It is approx 60km away from colombo s south to beruwala 70 mins by a car.
Buying sapphires in sri lanka.
Mining occurs in the gem rich alluvial gravels found beneath the tea covered slopes of elahera and rathnapura.
Sri lanka continues to be the only steady producer of fine sapphire though new deposits in madagascar have recently begun to offer stiff competition.
It s no wonder that many visitors want to buy a sapphire in sri lanka.
A photo of a typical sapphire gemstone mine in sri lanka.
The blue sapphires from sri lanka are known as ceylon sapphire.
I think i can introduce my sri lanka partners to worldwide buyers.
He was just a good salesman.
We re in the gem trade for over 3 decades specialised in all types of sapphires rubies.
Thanks we didnt have any intention of buying a sapphire in sri lanka if we had we would have sought advice.
Widely acknowledged as one of the world s best sources for blue sapphires the country is also famous for their orangey pink padparascha sapphires.
And dont buy on impulse.
Buy and sell gems in sri lanka post your advertisement with buygemslanka or search gem and jewellery deals in sri lanka visit our youtube channels to learn about gems.
Princess diana and now kate middleton s 18 carat sapphire ring is widely acknowledged to be of sri lankan origin.
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.
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.
You can deal sapphires in trade office no fake gems can go into trade office.
All the gems sold by lusterblue are tested and a certification of gem identification issued with every gem stone.
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 will be in.
Any advice would be great.
Ceylon gem hub is a trusted marketplace for buying gemstones from anywhere in the world with guaranteed satisfaction.
Hopefully others will see this and seek advice from somebody who knows.
It was my birthday and my husband was a pushover.