Hunting Down A Royal Blue Sapphire: Inside The Gem Trade | In Search Of Precious Stones | Ep 3/4

[@jgrant5255]

More than the gemstones, I was impressed by the character of these businessmen and women. Honest, knowledgeable, hardworking,and looking out for their customers.

[@rendelmate100]

Absolutely correct. Strong personable character, along with their honest business dealings.

[@toosense]

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!

[@saikiajoydeep15]

The most precious Gem stones r the workers themselves, Thanks 🙏🏻

[@emmynem6847]

Aw that's cute!

[@arieerkkila]

Yea they seem well compensated don’t they?

[@Yasskim.]

I needed to hear these kind words friend ❤️

[@ericjohnson4021]

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.

[@mathildelewerissa3005]

A whole day hard work just for a meal. This is modern slavery

[@mikecaleta9757]

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.

[@Mbarie]

Hello 👋🏼 How can I reach you. I'd like to work with you Mike Caleta

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

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.

[@brianlawson363]

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.

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

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?

[@sometheama]

The minders are hard workers. I am really respect their work.

[@valeriebardascino4970]

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.

[@typing....7502]

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@SachiraBhanu]

Here in Sri Lanka we found the biggest cluster of sapphire in the world. 🙃

[@typing....7502]

@@SachiraBhanu Ceylon's biggest Sapphire is here 👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@kosalabandara1642]

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.

[@madisonlisa9123]

I just 💙gem stones. Those rich deep blue sapphires nearly stopped my heart ....woah ...wait look at that gorgeous pink diamond !

[@typing....7502]

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@malikshazni3681]

Salma gems (instagram)

[@anupama.crypto]

I’m a sri lankan and I’m happy to see this video ❤️

[@SachiraBhanu]

me too. They dig big wells to drink water. 😍😍

[@donweerasiri3770]

​@@SachiraBhanuSometime they throwing gems to dogs without knowing its gem

[@Pixlanta]

Please Shahzeem more videos , I’m learning so much,thank you❤

[@vortexgen1]

I love the light in the jewelry box, very cool touch.

[@diamond4803]

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

[@teenytinyT]

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

[@jennifers6435]

I have Ben to rat spurs..1982..lovely people from Sri Lanka..hypnotic gems

[@typing....7502]

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

[@typing....7502]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3y2hIRtZpmpjdU

[@jennifers6435]

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

[@typing....7502]

@@jennifers6435 Ok Srilankan Sapphires are here👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@waterlily437]

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!

[@prettybird1978]

Wow, this was amazing and i have gained a new level of respect for the process and the amazing people who provide gemstones.

[@xymoriintus]

Blessed to own a small 15ct parcel of Ceylon Sapphires! They are absolutely beautiful

[@pennysoto1483]

I love precious stones

[@kristyfierro6349]

Thank you for your time and information I am just getting the gemstone bug I love love gemstones from India

[@mehreengems7570]

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..

[@isurusriwardana2094]

Proud to be a srilankan Nice video Congratulations to you

[@skybluemoon8768]

Wow beautiful gems thank you to all the gems that do the work in hunting the stones

[@LaSierraAcresQuailFarm]

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!

[@anuragunathilaka7794]

Hi wow nice to hear you

[@alexi2460]

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

[@anuragunathilaka7794]

Hi thanks like to shear

[@prosengitmitra7665]

Really appreciate the detailed & educative video.

[@Moonsunstar777]

This program is very good for knowledge for precious stone thank you 🙏

[@stephenparsons3000]

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 KZbin face book I strongly advise you to contact him if not attest attempt to find him using KZbin 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 ..

[@TheDeerInn]

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.

[@morganlefey]

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.]

Wait till you find out about gas station sushi, you won’t believe the quality.

[@RamGopal_JaiHind]

​@@Jackaroo.are they fake or genuine?

[@DeshanThomas]

Synthetic

[@tinkerer67]

You can't go wrong at a gas station.

[@manjovi7352]

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

[@Pixlanta]

Shahzeem is gorgeous ❤like the gemstones he sells🎉

[@hasitdawnedonyou]

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 😆

[@keemarotichai]

which setting?

[@questionmark1152]

The setting was AWFUL...

[@questionmark1152]

@@keemarotichai The one the stone is in?! Lol

[@shirleypena4133]

@@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.

