Princess diana and now kate middleton s 18 carat sapphire ring is widely acknowledged to be of sri lankan origin.
Buying sapphires in sri lanka.
We will be in.
Thanks we didnt have any intention of buying a sapphire in sri lanka if we had we would have sought advice.
A photo of a typical sapphire gemstone mine in sri lanka.
Mining occurs in the gem rich alluvial gravels found beneath the tea covered slopes of elahera and rathnapura.
All the gems sold by lusterblue are tested and a certification of gem identification issued with every gem stone.
Creating new records in 2013 here sapphire ring co shows a 43 16 ct rectangular sapphire from sri lanka which was recently sold at auction in hong kong fetching a price of 1 6 million us dollars making this sapphire one of the highest paid for a sapphire from sri lanka per ct equaling 26 000 00 per ct.
Ceylon gem hub is a trusted marketplace for buying gemstones from anywhere in the world with guaranteed satisfaction.
Widely acknowledged as one of the world s best sources for blue sapphires the country is also famous for their orangey pink padparascha sapphires.
Blue is the most popular colour of sapphire sri lanka blue sapphires are the finest in the world ranging in shade from cornflower blue to deep royal blue.
It s no wonder that many visitors want to buy a sapphire in sri lanka.
Any advice would be great.
Sri lanka continues to be the only steady producer of fine sapphire though new deposits in madagascar have recently begun to offer stiff competition.
And dont buy on impulse.
The blue sapphires from sri lanka are known as ceylon sapphire.
It is approx 60km away from colombo s south to beruwala 70 mins by a car.
Asia safe to buy sapphires in sri lanka i would like to buy sapphire jewellery in sri lanka but i am not sure about how to buy genuine verified gems.
As many american and european buyers want to buy loose sapphires directly from sri lanka.
I think i can introduce my sri lanka partners to worldwide buyers.
He was just a good salesman.
Hopefully others will see this and seek advice from somebody who knows.
Buying gems in sri lanka blue and yellow sapphire the sapphire is considered to be a variation of ruby and the name derives from the greek sapphires for blue.
We re in the gem trade for over 3 decades specialised in all types of sapphires rubies.
You can deal sapphires in trade office no fake gems can go into trade office.