The Knysna Heads and lagoon from the air

Timeless Handcrafted Beauty in Africa

Natural African diamonds and tanzanite, made in our own Knysna workshop

Made and sourced in Africa · since 1947 · Woodmill Lane and the Waterfront

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  • Since 1947

    Making jewellery in Knysna for three generations of visitors.

  • Our own workshop

    Most of our pieces are made at Woodmill Lane, by our own designers and goldsmiths.

  • Stones you can trust

    GIA- and EGL-graded diamonds, and our own tanzanite certificate.

Knysna's own Big Five

The Big Five Gemstones

Knysna has its own Big Five: diamond, tanzanite, sapphire, emerald and ruby. Find your stone — tap a colour to see where it comes from and how to wear it.

See all 17 gemstones

Designs from our workshop

Each piece starts at the bench in Knysna: drawn, cast or built by hand, then set and finished by the people who designed it.

  • Ring with a violet-blue stone in a split shank
  • Wide band with a marquise orange stone set in yellow gold
  • Ring with an oval pinkish-orange stone in a gold collet
  • Gold bypass ring with a trillion-cut green stone
  • Gold Africa pendant set with five small diamonds
  • Pierced gold band with an animal procession
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Something no one else has

Bring us an idea, a sketch or a stone you love. We design it with you at either shop and make it in our Knysna workshop. We also remodel old pieces into new ones.

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Inside Knysna Manufacturing Jewellers, with the workshop behind the glass
Knysna Manufacturing Jewellers, Woodmill Lane

Visit us in Knysna

Knysna Manufacturing Jewellers

Woodmill Lane, Main Road. Our workshop is here, behind the glass. Repairs, resizing and Care Plan services.

Shop 14, Woodmill Lane Shopping Centre, 21 Main Road, Knysna Central, Knysna, 6571+27 44 382 1325 · WhatsApp +27 66 576 0170jewellery@lantic.net
Monday to Friday
09:00–17:00
Saturday and public holidays
09:00–13:00
Sunday
Closed
Christmas Day
Closed
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Knysna Diamond Corporation

On the Knysna Waterfront. Diamonds and tanzanite by the water.

Shop 14, Knysna Waterfront, Waterfront Drive, Knysna, 6571+27 44 382 5003 · WhatsApp +27 66 576 0170kdj@lantic.net
Summer, 1 September – 30 April
Monday to Saturday
09:00–19:00
Sunday and public holidays
09:00–17:00
Winter, 1 May – 31 August
Monday to Saturday
09:00–17:00
Sunday and public holidays
09:00–15:00
Christmas Day
Closed
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Taking it home

  • Tax-free for visitors

    We give visitors the paperwork to claim back VAT when they leave South Africa.

  • Sent to you

    R480 a parcel anywhere in South Africa, R1,500 to the 28 countries we ship to.

  • Looked after for three years

    Pieces of R40,000 or more bought from 1 November 2026 come with our free Care Plan: a check, clean and valuation every year.

  • Know your stone

    We name the lab on every certificate: GIA, EGL, or our own Knysna Jewellers tanzanite certificate.

A tea-coloured river running through Garden Route forest

The forest, the lagoon and the Heads: everything we make carries a little of Knysna.

Garden Route forest