Geneva · Switzerland
Company
Who Richold is.
A family-owned diamond business founded in 1968 and headquartered in Geneva, today an international group dedicated to polished natural diamonds and the exacting requirements of the luxury watch and jewellery world.
Across three generations, Richold has grown by combining deep diamond expertise, evolving technology, responsible practices and long-term relationships.
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01 — Who we are
A diamond house built around the standard.
Family continuity. International capability.
Richold specialises in the selection, manufacturing, assorting and supply of polished natural diamonds for demanding luxury applications. From Geneva, the Group coordinates expertise across key diamond centres, connecting manufacturing, selection, sorting, quality control and client service around one shared standard.
Our structure has evolved over decades, but the character of the company remains deliberately close: long-term thinking, discretion, technical curiosity and accountability for what we deliver.
02 — Since 1968
Tradition, continuously refined.
Richold's history is not a story of standing still. It is a story of refining the same core expertise as client expectations, technologies and responsibilities have evolved.
1968
Richold begins as a family-owned diamond business.
1976
Richold specialises in cutting and supplying small diamonds for the Swiss watch industry, shaping a technical expertise that remains central to the Group.
1992
Richold establishes a presence in Antwerp, strengthening selection, sorting and quality control.
1994
Nisol Diamond Ltd. opens in Colombo, adding long-term manufacturing and polishing capability.
2008
Richold joins the Responsible Jewellery Council, formalising a responsible-business commitment that continues to evolve.
2013
Richold establishes a presence in Gaborone, increasing proximity to the African natural-diamond source market.
2015
UJAS Diamonds Pvt. Ltd. opens in Mumbai, strengthening sorting and control capability.
2016
Richold establishes a presence in the Israeli Diamond Bourse for sorting and quality control.
2023
Richold implements a track-and-trace system linked to its ERP, strengthening recorded origin information and visibility.
03 — One connected group
Different capabilities. One Richold.
Richold's international structure was built around the diamond journey, not around geography for its own sake. Each location contributes a defined capability — from client relationships and source-market presence to manufacturing, sorting and quality control.
Together, these entities give the Group proximity to clients, production and key diamond markets while allowing standards, information and requirements to move across one connected organisation.
- Client relationships
- Source-market presence
- Manufacturing
- Sorting
- Quality control
One shared Richold standard
04 — Global presence
Present where diamonds move.
Headquartered in Geneva and present across key diamond centres, Richold combines local expertise with group-wide coordination.
Geneva · Switzerland
Headquarters · Client relationships
Group headquarters and principal client-facing centre, coordinating commercial relationships, specifications, governance and Group direction.
05 — Today
Family continuity. International capability.
What began as a family-owned diamond business has grown across three generations without losing the long-term outlook that shaped it. Richold remains focused on natural diamonds, technical precision, responsible practice and relationships built over time.
Today, the Group connects expertise, information and accountability across its locations so that clients encounter one consistent Richold standard.
One company. Three principles.
Precision in the stone. Responsibility behind it. Partnership around the client.