angelsephemera Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Can anyone recommend a shop in CM for cut gemstones and jewels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I don't know about CM but I have seen lots of shops trading uncut rubies in Mae Sai. People sit on the roadside sorting through small piles of them. I bought a few for a friend studying gemstones in Hong Kong. I can't remember the price but they were cheap 100-200 baht. This was about 10 years ago though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyWarbucks Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I don't know about CM but I have seen lots of shops trading uncut rubies in Mae Sai. People sit on the roadside sorting through small piles of them. I bought a few for a friend studying gemstones in Hong Kong. I can't remember the price but they were cheap 100-200 baht. This was about 10 years ago though. Caveat emptor... nowhere more so than in Mae Sai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticklee Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 B Tree Gems in Ban Tawai, American owner. 2nd floor, left side, across from the upper level restaraunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelsephemera Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 lol - how can you tell what is real or quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 For me it didn't matter. It was small money and my friend could work out if they were fake or quality. They looked like small pieces of candy to me. Check it out if you are ever in Mae Sai. You have to go down the side and back streets from main road around the border area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monami Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Shiraz Jewelry on Tapae Road specializes in gem stones. I bought our wedding rings there and saw that they have a variety of gem stones to chose from. I heard the shop has been around for 32 years, thats how old I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Shiraz Jewelry on Tapae Road specializes in gem stones. I bought our wedding rings there and saw that they have a variety of gem stones to chose from. I heard the shop has been around for 32 years, thats how old I am! Yes they have been there a long long time,and iam sure what he sells must be Kosher as he would not have lasted as long, but unless you know what you are doing ,i.e. what the value of the stones are,gem stones prices are just what the seller hopes he can get,where Gold,Silver have world traded prices. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalred Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 i was involved with gem industry for years 95% gems are fake especially in thailand and shiraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Shiraz sells both natural and man-made stones. They do not pretend that the man-made are natural. The owner of Shiraz has been the head of the Baha'i community for many, many years, and is considered to be one of the most honest and fair people in Chiang Mai, and offers his natural stones at honest prices. I've never heard a single complaint about this jewelery company in the 15 years that I've dealt with it. The comment made by the poster above is the first, and unless proven, is libelous. Edited August 4, 2014 by FolkGuitar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelsephemera Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I went to Shiraz and met the owner - he left a good impression on me as a old master in his trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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