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

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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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@jgrant5255 Год назад

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 6 месяцев назад

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

@toosense Год назад

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 3 года назад

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

@emmynem6847 2 года назад

Aw that's cute!

@arieerkkila Год назад

Yea they seem well compensated don’t they?

@Yasskim. 7 месяцев назад

I needed to hear these kind words friend ❤️

@ericjohnson4021 3 месяца назад

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.

@mikecaleta9757 2 года назад

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 Год назад

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

@rajwarnakulasuriya5935 8 месяцев назад

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.

@valeriebardascino4970 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qKSSQ714vWs.html

@SachiraBhanu 3 года назад

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

@typing....7502 3 года назад

@@SachiraBhanu Ceylon's biggest Sapphire is here 👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QgzPqBIhUsE.html

@brianlawson363 Год назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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?

@madisonlisa9123 3 года назад

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

@typing....7502 3 года назад

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qKSSQ714vWs.html

@malikshazni3681 3 года назад

Salma gems (instagram)

@kosalabandara1642 3 года назад

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.

@sometheama 3 года назад

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

@anupama9670 3 года назад

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

@SachiraBhanu 3 года назад

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

@donweerasiri3770 Год назад

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

@Pixlanta Год назад

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

@pennysoto1483 3 года назад

I love precious stones

@waterlily437 2 года назад

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!

@xymoriintus Год назад

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

@diamond4803 2 года назад

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

@LaSierraAcresQuailFarm 2 года назад

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 Год назад

Hi wow nice to hear you

@teenytinyT Год назад

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

@alexi2460 2 года назад

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 Год назад

Hi thanks like to shear

@prettybird1978 Месяц назад

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

@vortexgen1 2 года назад

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

@jennifers6435 3 года назад

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

@typing....7502 3 года назад

World's costliest Kashmir Blue Sapphire is here👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qKSSQ714vWs.html

@jennifers6435 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

@@jennifers6435 Ok Srilankan Sapphires are here👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B9EjEqBjW4M.html

@Moonsunstar777 3 года назад

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

@isurusriwardana2094 2 года назад

Proud to be a srilankan Nice video Congratulations to you

@kristyfierro6349 Год назад

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

@mehreengems7570 2 года назад

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..

@skybluemoon8768 2 года назад

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

@GamingWithLuckySeven Год назад

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

@ceylontopgems 2 года назад

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

@prosengitmitra7665 3 года назад

Really appreciate the detailed & educative video.

@stephenparsons3000 Год назад

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

@billybalentine8065 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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

@Baptb11717 2 года назад

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

@hasitdawnedonyou 3 года назад

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 года назад

which setting?

@questionmark1152 3 года назад

The setting was AWFUL...

@questionmark1152 3 года назад

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

@shirleypena4133 3 года назад

@@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.

@barnabuskorrum4004 2 года назад

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

@Jackaroo. 8 месяцев назад

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.

@natespics8276 2 года назад

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.

@yaserahamed_8276 3 года назад

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

@mohamedamjath3395 3 года назад

Masha Allah. Nice video brother 👍

@egyptianqueenwilmacausey1522 3 года назад

Nice layout on these. Gemstones. From Sb Management Productions

@TheDeerInn Год назад

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.

@michaelkaiser4674 3 года назад

thank you for sharing life with passion for rocks

@morganlefey 3 года назад

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. Год назад

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

@RamGopal_JaiHind Год назад

@@Jackaroo.are they fake or genuine?

@DeshanThomas Год назад

Synthetic

@tinkerer67 5 месяцев назад

You can't go wrong at a gas station.

@theskunkymonkey9155 Год назад

I've always wanted to do this for a job and don't have a clue were to start

@Jackaroo. 4 месяца назад

Just start

@GemLapidary 3 года назад

Great video 👍

@rubeng.madrigaljr.9947 3 года назад

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

@manjovi7352 Год назад

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

@myrongunnar1518 3 года назад

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

@keithallen5795 2 года назад

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. 4 месяца назад

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 4 месяца назад

@@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.

@litubarua8146 3 месяца назад

Nice presentation.

@syedmaricar9946 3 года назад

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

@rainbowgemtestinglab766 3 года назад

send photo

@Jackaroo. 4 месяца назад

Nice

@winworldin 3 года назад

Highest weight in ct of royalblue safire seen in world ?

@Pixlanta Год назад

Shahzeem is gorgeous ❤like the gemstones he sells🎉

@srilankanchannel1439 2 месяца назад

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 🇱🇰

@jamilyaataeva8778 3 года назад

Very informative video. Thank you

@kakasjim9940 Год назад

Hi i have a different colour of Sapphier precious stone and looking for buyer.

