Our work · Mogok, 2016

Mogok gems we bought rough, had cut, and sold

In spring 2016 we bought rough directly from villagers and miners in Mogok, had it cut and polished on the spot by local lapidaries, then sold the finished gems. This is that record: a track record, not a catalogue.

Every gem we sell is sourced at the mine, cut, polished and certified by us.
Descriptions taken from our 2016 records; gems graded at the GIA laboratory in Bangkok. These gems have been sold and are not for sale. No report numbers are published here.

Highlights

Royal blue cabochons, a cornflower marquise, pigeon’s blood ruby

Sold in Tokyo10.98 ct · RubyBought rough in Mogok in 2016, cut and sold in Tokyo.
GemRubyColourmedium dark, strongly purplish red, « pigeon’s blood », translucentCutcabochonMineMogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Sold in Hong Kong9.16 ctGemSapphireColourroyal blueCutcabochonMineBobadan alluvial mine, MogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Sold14.40 ctGemSapphireColourroyal blueCutcabochonMineMogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
SoldThe only photo in our 2016 file is heavily over-exposed: not shown, so as not to misrepresent the colour.
11.15 ctGemSapphireColourroyal blueCutcabochonMinebought at the rough market (« Cinema »), MogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Sold10.00 ctGemSapphireColourroyal blueCutcabochonMineMogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Hunted, preformed, faceted, cast into a tension ring and sold.1.15 ctGemSapphireColourcornflower blueCutmarquiseMinePainpyiet mine (Lisu Christian community), MogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Sold0.19, 0.20, 0.21 ctGemRubiesColourred, eye cleanCutoval, faceted by hand on traditional tools by master lapidary PyoneMineBallondji mine, MogokTreatmentUnheated, untreated
Sold9.20 ctGemSpinelColourgreenCutovalMineMogokTreatmentUntreated

More gems from the same trip

Sapphires, rubies and more from Mogok

1.05 ct medium dark vivid royal blue sapphire, cabochon, eye clean, translucent, Chaungdjy mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.76 ct royal blue, eye clean sapphire, oval, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

2.28 ct royal blue sapphire, oval, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.62 ct royal blue sapphire, round, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

2.35 ct royal blue sapphire, oval cabochon, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.55 ct royal blue sapphire, pear cabochon, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.20 ct royal blue sapphire, oval cabochon, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.00 + 0.90 ct royal blue, matching pair sapphires, cabochons, Mogok, sold in 2016

4.20 ct royal blue sapphire, cabochon, Chaundji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.11 ct royal blue sapphire, oval, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.63 ct royal blue sapphire, oval, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.00 ct royal blue sapphire, oval, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

0.52 ct red, eye clean ruby, cabochon, Ballondji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.02 ct red, translucent ruby, cabochon, Ballondji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

1.75 ct strongly purplish red, translucent ruby, cabochon, Ballondji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

2.30 ct strongly purplish red, translucent ruby, cabochon, Ballondji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

0.70 ct strongly purplish red, translucent ruby, cabochon, Ballondji mine, Mogok, sold in 2016

2.50 ct hazelnut diopside, faceted, Mogok, sold in 2016

Listed in our records without an attributable photograph

Weight	Gem	Colour	Cut	Mine	Treatment
0.75 ct	Ruby	strongly purplish red, translucent	cabochon	Bobadan mine, Mogok	Unheated, untreated	Sold
0.30 ct	Ruby	strongly purplish red, translucent	cabochon	Bobadan mine, Mogok	Unheated, untreated	Sold
Spinels	Spinels	three trichromic spinels (as written in our file)	—	Mogok	Unheated, untreated	Sold

Also sold: a 5.52 ct unheated royal blue sapphire, at auction in Hong Kong (Est-Ouest Auctions, 2017).

Mogok

Ruby in marble

Mogok rubies grow in white marble. These crystals are still in their matrix, as we saw them in 2016.

Bespoke

We go down the mine ourselves

The same way of working is open to you: we source the rough, oversee the cutting, examine the gem and make your jewel.

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Miners sorting marble spoil for rubies, Mogok, 2016 — Miners in the marble spoil heaps, Mogok, 2016.

Mogok gems we bought rough, had cut, and sold

Royal blue cabochons, a cornflower marquise, pigeon’s blood ruby

10.98 ct · Ruby

9.16 ct

14.40 ct

11.15 ct

10.00 ct

1.15 ct

0.19, 0.20, 0.21 ct

9.20 ct

Sapphires, rubies and more from Mogok

1.05 ct

1.76 ct

2.28 ct

1.62 ct

2.35 ct

1.55 ct

1.20 ct

1.00 + 0.90 ct

4.20 ct

1.11 ct

1.63 ct

1.00 ct

0.52 ct

1.02 ct

1.75 ct

2.30 ct

0.70 ct

2.50 ct

Listed in our records without an attributable photograph

Ruby in marble

We go down the mine ourselves