Part 2 of Bangkok Business Trip Reportis finallyIntroducing the gemstones we acquiredIt is!
Once again, we walked through hundreds of booths, set our sights on them, looked at each one so closely that we poked holes in the stones, and did a lot of purchasing in the limited time we had.
Let's start with the casual jewelry.
The gemstones featured here were selected over a period of time, sometimes several hours, from an amazing amount of stones that were piled up on trays so thickly that they could hardly be considered gemstones.
Choosing from so many is truly an encounter itself. Each one of them is truly a thought-provoking experience.
carved tourmaline
Carved Sapphire Ruby
A major purpose of purchasing jewelry in Bangkok is carved (surface carved) jewelry, of which leaf moats are a staple.
The green color in the photo above is a beautifulcarved tourmalineTwo of them are bicolor (two colors) with a hint of pink. Two of them are bicolor (two colors) with a hint of pink.
Pictured below,Carved sapphires and rubiesThe sapphire has an attractive silvery metallic shine. Sapphires have an attractive metallic shine with a hint of silver. Pink carved rubies are rare and rarely seen.
Tourmaline Round Cabochon
Rutile Quartz Cats Round Cabochon
Next is a semi-precious stone with a cabochon (a smooth stone with no cut surface).
Fujimori, the manager, loves cabochon-cut stones with all his heart and has a habit of acquiring only cabochon stones without even being conscious of it.
The two above are two of my favorite semi-precious stone cabochons, of which I purchased many again this time.
Above,Tourmaline CabochonIt is. The size is just about the size of an M&M chocolate. The color is clear even though it is not that thick, and I spent about 30 minutes choosing the top three pieces out of dozens of different colors.
Below is a near hemispherical highrutile quartzIt is. The rutile (golden crystalline bodies that go into the stone) are nicely in one direction, which does not show up clearly in the photo due to lighting,Rare rutile with beautiful cat's eyeIt is.
Ruby Cabochon
Ruby Gemstone
The last two photos are,rubyIt is. Rubies, sapphires, and emeralds are known as the three most precious stones among gemstones, and the Bangkok Gem Show is a gathering place for these three precious stones, where you can see many kinds of rubies and sapphires, from the amazing stones that cost tens of millions of yen per piece to the rare rubies shown in the photo above.
Pictured above,Cabochon rubyMost rubies and sapphires used in jewelry in Japan are facet-cut like diamonds. Most rubies and sapphires commonly used in jewelry in Japan are facet-cut like diamonds, and the cabochon ruby is relatively well known as the Indian star ruby. However, the ordinary cabochon ruby, which is not an Indian star ruby, as shown in the photo, is rare and rarely used in Japan.
Pictured below,Ruby in the roughIt is. It is a gemstone that clearly shows the hexagonal columnar crystallized shape, which is a characteristic of corundum crystals. Even though it is a rough stone, the surface is very shiny, and the inside of the translucent stone is very beautiful as it subtly reflects the incoming light. It is indeed a ruby that is so beautiful even before it is cut. I decided to produce this stone by taking advantage of the shape of this rough stone, so I took my time to select these three pieces.
Both rubies are available at a fraction of the price of cut, so-called beautiful rubies, but the charm of the stones is more than their value, or rather, they are gems with a stronger personality than beautiful rubies.
Well,In the next issue, we will finally introduce some of the most eye-catching gemstones we purchased on this business trip!I am looking forward to seeing you again. Please look forward to it!
