The questions
buyers ask.

Who checks the stones?

April does. She is a GIA Graduate Gemologist based in Bangkok, and she looks at the options in person before you see them — colour, cut, clarity, and treatment status.

That includes telling you about the ones we would not buy. A shortlist of three, with the reason the fourth was rejected, is more useful than a folder of everything a dealer sent.

What happens once I pick a stone?

We introduce you directly to the dealer — their name, their WhatsApp, where they are. You deal with them from there, and you pay them, not us.

Do you handle payment and shipping?

Not on the sourcing service — you transact with the dealer directly.

There is a separate, optional purchaser service for people who would rather not complete a Bangkok purchase remotely. That one is paid, quoted upfront, and it is a different thing: we inspect the piece in person, settle the payment and ship it to you, documented. You can use it on a stone we found you, or on one you found yourself.

Where do the stones come from?

Bangkok, mostly. It is where the coloured-stone trade concentrates, and where we can put a stone in our hand before you commit to it.

It is not a limit. The dealers we work with trade internationally, and if what you need is not in Bangkok we will tell you straight whether we can reach it.

How do I start?

One message on WhatsApp describing the stone — species, size, colour, budget, whatever you know. You do not need to know all of it.

GemBridge is invite-only while the network is small, so the first message puts you on the waitlist and we come back to you.