How verification works
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Business identity, certification practice and disclosure statements are supplied by the dealer or sourced from the public record.
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Documents are checked against laboratories, company registries and the dealer's own published claims. Every check is dated.
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A sourced record is not a verified profile. Status is always shown next to the record — never blended into a score you can pay for.
Unclaimed records are pre-approved for free claim by their owners until 31 October 2026.
Wild & Petsch
Kirschweiler, Germany · Est. 1901
Aquamarine · Sapphire · Tourmaline
Werner Wild e.K.
Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Ruby · Sapphire · Tourmaline
Vedel Gems
Skals, Denmark
Ruby · Sapphire · Tourmaline
The Sapphire Merchant
Christchurch, New Zealand · Est. 2021
Emerald · Ruby · Sapphire
Recently checked
Every record carries the date its evidence was last checked. The latest activity, in order.
Origins
The GV Score
The GV Score is computed from recorded evidence: 40% verification, 25% certification practice, 25% disclosure and 10% standing. Payment contributes zero.
The journal
A laboratory report is the closest thing the coloured stone trade has to a common language, and it is routinely misread.
Most sapphire on the market has been heated.
Nearly every emerald reaches the market with surface-reaching fissures, and nearly every one has had those fissures filled.
Trade
Timed catalogues hosted by verified dealers and approved auction houses. Signed Lot Passports, server-authoritative bidding, no platform buyer's premium.
Early access →Price-per-carat ranges by stone, origin, treatment and size, computed from disclosed listings and paid hammer records — every figure with its sample size.
Early access →Membership and sponsorship do not increase the GV Score. Admission asks for three things:
Direct answers
GemsVerified records source provenance and reviews submitted business, identity, certification and disclosure evidence. A sourced record is not the same as a verified profile; verification status is shown separately.
The score weights verification evidence at 40%, certification practice at 25%, disclosure completeness at 25% and trade standing at 10%. Payment contributes zero.
No. Membership and sponsorship do not increase the GV Score. Dealers improve it by supplying stronger, current evidence and completing their profile and product disclosures.
Confirm current availability, pricing, treatment, origin claims and laboratory reports directly with the dealer before buying. GemsVerified assesses available evidence but does not appraise or guarantee individual stones.