More than the gemstones, I was impressed by the character of these businessmen and women. Honest, knowledgeable, hardworking,and looking out for their customers.
I absolutely adore when a man takes the time to select the perfect ring for his engagement. This sapphire ring is lovely and I am sure she will say YES!
The stone/s seen in this video are beautiful and work their magical beauty. However, as a jeweler I always caution prospective clients about obsessing over the origin of a stone. I will use the term "Burmese ruby" as an example. When people hear the term Burmese, they automatically assume that the gem in question is sublime. In my thirty years of doing business I know that I have seen the most beautiful ruby that I will ever see. It weighs just shy of six carats and is on my mother's hand. This ruby is NOT from Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mozambique or any other location considered historically important, and I know that nothing will ever come out of the ground in any of those areas that will rival it. When choosing any stone, always go with the quality of the stone over the geographic origin. One can't go wrong. Great video.
What is beautiful to you may not be beautiful to someone else, beauty is very personal thing, this is my personal opinion, origins are given as a standard, and I agree with you when choosing anything go for the quality. Brian are you from UK by any chance?
This is such a detailed, fantastic video. I adore saphires and learned so much about my favorite stone from your video. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Very good video. I am a small dealer and jewellery designer working mainly with Ruby, Sapphire, Jadeite and other species. I found your video very interesting, and well presented.
hi, this video is almost an year old, I am from Sri Lanka and would like to get in touch with you and get to know you. I mainly deal with Sapphires and Spinels, but can give other Sri Lankan stones as per your requirement. Let us keep. in touch, I'd be very happy to provide you my contact details, hopefully you will reply to this.
True story!!!! People complain about McDonald's and they're slinging mud, standing in heat all day, maybe sitting on it for a period of time, or maybe not getting anything at all.
Thank you Sir for making this wonderful and simple understanding documentary.this is one of the best knowledgeable documentary film I have seen.Thank you again.
we live in the ruby valley in Montana..I've hunted sapphires, rubies and garnets for years here you could just pan for garnets. their weight value (mohs) is heavy and the garnets stay in the pan after all else is washed away. garnets are everywhere here, just look for red looking gravel and youre sure to find them!
Love it, so informative. I was thinking the.Alexandrite was too large to be real. I have always been curious about the difference between ruby and spinel
wow, this is an excellent look into the sapphire trade and Shahzeem really does a great job explaining this.. maybe one day i will be able to have the knowledge this man has.. thank you very much for the time you put into this video and look foward to more of your videos!
Rat spurs was not intentional..some autofill incident. Ratnapura is what was meant…best country I have ever visited….lovely, gracious people…well worth a visit…Kandy, Anuratapura…Galle
always ask seller a certificate, a honest seller will never hesitate to send gem at lab ,but shady sellers will hesitate to show and give certificate..
That is back breaking work, but hard work well worth it when good finds are produced. I really miss a hard productive day that make feel as though something was accomplished to the best of my ability.
There is no artificial scarcity. There is a supply chain, and where you are on that chain determines the prices you pay. You can learn gemology, acquire wholesale and gem cutter contacts, negotiate prices with them, and sell the stones for a profit. Or you can pay someone else that already does all of that.
Brother shazim there is a mine in Australia that can help you with your stones he has his owne mines in Queensland north Australia he only sells stones that he and his partner mine for themselves his name is Tim he has a podcast called Tim's adventures you can find him on TH-cam face book I strongly advise you to contact him if not attest attempt to find him using TH-cam Tim's adventures if you are ever stuck please look him up he is the real deal and there is a high chance you can also watch him mine the stone you potentially buy wich is also very Reah to be able to witness the stone being dug up he only sells what he has miined up from his privet mine have a think about this man I think it could be most worth your time ..
