Sri Lankan sapphire vendors

[Christinak]

Hello

As a family we are off to Sri Lanka for three weeks to volunteer at a sea turtle conservation centre.

Whilst there I thought it might be fun to look at sapphires and see if I can find something that sings to me. My husbands father and grandfather were also born in Sri Lanka so having a gem from there has some significance too.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a vendor based in Sri Lanka that you have brought from?

Thank you

 

[LilAlex]

Ivan Ivancic of Adamant International in Colombo, IIRC. Never met him in person but have bought from him and have found him to be a superb communicator and an unusually sober and balanced describer of his gems. Great photos, too.

It's a tough place and a tough time to visit but I suspect you know what you are doing.

There are some arcane export laws so maybe do your homework beforehand. But I bet you could arrange to meet Ivan. His specialty seems to be smaller (< 2 ct) fascinating and promising but suboptimally cut stones that he then precision cuts. Results are way nicer than this "back-handed" description sounds. He sells modestly priced stones with the care and attention befitting gems a log or two more expensive. No joke. Check his site to see if that is your ballpark. I've shown a few pieces on PS that we made with his stones.

 

[Christinak]

Ivan Ivancic of Adamant International in Colombo, IIRC. Never met him in person but have bought from him and have found him to be a superb communicator and an unusually sober and balanced describer of his gems. Great photos, too.

It's a tough place and a tough time to visit but I suspect you know what you are doing.

There are some arcane export laws so maybe do your homework beforehand. But I bet you could arrange to meet Ivan. His specialty seems to be smaller (< 2 ct) fascinating and promising but suboptimally cut stones that he then precision cuts. Results are way nicer than this "back-handed" description sounds. He sells modestly priced stones with the care and attention befitting gems a log or two more expensive. No joke. Check his site to see if that is your ballpark. I've shown a few pieces on PS that we made with his stones.

Thank you I’ll check him out!