Why Choose The Natural Gemstone Company?
Choosing a natural gemstone is an important decision, whether you are searching for an engagement ring, creating a custom piece of jewelry, or adding a remarkable gemstone to your collection. We combine generations of experience in the gemstone industry with an extensive selection of individual natural gemstones, detailed gemstone information, professional gemological documentation, and personalized service.
Our history in the gemstone industry dates back to 1939, representing four generations of experience working with natural colored gemstones. Today, our international presence, including offices in important gemstone-producing and trading countries such as Sri Lanka and Thailand, allows us to maintain close connections with the global colored gemstone market while serving customers through our headquarters and showroom in New York City.
Every gemstone has its own characteristics, and we believe customers should have the information they need to understand the gemstone they are considering. From detailed descriptions and treatment disclosures to actual photographs, videos, reports, and 3D information, our goal is to make buying a natural gemstone online as transparent and informative as possible.
One-of-a-Kind Natural Gemstones
Natural gemstones are products of geological processes that occurred over millions of years, which means every stone has its own combination of color, clarity, inclusions, proportions, and overall appearance.
Our collection includes a large selection of individual natural gemstones, allowing customers to choose the specific gemstone that best suits their preferences rather than selecting from a generic representation.
The gemstone displayed on an individual product page is the actual stone being offered for sale. Our detailed photographs and videos allow customers to examine the color, shape, cut, and overall appearance of a gemstone before making their decision.
Because these are individual natural gemstones, many of our gemstones are truly one of a kind. Once a particular stone is sold, another gemstone may have similar characteristics, but it will never be exactly identical.
Expert Gemstone Cutting & Quality
Cutting plays an important role in the appearance of a gemstone. Colored gemstones are often cut with careful consideration of their individual color distribution, crystal structure, inclusions, proportions, and rough shape.
A thoughtfully cut gemstone can enhance its face-up color and overall visual appeal while maintaining an appropriate balance between beauty and carat weight.
Our experience with natural gemstones allows us to carefully evaluate factors such as proportions, symmetry, polish, color distribution, and overall presentation.
We also work with experienced gemstone cutters, including specialists associated with our New York operations, to bring out the individual character of each gemstone.
Our goal is not simply to offer a large number of gemstones, but to provide natural gemstones that have been carefully evaluated for their individual qualities.
Transparent Gemstone Pricing & Full Disclosure
Buying a natural gemstone should begin with reliable information.
We provide detailed information about our gemstones so customers can better understand what they are purchasing. Depending on the individual stone, this may include information regarding:
- Carat weight and dimensions
- Color
- Shape and cutting style
- Clarity characteristics
- Geographic origin, where determined
- Treatments or enhancements
- Gemological reports and certifications, where applicable
- Actual photographs and videos of the gemstone
Treatment disclosure is particularly important when evaluating natural gemstones because treatments can influence both the appearance and market value of a gemstone.
Our goal is to clearly disclose known treatment information and provide customers with educational resources that explain important gemstone characteristics. Our gemstone education resources also helps customers learn about color, clarity, origin, treatments, cutting, durability, certification, and other factors before purchasing.
This combination of transparent pricing, gemstone-specific information, education, and disclosure allows customers to compare gemstones more confidently and make informed decisions.
Gemstone Specialists & International Presence
Natural colored gemstones are our specialty.
Our experience extends beyond simply selling finished gemstones. Over generations, we have developed relationships throughout the international gemstone industry and gained extensive experience evaluating, sourcing, cutting, documenting, and presenting natural gemstones.
Our international presence includes offices in Sri Lanka and Thailand, two countries with important connections to the global colored gemstone industry.
Being present in gemstone-producing and trading regions gives our team valuable access to the international gemstone market and allows us to maintain relationships throughout the gemstone supply chain.
Combined with our New York headquarters, this international network supports our ability to offer customers a diverse selection of natural colored gemstones from around the world.
History and Reputation Since 1939
Our history in the gemstone business began in 1939 and now spans four generations.
Over the decades, the gemstone industry has changed significantly. Technology has transformed how gemstones are photographed, analyzed, documented, purchased, and sold. However, the importance of experience, accurate information, transparency, and trust remains unchanged.
The knowledge accumulated through generations of working with gemstones forms an important part of how we evaluate and present our gemstones today.
Customers can also visit our New York City showroom to view gemstones and jewelry in person and work directly with our team.