Wow alexendrite synthetic, i can believe my eyes, such a beautiful stone, very similar to natural, even professiona seller can identify this, so many selling alexandrite in Indonesia market
Srilanka, the land of gems. We do sell almost all the precious and biggest stones to the whole world. We have almost all the Sapphires and precious Alexsandriates and Spinels. Not only that we have big heatable Sapphires. We can give you special rates as well for genuine buyers. All the stones come with lab certificates to show the legal transperancy 🇱🇰
That stone is on Romaine on the green side of anawalt Have Fun searching the dirt my love Hollywood California it's bigger than 30 grains of salt Place side-by-side Square side catches the eye wrapped in that plastic that you would blow into a bubble
@@questionmark1152 It depends on what you want the setting to accomplish. In America and Europe, an elaborate setting that contains many smaller stones with a more ornate design is all the rage now. However, in other countries more traditional designs that focus the viewer's attention on the center stone have never fallen out of fashion. For this very reason, it's of utmost importance that the center stone be as perfect as possible because it stands alone. As much as I adore rings that feature a multitude of smaller stones-in addition to the center stone-there is just something so TIMELESS, so ELEGANT about an engagement ring that has a simple design. This is especially true for Asian customers because it's more common there to pass on an engagement ring from mother to daughter...and sometimes to one's future daughter-in-law. A SIMPLE design never goes out of fashion.
That's actually very wrong. I'm Sri Lankan and my dad works in the industry, 1 carat of genuine peacock neelam from our country would be valued today at about 40-45K USD. If its done traditionally without carving or colouring it'd go for 50K per carat (Those are very rarely found and only usually brought by the extreme wealthy class and the british royal family)
@@lankaat I went to africa for rough found lots of srilanka people buying rough stone from local telling it is hard to find stones from lanka they sell african stones as srilankan stones. Luckily I got approx 100 carats of blue sapphire
Why In most industries SL hasn't moved from traditional way of doing things Looks at rice No one will eat Sri Lankan rice in this world one due to smell and second the quality third they can't compete with southeast Asian counterparts All due to protectionism
@@sarangawalimuni4955 Our rice has a good quality. What is the quality you are taking about ? We can't compete in big arena because we are not producing enough to export and we can't produce rice at a low price as them. Most nutritious foods never sell in big market because people don't like that quality.
Hello, if you have no objection, we want to use part of your video for illustration purposes on our sapphire documentary, Have a nice day. We will the name of your channel of course on the description with the link of this video.
i bought a Royal Blue Sapphire from a man who approached me in the gas station in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - it was only $20, you can get great value in gas stations
@@Jackaroo. titanium is a lot more durable but that's not what we seek in gems. I agree that ethiopian opals might crack just because you looked at them the wrong way but australian opal lasts a lifetime if you actively try to destroy it. Yet opals are much more colorful than most gems, they are all unique, they are made from shells of living beings hundreds of millions of years ago... The patterns are amazing and you get all the colors in the rainbow in them sometimes :)
Young woman are more interested in a color stones today. And a man would wear royal blue .America is flooded with nearly black sapphires.In dept stores.
@@Jackaroo. Not being rare is important. Great color sapphire is. I like Tanzalite. And yes diamonds have troubles.I like labs for clear stone. Labs are a great way for blues. Natural is too expensive today. With labs I can afford 20 points, natural only 5 - 10ish. A carat is nice.
He's a certified gemologist he got he's lab. It's unfair for him to certify although he's a Gemological Institute Of America gemologist. This is Singapore. I know too well before this happened. It's incomplete how come he's gem got certification in Sri Lanka where he got his gem in Sri Lanka. Like I say he is a certified Gemologist with all the equipment. Kashmir is sought after not Sri Lanka. He knows and I know but he hide it.
Help me. I have some 5 to 9 carats Kashmir sapphires. They are like your safiros I have already examined them and they are beautiful. but I still don't know how or at what price. I can do business with him
Here where I live, if a stone is not certified, they don't want to give you more than $50. Up to $80 for a stone, whether it's large or small. Sometimes they want to offer you $10 for an uncertified stone or one with an invalid certificate. As long as it's not a company like the ones here in the United States.