[@ceylontopgems]

Thank you for this very informative video. Yes we do have world best blue sapphires. Come visit Sri Lanka. 😍

[@srilankanchannel1439]

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 🇱🇰

[@englishforsrilanka2535]

Breaks my heart to see the current state of the Sri Lankan gem industry. Our ancestors must be cursing us.

[@sarangawalimuni4955]

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

[@typing....7502]

World's costliest gemstones are here👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@SachiraBhanu]

@@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.

[@yaserahamed_8276]

Super & usefull documents untill end of world 👌👌🇱🇰🇱🇰👨‍🎓

[@egyptianqueenwilmacausey1522]

Nice layout on these. Gemstones. From Sb Management Productions

[@Baptb11717]

I looovvve this series what a hidden gem!!and I love this channel.. hello from New York !

[@rubeng.madrigaljr.9947]

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

[@natespics8276]

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.

[@mohamedamjath3395]

Masha Allah. Nice video brother 👍

[@xxblack_moonxx2559]

My birthstone color I can’t wait to buy a royal blue samphire necklace🥳🤩😘🎀🌸💜

[@ChefBardo]

if he knew that 50k is a drop in the bucket here in the USA he would freak.

[@billybalentine8065]

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.

[@farhanbinfuad3368]

Try like MAN ZUR, it's a very common name in Islamic community actually

[@michaelkaiser4674]

thank you for sharing life with passion for rocks

[@yakubekartawidjaja]

Beautiful video! Thank you

[@dastannsanya9341]

It is a good sapphire but have you came in our country we have the most brilliant precious metal ever including blue sapphire

[@GemLapidary]

Great video 👍

[@syedmaricar9946]

I bought a 5ct Alex it turned out natural.once I tested.

[@rainbowgemtestinglab766]

send photo

[@Jackaroo.]

Nice

[@irwanhassan7312]

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.

[@MASenevirathna]

You are welcome to Sri Lanka.

[@barnabuskorrum4004]

Wonder how much they'd cost if they didn't artificially inflate or deflate (hide) or make artificial scarcity.

[@Jackaroo.]

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.

[@HalilKaradag-fn5gk]

Beautiful sapphire

[@keithallen5795]

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.]

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.

[@keithallen5795]

@@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.

[@chronicallyantonia5310]

My beautiful birth stone absolutely gorgeous 💙😍

[@myrongunnar1518]

Is this a docu/movie about a young Abe Lincoln and his search for stones? Who knew Mr. Lincoln started off that way?

[@tandunghuynh4810]

Hi u got heart shape blue sapphire

[@Tigrai-Gemstones]

Impressive!

[@pierrejewelsandgemstones1754]

Very motivating video 📹 👌 👏

[@jamilyaataeva8778]

Very informative video. Thank you

[@GamingWithLuckySeven]

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

[@bopannananjappa2553]

Very informative.intresting.thanks for the documentry.

[@keithallen5795]

I did expect synthetic stone.Strong color in Alexandrite is rare.Many must be bought in old jewelry.at auction.

[@litubarua8146]

Nice presentation.

[@NickyNightShine]

That's why there are synthetic sapphires

[@RoyalVividChannel]

Detailed 👍

[@emdadchowdhury4375]

Loved it From Bangladesh…

[@muhamedmunsir1373]

Very Good

[@catsway161]

Very interesting.

[@dabonemarrow5337]

Check out Tim's adventures from Australia he's got some nice royal blues!! Godspeed

[@dabonemarrow5337]

He got 10, 12 carats!! Royal blues!!

[@dabonemarrow5337]

My boy can hook you up!! Godspeed

[@billybalentine8065]

Talk about tough work and sketchy paychecks

[@SachinJijo]

Well directed video

[@rathnadeepagems]

Good

[@goodgems4930]

WOWW very nice gemstone

[@gayanpradeep7509]

Im.from Srilanka .. good video ..❤️❤️

[@barneyrubble6934]

I've bought a lot of sapphires in my life. I've never bought a treated one. I can't stand heat treatment gems.

[@justmeonthebeach]

Wow, very interesting..

[@rockyBalboa6699]

So many men laying down their life for that one Gem in the Ring! is it really worth it!

[@JuraganGadget-tv]

i found old jewelry seem to be 13-16 century with sapphire stone 🙆 will metaldetecting in old day they dont cut / and weird shape

[@mountain85]

I think the sellers need to pay the workers more ! and the buyers must ask how their stone was retrieved and where

[@maktheturd6220]

I have a 6ct royal blue sapphire, non-heated, GIA certified/laser etched and it's transparent. Not selling it!

