A Walking Tour of Bangkok's Gem District : Silom, Bangrak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2021
- Today I thought it would be fun to have a walking adventure through Bangkok and explore the past and present story of the world's colored stone hub. A bit of gems, a bit of history, and definitely a bit of street food!
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Aloha Justin - your videos are so well done! Your editing and photography are top notch. It’s a great thing for the gem trade.
Thanks. Thats a great compliment to me as I have been working on my video and editing skills a lot since covid started
Great video, can't wait to visit!
That was the coolest and most informative video of the Bankok trade I have ever seen!!! Well done Justin👏👏👏 Its been 21 years since I was last in Bankok and after watching your video I'm chomping at the bit to get back! Get that needle in my arm cause I can't wait 😆
Well maybe wait until you can come without a 2 week quarantine. A bit of a pain right now 😅
Thank you for that ! Great job man
Thank you for sharing this place !
great video Justin- interesting hearing the history of this important gemstone city and seeing it in action!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. More to come
Thanks for nice tour in Silom , there is fantastic place for work and live i am sure .
wow this is great. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Justin. Just great to be back there virtually from my lockdown sofa.
Mission accomplished!!
Wonderful video Justin thank you very much for sharing!
Come back soon
Excellent video Justin of a lesser known district of Bangkok. My wife is there at the moment buying silver for our shop in England . We have been buying from the traders in Bangrak for almost 20 years so fabulous to learn more of the history of the area.
That was really good. Thanks.
This is a very best video. Thankyou. 👍🇫🇷👍
Wonderful video Justin
Thank you
justin your doing great job. excellent bro
thanks for this! fascinating.
Great info sir . Really helps a lot as to gem locations and other info as to lapidary needs . All in one stop shop. Really amazing transformation of Thailand gem hub. Interesting topics.
Glad it was helpful
Solid video. Great insight into our gem nexus and what it has to offer~
Thanks Peter! And I caught you in the wild! 😃
@@JustinKPrim Amongst the shrubs and the wallabies ~!
This was such a awesome video! Loved it so much ❤️
Thank you! Come visit some time
@@JustinKPrim absolutely!
thanks for sharing, i want to visit because ofyour video
You should. It’s a really cool place to venture to.
Hi
Take us rough shopping!
i was never there, but i hope this will change soon !
me too
Very Nice. I'd love to go there .. especially when it's Minus however many degrees below zero here.
I wonder if one could purchase a pile of nice rough stones to bring back and actually save anything ? (not incl the price of the flight).
No forget about that. The selection of rough here is weak. I never buy rough here and still have to take my yearly pilgrimage to Tucson to Rough. It’s easy to find quartz and topaz but any nice rough that isn’t tiny and is clean and colorful will not easily be found here and when it is the parcels are so big that you can’t afford it. It’s a bummer and one of the shocks I got when I’d been here for a while.
Great entertaining treasure trove video! As much as i would like to go there myself... I am the type of person that could be totally overwhelmed ending up in some semi-comatose state sweltering in the intense heat..lol ...
I am trying to figure out the best way to store some wealth in rough/preformed/final cut loose gems (not interested in jewelry per se) ...Due to the vastness and corruptions in this market (like any market), relying/paying good natured virtuous experts like you is probably the way to go (vs. trial and error, figuring things out on my own)...
I’m not totally sure that storing wealth in gems is a good idea unless you have a business established in selling gems. I think gold is easier for the casual investor as you can easily sell gold at any gold shop in the world as the price fluctuates. Gems are not so easy to sell unless you are investing like $500k+ in amazing rubies and emeralds.
Hey at 10min 22 sec that is Peter Nelson from @GemologyforSchmucks :)
heheh yep!
Your video help me since I am about expend my market from local Myanmar to Bangkok as a gems Trader. Thanks much.
could you upload a video how to sell a gems stones if possible 😊
Hi im from sri lanka i am gem buyer here and like to know you
Can I buy one or two gemstons or wholesale only?
Almost nothing is wholesale in bangkok except some shops that sell premade .925 silver stuff. Buy one or two, it’s fine!
Any brokar
10:24 hey its peter nelson
Yes! It’s true. Good eyes.
I want a good brokar
Rpugh stone neads us