More than the gemstones, I was impressed by the character of these businessmen and women. Honest, knowledgeable, hardworking,and looking out for their customers.
Absolutely correct. Strong personable character, along with their honest business dealings.
I absolutely adore when a man takes the time to select the perfect ring for his engagement. This sapphire ring is lovely and I am sure she will say YES!
The stone/s seen in this video are beautiful and work their magical beauty. However, as a jeweler I always caution prospective clients about obsessing over the origin of a stone. I will use the term "Burmese ruby" as an example. When people hear the term Burmese, they automatically assume that the gem in question is sublime. In my thirty years of doing business I know that I have seen the most beautiful ruby that I will ever see. It weighs just shy of six carats and is on my mother's hand. This ruby is NOT from Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mozambique or any other location considered historically important, and I know that nothing will ever come out of the ground in any of those areas that will rival it. When choosing any stone, always go with the quality of the stone over the geographic origin. One can't go wrong. Great video.
What is beautiful to you may not be beautiful to someone else, beauty is very personal thing, this is my personal opinion, origins are given as a standard, and I agree with you when choosing anything go for the quality. Brian are you from UK by any chance?
This is such a detailed, fantastic video. I adore saphires and learned so much about my favorite stone from your video. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
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Here in Sri Lanka we found the biggest cluster of sapphire in the world. 🙃
@@SachiraBhanu
Ceylon's biggest Sapphire is here 👇
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Very good video. I am a small dealer and jewellery designer working mainly with Ruby, Sapphire, Jadeite and other species. I found your video very interesting, and well presented.
Hello 👋🏼
How can I reach you. I'd like to work with you Mike Caleta
hi, this video is almost an year old, I am from Sri Lanka and would like to get in touch with you and get to know you. I mainly deal with Sapphires and Spinels, but can give other Sri Lankan stones as per your requirement. Let us keep. in touch, I'd be very happy to provide you my contact details, hopefully you will reply to this.
@@rajwarnakulasuriya5935you can contact me im a collector
The most precious Gem stones r the workers themselves, Thanks 🙏🏻
Aw that's cute!
Yea they seem well compensated don’t they?
I needed to hear these kind words friend ❤️
True story!!!! People complain about McDonald's and they're slinging mud, standing in heat all day, maybe sitting on it for a period of time, or maybe not getting anything at all.
A whole day hard work just for a meal. This is modern slavery
Thank you Sir for making this wonderful and simple understanding documentary.this is one of the best knowledgeable documentary film I have seen.Thank you again.
we live in the ruby valley in Montana..I've hunted sapphires, rubies and garnets for years here you could just pan for garnets. their weight value (mohs) is heavy and the garnets stay in the pan after all else is washed away. garnets are everywhere here, just look for red looking gravel and youre sure to find them!
Please Shahzeem more videos , I’m learning so much,thank you❤
I love the light in the jewelry box, very cool touch.
I just 💙gem stones. Those rich deep blue sapphires nearly stopped my heart ....woah ...wait look at that gorgeous pink diamond !
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
th-cam.com/video/qKSSQ714vWs/w-d-xo.html
Salma gems (instagram)
The minders are hard workers. I am really respect their work.
Wow, this was amazing and i have gained a new level of respect for the process and the amazing people who provide gemstones.
I’m a sri lankan and I’m happy to see this video ❤️
me too. They dig big wells to drink water. 😍😍
@@SachiraBhanuSometime they throwing gems to dogs without knowing its gem
Thank you for such an informative video! It's so nice to see the financiers and miners in sri lanka working together and miners not getting exploited
Love it, so informative. I was thinking the.Alexandrite was too large to be real. I have always been curious about the difference between ruby and spinel
Hi thanks like to shear
Really appreciate the detailed & educative video.
wow, this is an excellent look into the sapphire trade and Shahzeem really does a great job explaining this.. maybe one day i will be able to have the knowledge this man has.. thank you very much for the time you put into this video and look foward to more of your videos!