[@harshchoudhary1495]

For how much buddy??

[@maktheturd6220]

@@harshchoudhary1495 what you mean for how much?

[@juan-ksporty7348]

hee yeah keep it !!

[@Jackaroo.]

Keep that beauty

[@arieerkkila]

Yikes, risky market out there. I think with the rise of the internet people need to take the initiative and buy rough from local miners. Send them to be faceted and set by true artist. They are everywhere. Many of them well known. Makes the stone so much more valuable imo. Also it would be cheaper than hiring these schmucks who get swindled on the daily. Stones with basic cuts. Most likely done with archaic methods and by children.

[@jannovak1287]

While the guys actually mining these starving and dying underground

[@pauld389]

Regret selling my blue sapphire can’t find another like it it was that same royal blue

[@peteT269]

Remember, what this guy thinks is royal blue is irrelevant. You need to have the trade colour certified by at least 1 reputable gem lab, and have a certificiate authenticating it. Without that, you have no chance of selling at the asking price.

[@rajwarnakulasuriya5935]

he is a reputable dealer, not a beginner like you

[@peteT269]

@@rajwarnakulasuriya5935 Haha if only you knew....

[@Flower-by6sn]

Nice!

[@naveeddaud5253]

Neelam

[@lc285]

Yogo Sapphires are the most beautiful in the world.

[@typing....7502]

Best Sapphire is here👇

[@typing....7502]

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[@sumitdas3708]

Ring is not very well made didnt do justice at all to the stone.

[@HRH-THO-II]

I could source a Ceylon sapphire in about ten minutes without even breaking a sweat or even leaving my armchair

[@fazmeer4389]

Favorite

[@stephenimagod9025]

Happy they have masks on

[@SachiraBhanu]

People love these shiny little things. Humans are so rare kind of species in this planet. 😂😂

[@chamgod007]

I personally love them cause they are birthed from the same planet that made us. Mother earths natural creations. Gemstones tell some beautiful stories but the market can be ruined by greed

[@SachiraBhanu]

@@chamgod007 I personally love your love towards these gemstones.😊 But market has manipulated price tag behind it. Ultimately It has a value until people believe it has a value. It's rare but not a special thing. Market handlers know human behavior and create things to create and sell. For me all depend on usefulness. Same goes to Gold (but it is more useful ). Only my personal opinion. Everyone can have thieir own.🙃

[@newsworld4735]

@@SachiraBhanu your correct. There is some logic behind value of Gold as it was used as currency for a long period due to its properties. But gems , diamonds, etc... are special but the value is hyped and will continue to be like that as long as people believe it has value

[@fpfree8821]

Like a bird displays brightly coloured feathers in order to gain the attention of a mate, so do humans with such items. To a watchmaker gem stones may be more important than gold. Coincidentally we also measure time with crystals. Today I sanded wood with garnets and cut concrete with diamonds. It is a truly remarkable and endlessly fascinating topic.

[@simonphoenix3789]

its so weird that people go through all the effort to get a stone of the right color and as clear as possible, when you could get the same thing with a synthetic that will be free of inclusions and of any color you want, plus it would cost a fraction and be indistinguishable from a naturally made one.

[@Jackaroo.]

Because no one wants a worthless fake stone.

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Its a tricky business 😅😒 A 2,5 carat vivid all clear royal blue would be nice.

[@Jackaroo.]

I just bought a 3.15 carat vivid clear royal blue sapphire.

[@instagem2693]

Very informative :)

[@farooghjewelry798]

@faroogh jewelry supplier of all kinds of precious gems in world

[@shwetashukla33]

Amazing

[@AI3Dorinte]

can;t understand why opals aren't more sought after, those stones are so much more interesting then diamonds, sapphires, etc...

[@SachiraBhanu]

Nothing can eat when you get hungry. 🙃

[@youngsmollsmokeysmols488]

Because they crack easily and can’t get wet

[@AI3Dorinte]

@@youngsmollsmokeysmols488 nope, not all over them, you're talking ethiopian opal. The ones in Australia are much more durable.

[@Jackaroo.]

@@AI3Dorintethey still crack and break easily. Opal is very soft, sapphires and diamonds are the two hardest gems.

[@AI3Dorinte]

@@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 :)