Diamonds - Gemstones - Jewelry
About Asia-Gems.com
Asia-Gems.com is wholly owned by me, David Webster, a semi-retired expat living in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
To contact me, send an email with an appropriate subject line to 
Please allow me to apologize .. well, sort of .. to those who find my writing style irreverent. If you find that my literary devices produce inaccuracies, my apologies. To those of the pedantic persuasion .. let me just say this.
We seem to be living in a world where a large number of lunatics have set out to create terror, death and destruction for the sake of their demented thinking.
Then there are those who would feign calm dignity while stealing the money you have worked so hard to save.
Be wary of both.
Gem Questions:
Generally Speaking, I will not answer gem related questions
- If the answer is already on this website, your time is no more valuable than mine .. please have a look
- If the answer is NOT on this site, I probably don't know the answer anyhow
- I can't see the gemstone you are talking about
Privacy Policy
Yes, we have a pretty simple one. If you do email us we will not archive your email nor use it for any other than to contact you .. unless you are spamming us, and then we will take any agressive action we deem appropriate.
As far as cookies. We don't think we set any .. and we know we don't set any tracking cookies.
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Details & Background
I developed an interest in gems many years ago but my real business kept me from pursuing my avocation. For several years I studied gemology on my own. I also attended one of the best programs per dollar cost in the US. I am a proud graduate or Rancho Santiago Community College in Orange, California and their Gemology program.
After numerous trips to Thailand from '89 to '96 I settled "permanently" and have been here since. I attended the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences in Bangkok for their course on Colored Stone Grading and Appraisal.
I lived for may years in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai and I have made numerous trips to the rough stone market in Maesai.
On occassion, I have visited the market in Chantaburi. But I prefer buying from small dealers along the Thai/Myanmar border. Sometimes I visit the Hong Kong Jewelry Show.
I am a small dealer with no brick and mortar location. I don't sell in Thailand, but accumulate material for my trips to the US. The colored gem market is fraught with uncertainty, partially fueled by treatments and nondisclosure and partly" the sky is falling" syndrome.
Everyone is looking for untreated corundum. Folks, there ain't hardly any. Heat treatment has been common for a century. Many "untreated" rubies are simply expensive lies. If you want untreated red gems, buy Burmese red spinel.
Asia - Gems .com
I designed and coded this web site. I made all the graphics used on the technical pages.
Some of the newer content on the site was written by a 3rd party as a way of providing an additional perspective, especially on jewelry.
I did get some excellent JavaScripts from several sources. They are acknowledged on my Links page.
Dave Webster - A.G.
Tel +6681 882 3909 +7 hours GMT