On one of the hottest January days of the summer of 1954, the Soklich family arrived on the shores of Fremantle. Weeks earlier, they were living high in the Slovenian Alps where temperatures were often well below -10˚C.
It didn’t take long for the Soklich family to adjust to the drastic temperature change and find themselves in the heart of Western Australia’s Pilbara Region, mining for beautiful Gemstones. Through a family friend, who himself was an avid rock hound, their love affair with the rugged outback began. The first mine the Soklich family ever owned then was an Amethyst mine on Wyloo Station, 200km south-east of Onslow. From there, and with the help of friends like Lang Hancock, who would often fly Dan Soklich around in his two-seater Cessna, providing a birds-eye view of areas of interest, their passion drove them further into the heart of Western Australia, searching for more precious Gems.
Socklich & Co specialise in cut and polishing Ruby’s, Sapphires, Gemstones, including Australia’s own Argyle Diamonds, Soklich & Co finally turned their hands to jewellery manufacturing.
As a family business spanning generations, we sincerely welcome you into the latest chapter of our love affair with all things precious, and work to the company mantra of “Pure imagination captured by bespoke design”.
phone (08) 9367 7712
website www.soklichco.com.au