Introducing Precision Machine-Cut Genuine Rubies And Sapphires

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bangkok, November 11, 2003 -- Echinastone.com is the first and only website now offering true precision round diamond machine-cut genuine rubies and sapphires in the size range from 1.25 mm to 3.00 mm online.

Echinastone.com now offers private jewellery, watch and fashion
apparel makers the ability to buy uniformed precision cut genuine
rubies and sapphires online. No more complicated catalogue
requests, unclear availability and price statements and without
minimum order requirements.

All precision round diamond machine-cut genuine rubies and
sapphires offered at Echinastone.com are uniformed in terms
of brilliance, color, clarity, dimension and shape. They
come in the size range from 1.25 mm to 3.00 mm and price
range from 0.35 to 10.00 U.S dollars.

The machine-cut gemstone size tolerance is ±0.03 mm,
compared to normal hand-cut ±0.1 mm and to ensure perfect
balanced symmetry, the depth average is 65% and the table
size 55% of the stone dimensions. For maximum brilliance,
fire and sparkle, all stones are round diamond cut ( 57 facets).

Such uniformity is possible because Echinastone.com combines
the know-how of German stone fashioning machinery, digital
precision of computerised controls, sophisticated quality
and color grading. In addition to top-tech manufacturing,
Echinastone.com use an electronic inventory control and management
system which is directly integrated to the online website and
ensures maximum efficiency and speed in order processing and
fulfillment.

Finally, to ensure customer satisfaction, Echinastone.com is
the first gemstone dealer on the Internet, who offers free
quality assurance machine-cut samples, transparent price
structure, wholesale discounts, the ability to purchase
machine-cut gemstones online and get it shipped within 24 hours.

About Echinastone.com

Echinastone.com, the online leader in the precious and semiprecious
gemstone category and the only website offering machine-cut genuine
gemstones, located on the web at www.echinastone.com with a head
office in Bangkok, Thailand, a network of offices in most major
cities throughout China and a representative office in London, UK.

Echinastone.com offers a better way to buy gemstones and provides
an exceptional collection of color faceted gemstones selected and
graded according to high standards of quality, beauty, and value.

The company can be reached by phone at + 44 (0)20 768 12 641
or by e-mail at av@echinastone.com

Clear Trade Statement

All gemstones sold at Echinastone.com are genuine natural gemstones.
A certificate from AIGS (Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences)
is available at an additional cost. All online offers are current
and all displayed items are available and can usually be shipped
within 24 hours. Echinastone.com owns all gemstones and do not
sell 3RD party stones. All photographs are taken with a digital
camera and are actual photographs of each of the gemstones from the
inventory.