Hi wow nice to hear you
I have Ben to rat spurs..1982..lovely people from Sri Lanka..hypnotic gems
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
th-cam.com/video/qKSSQ714vWs/w-d-xo.html
Rat spurs was not intentional..some autofill incident.
Ratnapura is what was meant…best country I have ever visited….lovely, gracious people…well worth a visit…Kandy, Anuratapura…Galle
@@jennifers6435
Ok
Srilankan Sapphires are here👇
th-cam.com/video/B9EjEqBjW4M/w-d-xo.html
Wow beautiful gems thank you to all the gems that do the work in hunting the stones
I also lost a lot on fake rubies until I learned how to work with GIA instruments, the best is a spectroscope, it will tell you 100% correct solution
Blessed to own a small 15ct parcel of Ceylon Sapphires! They are absolutely beautiful
Thank you for your time and information
I am just getting the gemstone bug I love love gemstones from India
Proud to be a srilankan
Nice video
Congratulations to you
This program is very good for knowledge for precious stone thank you 🙏
I looovvve this series what a hidden gem!!and I love this channel.. hello from New York !
All the blue ones are here in the USA Montana sapphires. I got a lot of them but they need to be heat treated and cut.
I love precious stones
Shahzeem is gorgeous ❤like the gemstones he sells🎉
Masha Allah.
Nice video brother 👍
always ask seller a certificate, a honest seller will never hesitate to send gem at lab ,but shady sellers will hesitate to show and give certificate..
That is back breaking work, but hard work well worth it when good finds are produced. I really miss a hard productive day that make feel as though something was accomplished to the best of my ability.
Thank you for this very informative video. Yes we do have world best blue sapphires. Come visit Sri Lanka. 😍
i am Form Sri Lanka and i am in Rathnapura i can give you any type of gems For a good price for you how can i Contact you
Super & usefull documents
untill end of world 👌👌🇱🇰🇱🇰👨🎓
Wonder how much they'd cost if they didn't artificially inflate or deflate (hide) or make artificial scarcity.
There is no artificial scarcity. There is a supply chain, and where you are on that chain determines the prices you pay. You can learn gemology, acquire wholesale and gem cutter contacts, negotiate prices with them, and sell the stones for a profit. Or you can pay someone else that already does all of that.
Brother shazim there is a mine in Australia that can help you with your stones he has his owne mines in Queensland north Australia he only sells stones that he and his partner mine for themselves his name is Tim he has a podcast called Tim's adventures you can find him on TH-cam face book I strongly advise you to contact him if not attest attempt to find him using TH-cam Tim's adventures if you are ever stuck please look him up he is the real deal and there is a high chance you can also watch him mine the stone you potentially buy wich is also very Reah to be able to witness the stone being dug up he only sells what he has miined up from his privet mine have a think about this man I think it could be most worth your time ..
Wow alexendrite synthetic, i can believe my eyes, such a beautiful stone, very similar to natural, even professiona seller can identify this, so many selling alexandrite in Indonesia market
Is this a docu/movie about a young Abe Lincoln and his search for stones? Who knew Mr. Lincoln started off that way?
Great video 👍
Srilanka, the land of gems. We do sell almost all the precious and biggest stones to the whole world. We have almost all the Sapphires and precious Alexsandriates and Spinels. Not only that we have big heatable Sapphires. We can give you special rates as well for genuine buyers. All the stones come with lab certificates to show the legal transperancy 🇱🇰
Highest weight in ct of royalblue safire seen in world ?
Nice layout on these. Gemstones. From Sb Management Productions
Beautiful video! Thank you
That stone is on Romaine on the green side of anawalt Have Fun searching the dirt my love Hollywood California it's bigger than 30 grains of salt Place side-by-side Square side catches the eye wrapped in that plastic that you would blow into a bubble
thank you for sharing life with passion for rocks
Very informative.intresting.thanks for the documentry.
I feel like they went to so much effort to source for a nice sapphire but the setting wasn’t as nice. It kinda made it look cheap 😆
which setting?
The setting was AWFUL...
