PROJECT ORIGIN

After several years of living and building relationships with local artisans in the Minas Gerais region, we realized that the magnificent gems resulting from their work were unfairly unknown; whether it be the almost legendary Imperial Topaz from Ouro Preto, the Tourmalines with their infinite colors from São José da Safira, the Emeralds from Nova Era with their complex shades of green or the imensely reputated Aquamarines from Santa Maria and Teófilo Otoni

THE FINEST STONES ONLY

Our aim is to only offer our clients the most beautiful gems. The difficulty lies in the capacity to detect the potential of raw and freshly extracted stones. Our partnerships with local workers allow us, thanks to their lifelong experience of these stones, to select the most pertinent findings.

THE IMPERIAL TOPAZ

STORY & ORIGINS

It is widely assumed that the name «topaze» would originally come from the greek name of the island Zabargad in the Red sea : Topazos. The appelation «Imperial» originates from Russian Tsars who decided to name it this way because of its deep orange colour.

SHAPES & SIZES

Raw imperial topaze are naturally found in linear shape, hence most of the final stones are cut in shapes like pears, ovals or marquises. Final cut gems above 5 carats are quite rare. Final value depends on the combination of many factors quality of the stone and the cut, size, weight and colour.

COLOURS & CLARITY

Imperial topaz range of colors varies from golden to purple. In terms of top rarity and value, cherry red and pink (0.5%) are pretty unique, then would come the deep orange ones. The colour saturation and the lack of any impurities or inclusions will also greatly impact the value of the stones.

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