Some maisons are born in ateliers. Others are born in families. LEVUMA belongs to the latter, its roots stretching back more than 130 years in Antwerp, the city often called the world’s diamond capital. Founded by Ali Khalil, the maison distils this heritage into a modern philosophy: that jewellery is not simply an adornment but a reflection of intimacy and legacy.

Khalil’s own path mirrors the duality at the heart of LEVUMA. Before entering the world of fine jewellery, he spent over a decade in global finance, advising sovereign wealth funds and central banks for institutions such as Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Goldman Sachs. “Finance taught me discipline, structure, and how to operate on a global scale,” he recalls.

“But jewellery allowed me to translate ambition into beauty. It was not enough to create wealth, I wanted to create meaning.”

That balance of financial precision and creative expression defines LEVUMA today, a maison that speaks both to collectors who see diamonds as stores of value and to aesthetes who regard them as vessels of emotion.

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