Introduction to RIDDGEM

Ridderborg Gems is a family business run by:
Simon Ridderborg, 52 years: 5 year university degree (in biology, geology and other) and amateur geologist since the early 1970s.
Email: simon@ridderborg.se

Wira Ridderborg, 50 years: Gemstone and precious stone enthusiast for many years.
Email: wira@ridderborg.se

Our company VAT registrated and we are located in Stockholm, Sweden.

We are specialized on cut diamonds and gems. We also have many other products such as minerals, gems in the rough, accesories, Gold and Silver. All products in out webshop are in stock and avaliable for delivery in short notice.

About Our Gem Sales

All the stones we sell are natural, not synthetic. We buy from suppliers in America and Asia.
We carefully make sure we deliver what we promise to; our aim is to create satisfied customers who will return to us when they wish to make new purchases.
We also hope to be recommended to new customers by our existing ones, which prompts us continuously to improve our service and quality. We only sell our goods online. Please contact us by post, email or telephone.
By doing so we can minimize our costs and keep prices down.

Gemstone markets

MINING AND GEMMARKETS IN BO PLOI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND

This area was one of worlds biggest Sapphire producer just a few years back, now it is only one mining company still operate. Picture show where they take material and the sort machine.

Here comes possible Sapphire material out and are sorted out by workers. Note the red bucket in middle pic where all valuable material should be put. Only the owner have access to that with his key. Last pic show that after Sapphire gone they make the area to be golf arena.

Few pic on gemshop and gemmarket where its possible to buy the local stones. Good skill in bargin is recommended.

GEMMARKETS IN BO RAI, THAILAND AND PAILIN, CAMBODIA

In Bo Rai wich is in border area to Cambodia there where until reacently a daily morning market 06.00-10.00 selling mostly rough gems. Now there are a few gemshops remain where it is still possible to make good bargins. Pic show some of products avaliable.

In Pailin, Cambodia there have been big deposits of Sapphire taken out mainly during the civilwar period. In this very special end of our world there are a number of gemshops very aware of their prices. Picture show the best hotel in town according to the owner (and only!!!) and the street outside. Pic 3 show one gemshop have pretty much nice gems to look.