@bopannananjappa2553 3 года назад

Very informative.intresting.thanks for the documentry.

@yakubekartawidjaja Год назад

Beautiful video! Thank you

@NickyNightShine 3 года назад

That's why there are synthetic sapphires

@ChefBardo 3 года назад

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

@englishforsrilanka2535 3 года назад

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

@sarangawalimuni4955 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

World's costliest gemstones are here👇

@typing....7502 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qKSSQ714vWs.html

@SachiraBhanu 3 года назад

@@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.

@emdadchowdhury4375 3 года назад

Loved it From Bangladesh…

@arieerkkila Год назад

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.

@tandunghuynh4810 3 года назад

Hi u got heart shape blue sapphire

@pierrejewelsandgemstones1754 3 года назад

Very motivating video 📹 👌 👏

@maktheturd6220 3 года назад

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

@harshchoudhary1495 2 года назад

For how much buddy??

@maktheturd6220 2 года назад

@@harshchoudhary1495 what you mean for how much?

@juan-ksporty7348 10 месяцев назад

hee yeah keep it !!

@Jackaroo. 4 месяца назад

Keep that beauty

@dastannsanya9341 3 года назад

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

@xxblack_moonxx2559 Год назад

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

@irwanhassan7312 Год назад

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.

@JuraganGadget-tv 3 года назад

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

@coreymerrill3257 3 года назад

Theoretically, what if you found the stone in Australia? How much would the same royal blue color be worth from there?

@lankaat 3 года назад

Royal blues goes for about $3 to 5k per carat. It's all about colour and clarity

@kayk9891 3 года назад

@@lankaat but also price jumps drastically if is 5ct and above and good color clarity

@Mehdle2834 3 года назад

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 2 года назад

@@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 2 года назад

@@kayk9891 I have rough 100 carat blue sapphire GIA certified african origin

@billybalentine8065 3 года назад

Talk about tough work and sketchy paychecks

@purplesuninthesky 3 года назад

What are some affordable buy beutiful gems?

@manjulasuranga7689 2 года назад

I will help

@pauld389 3 года назад

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

@sergioortega5869 3 года назад

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 года назад

5 to 10 lakh Indian rupees per carat

@typing....7502 3 года назад

@@ankusharma3323 What will be the price of Highest quality Kashmir Blue Sapphire of 32 Carat?

@gishanj1563 3 года назад

Saho Oya Money , Molay thyena ekekuta hamu una nam ?

@barneyrubble6934 2 года назад

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

@stephenimagod9025 3 года назад

Happy they have masks on

@rathnadeepagems 3 года назад

Good

@SociedadLectoraAmericana 2 года назад

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.

@sushmasaini9144 3 года назад

Please told me price of 5 rati sapphire stone of best quality.

@maximhollandnederlandthene7640 2 года назад

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

@Jackaroo. 4 месяца назад

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

@asgharkhan8445 6 месяцев назад

Blue sapphire is very expensive

@jannovak1287 Год назад

While the guys actually mining these starving and dying underground

@sumitdas3708 3 года назад

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

@rockyBalboa6699 3 года назад

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

@jz5748 3 года назад

why not get a synthetic one for less price...looks feel the same...aint walking aroung with a microscope in hand...

@HalilKaradag-fn5gk 4 месяца назад

Beautiful sapphire

@gayanpradeep7509 2 года назад

Im.from Srilanka .. good video ..❤️❤️

@farooghjewelry798 Год назад

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

@joylopez491 3 года назад

Gd day i have also a blood red ruby i need help how to sale this stone tnx

@quickpick9935 2 года назад

Hello Can you help me buy a genuine Royal Blue Saphhire for my personal use. A gemstone from astrological point of view. I am looking at around 5+ carats

@manjulasuranga7689 2 года назад

I will help you

@gemsandlasers269 Год назад

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 8 месяцев назад

he is a reputable dealer, not a beginner like you

@gemsandlasers269 8 месяцев назад

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

@MASenevirathna Год назад

You are welcome to Sri Lanka.

@AI3Dorinte 3 года назад

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

@SachiraBhanu 3 года назад

Nothing can eat when you get hungry. 🙃

@youngsmollsmokeysmols488 3 года назад

Because they crack easily and can’t get wet

@AI3Dorinte 3 года назад

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

@Jackaroo. 4 месяца назад

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

@AI3Dorinte 4 месяца назад

@@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 :)

@keithallen5795 2 года назад

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