• Trading
• Unique Selling Feature
• Sightholders

Trading

TanzaniteOne Trading is a Group subsidiary based in Arusha that purchases rough tanzanite from smaller miners, brokers and dealers. TanzaniteOne Trading operates under the guidelines of the Tucson Tanzanite Protocols.

In support of more stability in terms of rough prices, TanzaniteOne Trading pays a small premium. This strategy has been well received in the local market and as a result,TanzaniteOne Trading has become a market leader in procuring highquality material.

TanzaniteOne Marketing is the Group’s marketing and sales arm for rough tanzanite. The subsidiary consolidates the available mined and traded rough tanzanite and is able to add further value by applying a proprietary rough tanzanite grading system and preparing parcels of material specifically suited to the individual business needs of each of its eight sightholders.

/This is achieved through the “Preferred Supply Strategy”, a world first in the coloured gemstone industry. The aim is to grow the global market for tanzanite through strategic collaborative relationships with exclusive distribution partners, known as sightholders, selected from the world's leading gemstone houses and jewellery manufacturers.

Unique selling features

Rarity - Tanzanite's only known source in the world is a 5km strip of land near Mount Kilimanjaro, northern Tanzania. This single, limited source renders tanzanite at least a thousand times rarer than diamonds. Colour - Tanzanite is uniquely trichroic, which means that in its rough form, it radiates three different colours from each of its crystallographic axes: blue, violet and burgundy. Once cut and polished, tanzanite ranges from electric violets and pale blues to deep royals and rich indigos. African mystique - Tanzanite was formed over 585 million years ago, yet this remarkable treasure remained hidden beneath the earth’s surface until just 1967, when according to local sources, a Maasai tribesman herding his cattle stumbled upon some crystals on the ground. Whilst the exact story of tanzanite’s discovery remains something of a mystery, Maasai communities have built their own legends about the miraculous find. They tell stories of how the land was set ablaze by a bolt of lightning, and that it was the heat from the “magic fire in the sky” that transformed crystals on the ground into shimmering blue-violet gems. At first, it was thought that these were unusually vibrant sapphires. But it was soon confirmed that the new gemstones were more complex than a sapphire, with a color that was more alluring, more exotic and entirely unexpected. Relative price & investment value - Quality for quality, tanzanite is currently about a third of the price of sapphire. This, compounded by its exceptional rarity, has made tanzanite an investment stone of choice.

Sightholders

The Preferred Supply Strategy, which is a world first in the coloured gemstone industry, aims to grow the global market for tanzanite through strategic collaborative relationships with exclusive customers, ‘Sightholders', selected from the world's leading gemstone houses and jewellery manufacturers.

Sightholders have been chosen for their focus on tanzanite, ability to make a long-term commitment, distribution capabilities, understanding of the need for vertical integration and most importantly their operational standards of integrity. Their belief in and commitment to supporting an ethical route to market and growth of the market as a whole has also been a prerequisite for their appointment.

TanzaniteOne has initially appointed eight Sightholders, with plans to increase this number in the medium term. These initial eights are listed below:

• AG Color Inc
• Colorjewels
• Intercolor
• Paul Wild
• KL Tambi
• Rare Multicolor Gems
• STS Jewels Inc.
• Tanzanite International

AG Color Inc (www.agcolor.com) carries a four generation old legacy of distributing fine quality gemstones. Their offices are situated in New York and for over a decade AG Color have excelled in precision cut calibrated and free size tanzanite, carrying an inventory which includes pairs, suites and custom cut shapes and sizes for the discerning jeweller. They have carved a niche for themselves globally and specifically in the US, Hong Kong and Europe. AG Color has won both the first and second place for the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Spectrum Awards in pairs and suites for the past two consecutive years.

Our key offices are located in New York, Hong Kong, Thailand, Jaipur and Arusha. Green Creations and GTC jewellery are sister concerns, located in New York and Hong Kong respectively.

Colorjewels' pursuit of ethical business practices for over two decades has been, and continues to be, the main reason for the growth and recognition of the company.

