Gem & Jewelry business in Jaipur ( india),the colorstone hub

Jaipur,the Pink city, India, one of the best planned city in th world, was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in the early 18th century. He ensured best human resources for the city & invited renowned jewelers from various parts of the country. Jargad, Choraria, Tholia, Surana, Mookim and Malpani families are few to name. Since then it is flourishing as a center of excellence in cutting & polishing precious & semi-precious gem stones.

Gemstones cut & polished in jaipur are mainly Emerald, ruby, saphire,coral,cat's eye, tanzanite,tsavorite, tourmouline,rhodolite,garnet,hessonite,aquamarine, blue topaz,citrine & amethyst,pink quartz, rock crystal,onyx and many other stones in beads,drops,cabachone & many other shapes.The cut quality includes oval, octagon (Emerald cut), square, round, marquise,pear, heart, and fancy or irregular shapes.

The artisans of Jaipur are well trained & skilled,in fact, they have masterd the art.They can cut rough gemstones in a manner to take the best out of it. A very few gemstones are mined in India but most of the colored stones mined globally imported to Jaipur to cut & polish.The artisans , in the able guidance of the local manufacturers, cut and polish rough stones to enhance its beauty, color, glitter and thus the value. Gemstones from Jaipur has a worldwide demand.

The cut & polished stones are assorted for shape,size,color, clarity & quality. Prices are fixed up and the goods are given to the local brokers to sale or sent to indigenious market. Some times it is exported directly to overseas customers.

The local traders are high performers, ethical & have a sound knowledge base.The cost of production is low resulting an attraction to worldwide buyers.The jaipur jewelers also sale worldwide through thier global business network.

Besides gemstones jaipur produces good amount of Gold and silver jewelery and jewelery studded with precious/ semi-precious stones and diamond. Much of them are exported especially silver jewelry with beads. Jaipur jadau is one of its kind in the world. Beutifully enamelled artistic gold jewelry studded with flat diamonds and colored gemstones are recognised as a sign of aristocracy since Mughal period.

The Gem & jewellery export promotion councel of india is the govt. body to promote & regulate exim business.