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Wanted gem in Jaipur

I got so sunburnt in India!

On the street called MI Road in the new city of Jaipur
It was lined with luxury jewelry stores.


There are many famous shops used by Jaipur locals.
There are also flagship stores of global brands.


I haven't seen much time

A certain long-established famous store on Sunday,
I visited in the evening of the last day.


the entrance is closed
For some reason, I was let through a small entrance on the side of the building.
When I entered and said hello, they turned on the lights in the store.

(probably should have closed)


new things, old things,
gold jewelry,
silver jewelry,
Necklaces found in Indian beads,
Carving ornaments, etc.
There was a variety of jewelry.


We use as handmade accessories in Japan
accessories with beads
Combined with 18k gold parts
Transformed into a beautiful piece of jewelry.


With this, I thought that I could make it (if I tried hard).
Rather, if you bring Japanese natural stone accessories
You might be surprised at how sophisticated it is and how cheap it is.


Meanwhile, I found a very conspicuous blue and pink ring.

Tanzanite is a very nice blue color.
The pink was a bright pink like padparadscha sapphire, but when I asked, it was pink spinel.

Diamond, ruby, emerald, and sapphire are a very rare combination among the main jewelry.

In particular, he said that this is the only one that uses spinel.


I tried it on, which is rare.


Although both stones have cracks
Transparency, color development, size are very good
It was a beautiful combination.


Matching various fingers
The taciturn white-haired shopkeeper said, "This looks good on your middle finger."
Told.

This spinel is a collectible and I got it a long time ago.
I can no longer find it at overseas exhibitions.
However, I don't praise everything as "Very nice! Very good!" like other stores.
Even if you don't do that, good things will sell.

That's what you said.

It was a ring that I couldn't let go as if I was sticking to it,
If I bought it, it would exceed the total cost of the two-week trip (including the plane), so I gave it up.


It's a really nice ring, even if I come back
Plump, transparent yet dark tanzanite
A spinel with such a wonderful color that you don't even know what it is
I remember it in full size.



Prices are going up, and so are the prices of goods in the stores around you.
There is a lot of price competition, and everyone is elaborate on this and that.
At this store, it seems that they are revising the prices of old products every day and serving customers with pride as a long-established store.


The top is an emerald and blue moonstone ring.
I was surprised at how good the quality of the emerald was.
at another store.
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