Our history is not simply about how long we have been in business. It represents decades of practical gemstone experience that continue to shape the way we source, evaluate, document, and sell natural gemstones.
Discover the story behind our passion for sapphires and the generations of expertise that shaped who we are today—visit HERE to explore our history.
Detailed Gemstone Images, Videos & 3D Reports
Buying a natural gemstone online requires more than a single attractive photograph.
That is why we provide extensive visual and technical information for our individual gemstones. Our website features actual photographs and videos of the gemstones being offered, rather than generic images intended to represent multiple stones.
This allows customers to examine important visual characteristics such as color, cut, shape, proportions, inclusions, and how the gemstone responds under different viewing conditions.
For applicable gemstones, our 3D scan reports provide additional dimensional information, including measurements, proportions, facet relationships, and symmetry.
Together, detailed photography, video, gemstone information, and 3D documentation provide customers with a much more complete understanding of a gemstone before purchasing it online.
What you see is the actual gemstone you are considering.
Gemological Reports & Laboratory Certifications
Gemological documentation provides important information about the identity and characteristics of a gemstone.
Our gemstones are accompanied by detailed gemstone information and appropriate documentation. Depending on the gemstone, additional independent laboratory reports may also be available or arranged.
Laboratory reports can provide information such as gemstone identification, indications of treatment and, when determinable and included by the issuing laboratory, an opinion regarding geographic origin.
We believe documentation should complement the information provided with a gemstone and help customers better understand exactly what they are purchasing.
From Mine to Market
Our international relationships allow us to work closely with participants throughout the gemstone supply chain.
With offices in Sri Lanka and Thailand, connections with gemstone suppliers, and experienced cutters and gemologists, we maintain a direct involvement in many stages through which a natural gemstone travels before reaching the customer.
This international network helps us source a broad range of natural gemstones while maintaining detailed information about the individual gemstones we offer.
Our customers are often purchasing gemstones for meaningful occasions such as engagements, anniversaries, milestones, or custom jewelry projects. We therefore focus on providing individual gemstones and newly created jewelry rather than second-hand or previously owned jewelry.
Custom Gemstone Jewelry & Engagement Rings
Finding the gemstone is often only the beginning.
Our customers can pair their chosen gemstone with one of our existing jewelry designs or work with us to create a custom gemstone engagement ring or other piece of fine jewelry.
Because natural gemstones vary considerably in shape, dimensions, proportions, and color, creating jewelry around the individual gemstone can help produce a design that complements its unique characteristics.
Our custom jewelry process can include design consultation, CAD renderings, and other visualization steps before production, allowing customers to better understand how their chosen gemstone will look in the finished piece.
From classic solitaire engagement rings to halos, three-stone designs, earrings, pendants, and completely custom creations, our goal is to create jewelry that complements the natural gemstone at its center.
Visit Our New York City Showroom
Customers who prefer to see gemstones in person can visit our New York City showroom.
A showroom appointment provides an opportunity to compare gemstones, examine differences in color and appearance, discuss jewelry designs, and receive guidance from our team.
For customers who cannot visit New York, our detailed online gemstone information, actual photographs and videos, additional media options, and personalized assistance are designed to make purchasing natural gemstones remotely as informative as possible.
Our Passion for Natural Gemstones
For us, gemstones are more than beautiful gemstones.
Every natural gemstone carries evidence of its geological formation—from subtle color zoning and mineral inclusions to variations in crystal structure, color, and clarity. These characteristics are part of what makes natural gemstones fascinating and ensures that no two gemstones are exactly alike.
Our passion is built around understanding these gemstones and sharing that knowledge with our customers.
Why Customers Choose Us
Customers searching for where to buy natural gemstones online can benefit from a combination of experience, selection, documentation, transparency, and personalized service.
Our company offers:
- Gemstone industry experience dating back to 1939
- Four generations of gemstone experience
- A large selection of individual natural gemstones
- Actual photographs and videos of individual gemstones
- Detailed gemstone information and treatment disclosure
- Gemological and independent laboratory reports where applicable
- Detailed 3D gemstone reports where available
- Offices in important gemstone-producing and trading countries, including Sri Lanka and Thailand
- A New York City showroom
- Custom gemstone jewelry and engagement ring design
- Educational resources to help customers understand and compare gemstones
Whether you are searching for a loose natural gemstone, designing a gemstone engagement ring, or simply learning more about these extraordinary gemstones, our team combines generations of experience with modern gemstone documentation and personalized service to help you make an informed choice.
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