Anura Wijemanne Associates

For All Your Gem Stone Needs

Sri Lanka's Premier Gem Cutting House — Since 1980s

Gem on faceting machine — precision cutting
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Four Decades of Mastering Light

Anura Wijemanne — Founder and Master Gemologist

Anura Wijemanne Associates (AWA) warmly welcomes you. Ours is one of the most prestigious one-stop facilities offering perfect lapidary services for your gemstones. With over 40 years of experience and a former valuer at the State Gem Corporation, AWA is your smart choice for all requirements on precious and semi-precious gemstones.

Founded in the 1980s by Mr. Anura Wijemanne, a qualified gemologist and former valuer at the State Gem Corporation of Sri Lanka, AWA has grown from a small cutting workshop into one of the island's most respected lapidary houses. That journey began with a simple conviction: that every stone deserves the fullest expression of its beauty, and every client deserves absolute trust.

Over 40 years of experience, 30+ customers worldwide

Today, AWA operates from two locations in Colombo and Nugegoda, serving a global clientele of dealers, collectors, and jewellers who depend on the precision, honesty, and deep knowledge that only decades of hands-on mastery can provide.

A Complete Gemstone Facility

Precision gem cutting on the wheel
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Cutting & Polishing

Our lapidary in Nugegoda employs master cutters trained in the traditions of Sri Lankan gemcraft, combining time-honoured techniques with modern precision tools to deliver the finest possible result from every stone.

  • Calibrated Cutting for standard jewellery settings
  • Free Size Cutting for unique, one-of-a-kind pieces
  • Precision Cutting — both standard and innovative new cuts
  • Personalized Cutting from your own drawings or designs
  • Professional handling to minimize wastage, maximize yield
  • Any fancy cuts to specification
Best Yield • No Windows • No Heavy Bottoms
Client examining gems at AWA Buying Office with Indian Ocean view
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Buying Office

Our Colombo office on Galle Road serves as a trusted buying hub for international clients, led by a qualified Gemologist and Valuer with over four decades in the trade.

  • Competitive pricing guidance from decades of market insight
  • Exposure to vast gem varieties through registered dealers
  • In-house re-cutting, weighing, and testing prior to export
  • Personal export handling — invoices, weighing, and packing
  • GEM-A UK liaison office & gem testing lab in same building
  • Breathtaking Indian Ocean views with natural light for evaluation
Collection of precision-cut blue aquamarine gemstones
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Purchasing

AWA actively purchases unique stones for stock, international trade shows, and specific customer requests — sourcing directly from the heart of Sri Lanka's gem-producing regions.

  • Open market purchasing in Ratnapura, Beruwala, and Colombo
  • Unique stones acquired for trade shows abroad
  • Custom sourcing for specific customer requirements
  • Dealers welcome to visit our Colombo office with rough or cut & polished gems

Gemstones of Sri Lanka

Precious Gemstones

Blue Sapphire Yellow Sapphire White Sapphire Green Sapphire Purple Sapphire Star Sapphire Alexandrite Cat's Eye Ruby Padparadscha

Semi-Precious Gemstones

Chrysoberyl Garnet Spinel Zircon Aquamarine Beryl Tourmaline Tsavorite Rubellite Peridot Amethyst Topaz Quartz Tanzanite Moonstone

Built on Trust, Proven Over Decades

I have been working with Anura Wijemanne Associates for almost 30 years to supplement the cutting of stones for my wholesale business. Anura and his company are professional, honest, reliable, and experienced in faceting and cabbing a variety of stones. It would be difficult to find another company with the same integrity. Anura Wijemanne Associates also acts as a gemstone broker to facilitate buying in Sri Lanka as well as assisting with the export process. I certainly owe some of my success in the business to the relationship with Anura Wijemanne Associates and would highly recommend them to anyone needing their services.

John J. Bradshaw
John J. Bradshaw New Hampshire, USA

It has been my privilege and pleasure to have dealt with Mr. Wijemanne and associates for over two decades. His firm has been able to regularly supply superbly cut and crafted, high quality merchandise which was better suited to the tastes of my market, due to his firm's rare ability to produce and supply extremely fine cutting of Sri Lankan items and items from other origins.

John McVickar
John McVickar Hawaii, USA

Gems of Sri Lanka

Map of Sri Lanka showing gem-producing regions

Sri Lanka — known to ancient traders as Ratna-Dweepa, the Island of Gems — has been a source of the world's finest gemstones for over 2,000 years. AWA sources from these historic gem-producing regions:

  • Ratnapura
  • Beruwala
  • Colombo
  • Elahera
  • Kandy
  • Balangoda
  • Okkampitiya
  • Kalutara
  • Pelmadulla
  • Kalawana
  • Rakwana
  • Kataragama
  • Eheliyagoda
  • Passara

Upcoming Exhibitions

Upcoming

Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2027

January 30 – February 14, 2027 Tucson, Arizona, USA

AWA will be exhibiting at the world's largest gem and mineral show. Visit our booth to see our latest collection of precision-cut Sri Lankan sapphires, rubies, and rare alexandrites.

Booth details coming soon
Upcoming

Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair

June 2027 Hong Kong Convention Centre

Showcasing our calibrated and precision cuts to the Asian market. Specializing in sapphires, spinels, and tsavorites with best-yield cutting techniques.

Upcoming

Facets Sri Lanka International Gem & Jewellery Show

September 2027 BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Our home show — AWA will be displaying a full collection at Sri Lanka's premier gem exhibition. Come see rough-to-cut demonstrations and meet our master cutters in person.

Past Event

Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2026

January 30 – February 14, 2026 Tucson, Arizona, USA

Successfully exhibited our latest calibrated sapphire and spinel collections. Thank you to all visitors and clients who stopped by!

Visit Us in Sri Lanka

Head Office

Colombo

No 50-52, Galle Road,
Colombo 03, Sri Lanka

+94 112 331 833

+94 112 331 834

Lapidary

Nugegoda

No 3, 1st Lane, Pagoda Road,
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

+94 112 769 838

Direct

Mobile & Email

+94 779 615 323

info@anurawa.com

www.anurawa.com

Member Of

International Colored Gemstone Association Sri Lanka Gem & Jewellery Association