Advantages of Gemstone Ownership.

Stocks, bonds, funds etc. have a publicly known market price, which can develop up or down, but those titles can be bought and sold daily (in general).
On the other hand, the gemstone or jewelry market is illiquid, which means that each and every Item: has its own value which is defined by the highest price a potential buyer is willing to pay. Finding this potential buyer can take time. In this sense, gemstones could be compared with works of art or property.
However, as there are many different potential buyers (gemstones-wholesalers, jewelry-shops) and agents (auction-houses) selling gems is not very complicated. Once again, the advice of a real professional is of huge importance as he is the only one to know the market in-depth (like a property broker). We have the experience.





Finally, like the stockmarket, works of art and property, gemstones are also dependent on the economic situation. There is however no direct correlation between the evolution of the stock exchange and the development of gemstone prices.
Only the diamond market is controlled, all other gems are free market commodities and price and availability are functions only of supply and demand. Gemstone supplies ( especially black opals ) are becoming steadily lower and the demand higher.
The gemstone market is global and stable, however since 1988 prices for top quality natural Rubies and Saphires are up constantly. Black opal prices rose even more dramatically at this time.



In terms of discretion, gemstones are unmatched, offering a level of discretion impossible to achieve with stocks, art or property. They are the most compact form of wealth known and are capable of concentrating greater value in a smaller space than any other commodity. Gemstones are a highly private way of accumulating wealth.This makes gemstones the ideal way of storing, hiding and transferring wealth.
In terms of pleasure, black opal gemstones are also unmatched, offering to their owner the choice between the possibility of storing their treasure in their safe, or wearing them in jewelry, with little risk of damaging them or loosing their value. Gems are a perfect way to display wealth, power and status if desired.




Gemstones are the perfect investment for storing, hiding and transferring wealth and an excellent way to diversify any portfolio.

Why buy black opal gems for investment ?
Black opals are one of the rarest gemstones on the planet and gem quality black opals are rarely seen even in Lightning Ridge, Australia which is the only place that gem quality black opals are found!

In terms of beauty true Lightning Ridge black opal gemstones are unsurpassed by any other gemstone and it is with great delight that I am able to show to the World this magnificent collection of these treasures.

Extraordinarily, the price of black opal remains lower than logical expectation but for how much longer?

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Here is what the Gemmological Association of Australia wrote in 2005

 

The Gemmological Association of Australia 2005

Australian opal can be a sound long-term investment, with value appreciation climbing yearly. Few visitors to Australia return home without buying an opal. Compared to the past, when most purchases were modest and made in the area of triplet or common opal, today sees a far greater realisation of the investment values of solid or precious opal.

A top quality black opal can secure a higher price per carat than a good, clear one-carat diamond. In contrast to the diamond industry, there is no monopoly in the world marketing of opal and true market forces of supply and demand determine price.

The Australian fields are slowly running down, so it is logical that values on quality gems will steadily increase year by year. For the overseas visitor, it is equally logical to buy at the source of supply and save money. An Australian opal overseas may have been through as many as five hands before reaching a retail store, thus inflating the price.

Today, Australian precious opal is the most sought after and the most stable of opals in world markets.