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Gemstone Guides

Buying guides written at the source: what to look for, what a stone is worth, and what the trade rarely says out loud.

Joalys founder Ilyes sourcing sapphires at a gem market in Sri Lanka
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Mine to Customer: How I Source Sapphire Parcels in Sri Lanka

The nine hands a Ceylon sapphire passes through, where in that supply chain I actually buy, and why a shorter chain changes the price you pay.

PAR Ilyes Makria•

Padparadscha Sapphire: Color Chart, Price Per Carat, and How to Spot a Real One

Macro of a single loose padparadscha sapphire showing the pastel pinkish-orange lotus-and-sunset color on a neutral surface
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Ilyes Makria•

Pink Sapphire Buying Guide: Color, Value, and What to Look For

Macro of a single faceted vivid pink sapphire showing saturated color on a neutral surface
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Ilyes Makria•

Teal Sapphire: The Trending Color, Explained by a Sourcer

A teal sapphire cushion held on a linen pouch, blue-green colour in natural light
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Ilyes Makria•

Ceylon Sapphire: Why Sri Lankan Origin Changes the Stone and the Price

Dealers trading Ceylon sapphire parcels at tables in a Sri Lankan gem market
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Ilyes Makria•

What a Gemstone Certificate Actually Proves (and What It Doesn't)

A faceted blue sapphire resting on a blurred gemstone laboratory report, the proof of what a stone is
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Ilyes Makria•

Unheated vs Heated Sapphire: What "Unheated" Really Means and How to Verify It

Macro of rough blue sapphire crystals on a dark background, the natural state before any heat treatment
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Ilyes Makria•