@@keemarotichai The one the stone is in?! Lol
@@questionmark1152 It depends on what you want the setting to accomplish. In America and Europe, an elaborate setting that contains
many smaller stones with a more ornate design is all the rage now. However, in other countries more traditional designs that focus the viewer's attention on the center stone have never fallen out of fashion. For this very reason, it's of utmost importance that the center stone be as perfect as possible because it stands alone. As much as I adore rings that feature a multitude of smaller stones-in addition to the center stone-there is just something so TIMELESS, so ELEGANT about an engagement ring that has a simple design. This is especially true for Asian customers because it's more common there to pass on an engagement ring from mother to daughter...and sometimes to one's future daughter-in-law. A SIMPLE design never goes out of fashion.
You are welcome to Sri Lanka.
Saho Oya Money , Molay thyena ekekuta hamu una nam ?
Theoretically, what if you found the stone in Australia? How much would the same royal blue color be worth from there?
Royal blues goes for about $3 to 5k per carat. It's all about colour and clarity
@@lankaat but also price jumps drastically if is 5ct and above and good color clarity
That's actually very wrong. I'm Sri Lankan and my dad works in the industry, 1 carat of genuine peacock neelam from our country would be valued today at about 40-45K USD. If its done traditionally without carving or colouring it'd go for 50K per carat (Those are very rarely found and only usually brought by the extreme wealthy class and the british royal family)
@@lankaat
I went to africa for rough found lots of srilanka people buying rough stone from local telling it is hard to find stones from lanka they sell african stones as srilankan stones.
Luckily I got approx 100 carats of blue sapphire
@@kayk9891
I have rough 100 carat blue sapphire GIA certified african origin
Very motivating video 📹 👌 👏
Nice presentation.
Very informative video. Thank you
Breaks my heart to see the current state of the Sri Lankan gem industry. Our ancestors must be cursing us.
Why
In most industries SL hasn't moved from traditional way of doing things
Looks at rice
No one will eat Sri Lankan rice in this world one due to smell and second the quality third they can't compete with southeast Asian counterparts
All due to protectionism
World's costliest gemstones are here👇
th-cam.com/video/qKSSQ714vWs/w-d-xo.html
@@sarangawalimuni4955 Our rice has a good quality. What is the quality you are taking about ? We can't compete in big arena because we are not producing enough to export and we can't produce rice at a low price as them. Most nutritious foods never sell in big market because people don't like that quality.
Check out Tim's adventures from Australia he's got some nice royal blues!! Godspeed
He got 10, 12 carats!! Royal blues!!
My boy can hook you up!! Godspeed
i found old jewelry seem to be 13-16 century with sapphire stone 🙆 will metaldetecting in old day they dont cut / and weird shape
I did expect synthetic stone.Strong color in Alexandrite is rare.Many must be bought in old jewelry.at auction.
What are some affordable buy beutiful gems?
I will help
My birthstone color I can’t wait to buy a royal blue samphire necklace🥳🤩😘🎀🌸💜
I bought a 5ct Alex it turned out natural.once I tested.
send photo
Nice
Hello, if you have no objection, we want to use part of your video for illustration purposes on our sapphire documentary,
Have a nice day.
We will the name of your channel of course on the description with the link of this video.
I think the sellers need to pay the workers more ! and the buyers must ask how their stone was retrieved and where
Please told me price of 5 rati sapphire stone of best quality.
Im.from Srilanka .. good video ..❤️❤️
Gd day i have also a blood red ruby i need help how to sale this stone tnx
My beautiful birth stone absolutely gorgeous 💙😍
i bought a Royal Blue Sapphire from a man who approached me in the gas station in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - it was only $20, you can get great value in gas stations
Wait till you find out about gas station sushi, you won’t believe the quality.
@@Jackaroo.are they fake or genuine?
Synthetic
You can't go wrong at a gas station.
Well directed video
I have a 6ct royal blue sapphire, non-heated, GIA certified/laser etched and it's transparent. Not selling it!
For how much buddy??
