Hunting Down A Royal Blue Sapphire: Inside The Gem Trade | In Search Of Precious Stones | Ep 3/4
Singaporean gemstone dealer Shahzeem Pasha is thinking about Sapphires, the stones with which he began his career. In Colombo, Sri Lanka, fellow dealer Munzir agrees to help Shahzeem locate one of the legendary blue stones. A mine owner explains the process and how Sapphires get to the market. Working from Shahzeem's detailed description, Munzir goes on the hunt.
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About the show: Gemstone dealer and jeweller Shahzeem Pasha sources precious stones - Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires and Diamonds from around the world and sets them in bespoke jewellery pieces for selected clients.
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More than the gemstones, I was impressed by the character of these businessmen and women. Honest, knowledgeable, hardworking,and looking out for their customers.
@randalmata100
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely correct. Strong personable character, along with their honest business dealings.
The most precious Gem stones r the workers themselves, Thanks 🙏🏻
@emmynem6847
Жыл бұрын
Aw that's cute!
@arieerkkila
Жыл бұрын
Yea they seem well compensated don’t they?
@Yasskim.
3 ай бұрын
I needed to hear these kind words friend ❤️
@ericjohnson4021
Күн бұрын
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.
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!
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
2 жыл бұрын
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3-HtbNwYZfch9Y.html
@SachiraBhanu
2 жыл бұрын
Here in Sri Lanka we found the biggest cluster of sapphire in the world. 🙃
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@SachiraBhanu Ceylon's biggest Sapphire is here 👇
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5uustN7ecu7o6g.html
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.
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
5 ай бұрын
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?
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
Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋🏼 How can I reach you. I'd like to work with you Mike Caleta
@rajwarnakulasuriya5935
5 ай бұрын
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.
Please Shahzeem more videos , I’m learning so much,thank you❤
I love the light in the jewelry box, very cool touch.
This program is very good for knowledge for precious stone thank you 🙏
The minders are hard workers. I am really respect their work.
Really appreciate the detailed & educative video.
I just 💙gem stones. Those rich deep blue sapphires nearly stopped my heart ....woah ...wait look at that gorgeous pink diamond !
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3-HtbNwYZfch9Y.html
@malikshazni3681
2 жыл бұрын
Salma gems (instagram)
Wow beautiful gems thank you to all the gems that do the work in hunting the stones
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
I looovvve this series what a hidden gem!!and I love this channel.. hello from New York !
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
Жыл бұрын
Hi wow nice to hear you
Very informative.intresting.thanks for the documentry.
Very informative video. Thank you
Blessed to own a small 15ct parcel of Ceylon Sapphires! They are absolutely beautiful
Beautiful video! Thank you
I love precious stones
thank you for sharing life with passion for rocks
I’m a sri lankan and I’m happy to see this video ❤️
@SachiraBhanu
2 жыл бұрын
me too. They dig big wells to drink water. 😍😍
@donweerasiri3770
11 ай бұрын
@@SachiraBhanuSometime they throwing gems to dogs without knowing its gem
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
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!
Masha Allah. Nice video brother 👍
Proud to be a srilankan Nice video Congratulations to you
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
Жыл бұрын
Hi thanks like to shear
Thank you for your time and information I am just getting the gemstone bug I love love gemstones from India
Super & usefull documents untill end of world 👌👌🇱🇰🇱🇰👨🎓
Great video 👍
Very motivating video 📹 👌 👏
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
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.
Loved it From Bangladesh…
Nice layout on these. Gemstones. From Sb Management Productions
Nice presentation.
Shahzeem is gorgeous ❤like the gemstones he sells🎉
Very informative :)
Thank you for this very informative video. Yes we do have world best blue sapphires. Come visit Sri Lanka. 😍
Very interesting.
Wow, very interesting..
Beautiful sapphire
Impressive!
Very Good
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
Well directed video
Amazing
Detailed 👍
Very nice video
I have Ben to rat spurs..1982..lovely people from Sri Lanka..hypnotic gems
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3-HtbNwYZfch9Y.html
@jennifers6435
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
@@jennifers6435 Ok Srilankan Sapphires are here👇
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/dG15zKeqcs29ZLA.html
WOWW very nice gemstone
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..
