Sri Lanka , the ‘Paradise Island’ of the Indian Ocean is blessed with a range of geo-physical zones, rich precious mineral deposits and an intelligent and educated workforce. Sri Lanka has an ancient tradition of goldsmithing. The young men and women engaged in the jewellery sector have an “in-born” talent in them in manufacturing jewellery    Read more...

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and could easily adapt to new manufacturing techniques.

Throughout history, Sri Lanka has been known as the land of gems. King Solomon was said to have procured a great ruby from Ceylon for the Queen of Sheba. Marco Polo wrote of wonderful Ceylon gems. The Blue Sapphire is the most famous of Sri Lankan gems. The 400 carat Blue Sapphire called “Blue Belle”, which adorns the British Crown, is from Sri Lanka andso is the beautiful star sapphire misnamed the “Star of India” displayed at a New York’s Museum of Natural History. Besides, rubies and shapphires, the gem soil also bears cat’s eyes, alexandrites, aquamarines, tourmalines, spinels, topaz, garnets, amethyst, zircons and variety of other stones. Sri Lanka, the island known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean lives up to its nickname as a hotbed for a variety of gems. Sri Lanka is home to 40 varieties of Gems out of 85 varieties available in the whole world. Gems of Sri Lanka have found there way to many a royal court around the world since ancient history.

Buyers are encouraged to make purchases from recommended sources to ensure authenticity of the product and value.

The National Gem and Jewellery Authority has been setup to encourage Jewellery producers to maintain standards in accordance with ISO (The International Organization for Standardization - the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards).

According to National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act no 50 of 1993 all the producers engaged in the field of Jewellery should register themselves under this Authority. According to the Special Gazette notification No 1436/21 of 17th March, 2006 issued by the Government, quality of the products made of Gold, Silver and Platinum should be certified by the Authority as it is to the expectation of ISO and place it’s seal also, it should be under the control of it.

Analysis is carried out by the laboratories of National Gem and Jewellery Authority, providing buyers with the opportunity to ascertain if the articles purchased are genuine and to ISO expectation.

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