Request a Stone
Tell us what you are looking for – a single gemstone, a matched pair, a lot, beads, a carving, an engraved seal or a finished piece. We search our network of cutters, dealers, laboratories and mines on four continents and come back with vetted options. No inventory of our own, no pressure to buy.
- 1What
- 2The piece
- 3Details
- 4Your brief
- 5Contact
What are you looking for?
Choose one – the next questions adapt to it.
Your brief
This is what we will work from. Change anything by going back – or continue to your contact details.
Almost there
Your brief is attached to the form below – just add your contact details.
Your contact details
What you can request
Coloured gemstones in every form – from a single sapphire to a calibrated lot, a strand of beads or an engraved seal
The request form asks only what matters for the gem you choose: the colour terms laboratories actually use, the sources where the stone is found, the treatments that exist for that material, a realistic clarity expectation and the cut that suits it. Everything you leave open becomes part of our advice.
Loose stones, pairs and lots
- Sapphire, ruby and padparadscha – royal blue, cornflower blue, pigeon’s blood as laboratory designations, unheated or heated, Kashmir, Burma, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mozambique
- Emerald with the degree of clarity enhancement, Colombia, Zambia, Ethiopia
- Paraíba-type tourmaline, rubellite, indicolite, spinel, tsavorite, demantoid, alexandrite, tanzanite and collector rarities
- Faceted stones and cabochons, matched pairs and suites
- Lots – calibrated to millimetre sizes or mixed – with total carat weight, carat per stone, number of pieces and grade
Beads, carvings and engravings
- Gemstone and pearl beads: round, faceted rondelle, drop, nugget – uniform or graduated, strands or loose
- Seal engraving for signet rings: coats of arms, crests and monograms in layered agate, sardonyx or carnelian
- Intaglios, cameos, figurative carvings, vessels and objets d’art, made in Idar-Oberstein
- Engraving on an existing stone or ring, lettering and inscriptions
- Rough for cutting or carving
Jewellery, specimens and reports
- A ring, pendant, earrings or necklace built around the right stone, made with workshops in Idar-Oberstein
- Mineral specimens for display and collection
- Aquaprase® and Aquadité® from our own stock – cabochons, faceted stones, beads and matched pairs
- Independent laboratory reports from GRS, SSEF, Gübelin, GIA, AGL, DSEF, GIT, Lotus or LFG – with origin and colour designation where the laboratory issues them
- For the trade: target price, outright purchase or memo
Noble Facets is an independent gemstone advisory and brokerage in Idar-Oberstein. Apart from Aquaprase®, Aquadité® and the Triple L Collection we hold no inventory, and we are not tied to any mine, supplier or laboratory. We reply within two working days; fees are agreed in writing before any stone is presented. Diamonds are not part of this service – for everything else, start your request above or book a consultation.
Questions about requesting a stone