Im.from Srilanka .. good video ..❤️❤️
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 found old jewelry seem to be 13-16 century with sapphire stone 🙆 will metaldetecting in old day they dont cut / and weird shape
Please told me price of 5 rati sapphire stone of best quality.
Nice!
Good
You are welcome to Sri Lanka.
I have found some gemstones. Mostly red. Garnets and tourmaline. Do you deal with any other gemstones?
My birthstone color I can’t wait to buy a royal blue samphire necklace🥳🤩😘🎀🌸💜
Favorite
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 KZread face book I strongly advise you to contact him if not attest attempt to find him using KZread 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 ..
I've always wanted to do this for a job and don't have a clue were to start
@Jackaroo.
Ай бұрын
Just start
Wonder how much they'd cost if they didn't artificially inflate or deflate (hide) or make artificial scarcity.
@Jackaroo.
5 ай бұрын
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.
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
2 жыл бұрын
Try like MAN ZUR, it's a very common name in Islamic community actually
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
3 жыл бұрын
which setting?
@questionmark1152
2 жыл бұрын
The setting was AWFUL...
@questionmark1152
2 жыл бұрын
@@keemarotichai The one the stone is in?! Lol
@shirleypena4133
2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
Hi u got heart shape blue sapphire
Highest weight in ct of royalblue safire seen in world ?
I did expect synthetic stone.Strong color in Alexandrite is rare.Many must be bought in old jewelry.at auction.
That's why there are synthetic sapphires
Gd day i have also a blood red ruby i need help how to sale this stone tnx
Is this a docu/movie about a young Abe Lincoln and his search for stones? Who knew Mr. Lincoln started off that way?
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
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
I have that one,but I'm not sure what kind of saphire is this.
Saho Oya Money , Molay thyena ekekuta hamu una nam ?
wow
Nice video.. actually i have blue sapphire here in the Philippines but people don't know what it is , so that why no one can buy it ..they say its a marble but it isn't it a real blue sapphire with 36 carats, is this someone can help how to sell this gem stone??
if he knew that 50k is a drop in the bucket here in the USA he would freak.
Talk about tough work and sketchy paychecks
Theoretically, what if you found the stone in Australia? How much would the same royal blue color be worth from there?
@lankaat
3 жыл бұрын
Royal blues goes for about $3 to 5k per carat. It's all about colour and clarity
@kayk9891
2 жыл бұрын
@@lankaat but also price jumps drastically if is 5ct and above and good color clarity
@Mehdle2834
2 жыл бұрын
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)
@raje279
Жыл бұрын
@@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
@raje279
Жыл бұрын
@@kayk9891 I have rough 100 carat blue sapphire GIA certified african origin
I have blue sapphire how much is the price now 2021?
I have found abt100 ct geenish blue crystal it is look like grandiderite ,very nice ,looking for buyer
Do u buy uncut rough emerald..
What are some affordable buy beutiful gems?
@manjulasuranga7689
2 жыл бұрын
I will help
Regret selling my blue sapphire can’t find another like it it was that same royal blue
I bought a 5ct Alex it turned out natural.once I tested.
@rainbowgemtestinglab766
2 жыл бұрын
send photo
@Jackaroo.
Ай бұрын
Nice
Sir greetings to you.sir I have some blue sapphire cut jem stones. Please let me know where I have to sell.
How many months or years require to attend Gemology course ?
@LuxiaTV
2 жыл бұрын
6 months
Where can I buy it from. Ship to newzealand
Srilanka
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
@ankusharma3323
3 жыл бұрын
5 to 10 lakh Indian rupees per carat
@typing....7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@ankusharma3323 What will be the price of Highest quality Kashmir Blue Sapphire of 32 Carat?
Hi there, i need help figuring out the value of my stone, could you be able to help?
While the guys actually mining these starving and dying underground
❤️❤️❤️
Check out Tim's adventures from Australia he's got some nice royal blues!! Godspeed
@dabonemarrow5337
Жыл бұрын
He got 10, 12 carats!! Royal blues!!
@dabonemarrow5337
Жыл бұрын
My boy can hook you up!! Godspeed