Established in 1979. Wholesaler to the trade. Primary trade in Sapphire (all colors), Ruby and Tanzanite. Also carries Emerald, Alexandrite and Tsavorite. Deals mainly in the higher to mid range grades.

Intercolor Head Office:
48 West 48th Street,
Suite 800, New York, NY 10036-1703,
United States of America

Paul Wild OHG (www.paul-wild.de) was founded in 1926 and has become one of the leading and most successful gemstone houses in the world. Their yearly sales far exceed one million gemstones ranging from unique one-off high quality gemstones to standard gems for quantity orders. Working with the leading jewellery brands around the world, Paul Wild is creating jewellery trends and is a significant stakeholder in the world of gemstones and jewellery with branches in Germany, Thailand, Brazil and Africa.

Owner Hans-Werner Wild
Postbox 17 12 64 Germany-55754 Kirschweiler

Auf der Lay 2 Germany-55743 Kirschweiler (Idar-Oberstein)

Tel: +49 (0)6781-93 43-0
Fax: +49 (0)6781-93 43 43

paul-wild@t-online.de

K. L. Tambi & Co. is a jeweler based in Jaipur, India who has been in business for more than three decades. It is a family concern and has substantial experience in the colored gem stone business, specialising in tanzanite and emeralds. Its main operations involve importing rough stones, and cutting and polishing them. The company exports mainly to the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, United Arab Emirates and Israel and has outlets worldwide.

K. L. Tambi & Co. and its senior partner, Mr JP Tambi, have twice been awarded the highest export award from the government of India. Mr Tambi is also an International Colored Stone Association (I.C.A.) member and was the President of The Jewelers Association, Jaipur for the last four years.

The KL Tambi Head Office:
1839, 11th floor Barah Gamgaur Ka Rasta
Johari Bazar, Jaipur
302003
India

Rare Multicolor Gems bears the reputation of being cutters of the finest quality gemstones. With offices stretching from Jaipur, India to the USA, Europe, Hong Kong and Bangkok, Rare Multicolor Gems has a reputation for unwavering commitment to service and strict adherence to quality.

The company has been in the gemstone business for the last thirty-five years with its presence in New York spanning twenty of those years. Our main clientele hail from the U.S.A and Caribbean where we are renowned for the quality of our tanzanite, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

Rare Multicolor Gems
Suite 1505
2 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
United States of America

STS Jewels is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tanzanite jewellery. Within a relatively short span of twenty years STS now ranks amongst the world's largest, fully integrated jewellery operations in the colored gemstone industry. Being amongst the world's first few companies to commercially promote tanzanite, we are proud of our contribution to the growth of this market. By working relentlessly towards standardisation and grading of tanzanite, our final consumers are assured of the highest possible quality.

Today STS Jewels has over 2 000 employees working in various locations in Asia, Europe and the USA. Our activities straddle the entire value chain of the jewellery industry from gemstone cutting to retail sales of jewellery.

STS believes in maintaining operational standards of the highest integrity and diligently works at helping the tanzanite market grow ethically and efficiently.

STS Jewels
3000 47th Avenue
5th Floor, Long Island City
New York
NY 11101
United States of America

Tanzanite International, a member of the Diamonds International family of stores, was established as a dedicated outlet for the sale of the rare gemstone Tanzanite. You will now find a Tanzanite International store in every location that Diamonds International exists.

Headed up by our CEO Morris Gad, we are the largest Tanzanite retailer in the Caribbean, growing to a family of stores in over 100 locations in a mere 12 years. We also manufacture our own jewelry in our state of the art facilities in New York and Mexico.

The fact that we have been awarded sightholder status along with only five other companies worldwide insures unbeatable value and our unwavering dedication to securing the highest quality gemstones insures unbeatable quality.

Diamonds Internationals' Tanzanite International puts an abundance of jewellery and this fine gemstone within the grasp of any budget.

Tanzanite International
592 5th Avenue
8th Floor
New York
NY 10036
United States of America

Tel: +1 212 308 3600 ext. 237
Fax: +1 212 759 8142
www.ShopDI.com

CEO: Morris Gad
Email: kgladney@almod.com