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Buying Australian Opals
Australian gem opals are rightly judged the best in the world.
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Purchasing an opal while in Australia can create a memory as well as buying a quality gemstone.

No two opals are alike and buying an opal is often a very personal decision. This variation in opals provides you the greatest challenge when making a purchase.

An opal that looks to be large and well coloured may be worth what the seller is asking, but how do you know?
Colour is a matter of choice: red can be the most valuable, followed by orange, green, blue and purple. Not all the opals you see in the shop window represent the same value - opal can be presented in a number of ways. You will need to know whether you are looking at a solid stone, a doublet or a triplet.

What are Solids, Doublets and Triplets?

So...here is your problem. How do you, a casual purchaser know that what you are buying represents real value?

If you like the stone (whether it be solid, doublet or triplet) and the price is right, it is a good purchase. What you might like to avoid, however, is paying solid stone price for a lesser gem.
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How do you get the right advice? There are a great number of reputable, retail jewelers in Sydney and they will give you good advice as a general rule.

Over many years of our clients asking about the best place to buy an opal, we have developed a close working relationship with a family business that started over 100 years ago mining Lightning Ridge Black Opal. They have now extended and become a wholesale supplier of loose stones and made up jewelery to the retail trade.

We are able to offer an introduction and arrange an appointment for you to visit their showroom while in Sydney. This is an opportunity to buy opals at the source from reputable people who really know the true value of the stones they are offering.
Whether your intended purchase is large or small, they will be able to help you select a made up piece of jewelery, or individual stones to be set by your own jeweler when you return home.

Picture Gallery of Opals and Jewelery Styles

To enquire about an introduction, please click below and complete the details on the secure Form. If you are arranging your trip to Australia with us, we will offer you this service as a matter of course. If you are not intending to use our services on your trip to Australia, we can nevertheless make arrangements for you to visit and view opals.
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