Chopard's responsibly-sourced by Gemfield's 6,225 carat 'Insofu' is the second largest emerald ever found at Zambia's Karem mine. — Chopard promises transparency for every stone cut from ‘Insofu’.

The Chopard ‘Insofu’ Emerald weighs in the size of a champagne bottle.

“The size and quality of the crystal make it a rare find indeed,” stated Sean Gilbertson, director of Gemfields, noting that it was also “setting a historic milestone for traceability back to the mine-of-origin, a holy grail for consumers” seeking reassurances on the credentials of their stones as it is the first emerald of this size and purity to meet traceability requirements.

“By purchasing a raw stone, we are able to follow its entire journey through to final creation. Chopard will cut the raw emerald and collect all the cut gems emerging from it….We ensure a complete chain of traceability, which is rare for [such] stones,” said Chopard’s copresident and artistic director Caroline Scheufele who noted that a “fully integrated supply chain” was what made “these treasures of nature so valuable to our clientele,” who despite the COVID-19 pandemic had shown “strong resilience and loyalty” to the house.

AOC has followed Chopard’s Caroline Scheufele for years, and we value deeply her leadership mission in the arena of sustainability, workers rights, and transparency of Chopard stones from discovery to individual ownership. Scheufele recalled her feeling at the discovery of the Insofu emerald as “surpassing any emotion [she] had ever known.”

Reading her words, we also had a chill — not only over the emerald itself — but the entire process that will bring it to market responsibly via Gemfields to Chopard to the privileged humans who will wear its brilliant beauty.

Progress is so slow, but we value deeply business leaders who practice ubuntu for all — and especially in Africa.