2002. We began with purchasing and distribution of rough and cut diamonds. During this time we bought Non Conflict rough diamonds from all over Africa. We concentrated mainly on smaller mines and individual miners as empowerment of the smaller mines is important to us. Through creating our own in-house processes, we have been able to meet the demands of our discerning clientele as well as the majority of individually owned stores, in so far as sourcing the desired diamonds at competitive prices. We prefer to avoid tender houses and rather purchase directly from source giving our clients the best possible price.
Our Diamonds
Over the years we have expanded our footprint into Africa with purchasing rough diamonds that are KPC certificate certified and bringing them to our workshops in South Africa where our master cutters and polishers transform these beautiful rough diamonds into brilliant cut forever diamonds. All our diamonds are GIA, IGI, EGI and EGL certified and graded, thus ensuring that our discerning clientele are guaranteed exactly what they ordered.
Venture With Bassano Gioielli
In 2016 A1 Diamonds had the opportunity to create a joint venture with world renowned manufacturer and distributor of Italian designed jewellery, Bassano Gioielli. We have combined our beautiful African diamonds with their elegant Italian designs to create a bespoke jewellery range. It is a match made in diamond heaven and we are immensely proud and excited to bring our range to the American market.
About Bassano Gioielli
Bassano Gioielli is a family owned business since 1973, specializing in many facets of the industry and pride themselves to only supply jewellery of the highest quality with qualified specialists in every division of the business.
Over the years they have established themselves as one of the leading wholesale jewellery companies in South Africa with offices in both Cape Town and Johannesburg to offer a faster and more efficient service to all our local clients and now our American market.
Our Latest Venture
Our latest venture sees us for the first time expanding our distribution into the American market, where we will be supplying rough and cut diamonds as well as Italian designed bespoke jewellery according to individual specifications.
