Adornment & Assets: The Case for Natural Gemstone Jewelry in Your Portfolio
Most people wear gemstones.
Very few understand what they are actually holding.
Natural gemstones have quietly sat at the intersection of beauty, rarity, and enduring value for centuries, and the investors paying attention are beginning to treat them less like accessories and more like assets.
The Women on Boards Network, in partnership with Taita Gems, invites you to Adornment & Assets: The Case for Natural Gemstone Jewelry in Your Portfolio — a conversation that will change how you look at what you wear, and how you think about what you own.
Kenya is not just a consumer of gemstones. It is a producer of some of the world's most extraordinary ones. Tsavorite garnet, discovered in Kenya's Taita/Taveta district in 1970, commands up to $8,000 per carat for fine specimens. Rubies from the Saul Mine in Tsavo. A mineral belt stretching across East Africa that most Kenyans have never been taught to see as the asset it is.
Davis Tayo of Taita Gems will walk us through the investment case, from understanding rarity, quality, and value appreciation, to navigating Kenya's gemstone value chain from mine to market. We will examine how natural gemstone jewelry compares to traditional asset classes, what certification and provenance mean for the serious buyer, and why ethical sourcing from artisanal mining communities is not just the right thing to do, it is part of what makes these stones valuable.
In this session we will explore:
→ The investment case for natural gemstones
→ Rarity, quality, and long-term value appreciation
→ Kenya's gemstone heritage, from Tsavo to the global market
→ How gemstones compare to stocks, real estate, and gold
→ Ethical sourcing and responsible ownership
→ Natural gemstones as legacy assets and heirloom wealth
This is a conversation for women who think carefully about where they place their value: financially, aesthetically, and generationally.
The most enduring investments are the ones you can hold in your hand.
📅23rd June 2026
⏰ 4.30 PM EAT
💻 Virtual | Zoom