@@harshchoudhary1495 what you mean for how much?
hee yeah keep it !!
Keep that beauty
I have found some gemstones. Mostly red. Garnets and tourmaline. Do you deal with any other gemstones?
can;t understand why opals aren't more sought after, those stones are so much more interesting then diamonds, sapphires, etc...
Nothing can eat when you get hungry. 🙃
Because they crack easily and can’t get wet
@@youngsmollsmokeysmols488 nope, not all over them, you're talking ethiopian opal. The ones in Australia are much more durable.
@@AI3Dorintethey still crack and break easily. Opal is very soft, sapphires and diamonds are the two hardest gems.
@@Jackaroo. titanium is a lot more durable but that's not what we seek in gems. I agree that ethiopian opals might crack just because you looked at them the wrong way but australian opal lasts a lifetime if you actively try to destroy it. Yet opals are much more colorful than most gems, they are all unique, they are made from shells of living beings hundreds of millions of years ago... The patterns are amazing and you get all the colors in the rainbow in them sometimes :)
That's why there are synthetic sapphires
This guy is lucky to have a friend in low but high places like “mazuier”. I have no idea how to spell his name lol.
Try like MAN ZUR, it's a very common name in Islamic community actually
Do u buy uncut rough emerald..
I have that one,but I'm not sure what kind of saphire is this.
Hi i have a different colour of Sapphier precious stone and looking for buyer.
It is a good sapphire but have you came in our country we have the most brilliant precious metal ever including blue sapphire
Talk about tough work and sketchy paychecks
if he knew that 50k is a drop in the bucket here in the USA he would freak.
Can they be made in a lab?
Yes, you can also print the Mona Lisa from a printer.
Hi u got heart shape blue sapphire
Young woman are more interested in a color stones today.
And a man would wear royal blue .America is flooded with nearly black sapphires.In dept stores.
Colored stones have massively grown in popularity in the last few years among young women. Word is finally spreading that diamonds aren’t all that.
@@Jackaroo. Not being rare is important. Great color sapphire is. I like Tanzalite. And yes diamonds have troubles.I like labs for clear stone. Labs are a great way for blues. Natural is too expensive today. With labs I can afford 20 points, natural only 5 - 10ish. A carat is nice.
I need a blue sapphire, can you help?
I will help
Loved it From Bangladesh…
Very interesting.
Very Good
Regret selling my blue sapphire can’t find another like it it was that same royal blue
Beautiful sapphire
Wow, very interesting..
Do you have blue sapphire from jammu and kashmir which is available in tehsil paddar district kishtwar
Detailed 👍
Its a tricky business 😅😒
A 2,5 carat vivid all clear royal blue would be nice.
I just bought a 3.15 carat vivid clear royal blue sapphire.
He's a certified gemologist he got he's lab. It's unfair for him to certify although he's a Gemological Institute Of America gemologist. This is Singapore. I know too well before this happened. It's incomplete how come he's gem got certification in Sri Lanka where he got his gem in Sri Lanka. Like I say he is a certified Gemologist with all the equipment. Kashmir is sought after not Sri Lanka. He knows and I know but he hide it.
Impressive!
Where can I buy it from. Ship to newzealand
How many months or years require to attend Gemology course ?
6 months
I've bought a lot of sapphires in my life. I've never bought a treated one. I can't stand heat treatment gems.
Hi there, i need help figuring out the value of my stone, could you be able to help?
Help me. I have some 5 to 9 carats Kashmir sapphires. They are like your safiros I have already examined them and they are beautiful. but I still don't know how or at what price. I can do business with him
5 to 10 lakh Indian rupees per carat
@@ankusharma3323
What will be the price of Highest quality Kashmir Blue Sapphire of 32 Carat?
Here where I live, if a stone is not certified, they don't want to give you more than $50. Up to $80 for a stone, whether it's large or small. Sometimes they want to offer you $10 for an uncertified stone or one with an invalid certificate. As long as it's not a company like the ones here in the United States.