Gemstones Industry in Jakarta - Kemendag.go.id

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Indonesian Gemstone
Gem Centers/Markets Developed by Local Governments
In various locations in Indonesia, the provincial, municipal or district governments have done a lot
to provide their residents and local businesses with the best facilities to support their venture. The most
important, perhaps, are the gem centers.
Jakarta Gems Center
The Jakarta market for gemstones is located at the Jakarta Gems Center in Rawa Bening,
East Jakarta, located right in front of the Jatinegara train station. It was renovated and officially
reopened in May 2010 by the Governor. The renovated gems center is part of the city’s efforts
to promote its specialized markets, and also to maintain traditional markets among tight competition
with modern shopping centers. It has 1,355 stores consisting of 897 kiosks, and 372
counters. The market has been known as a center for jewels, gemstones and also manufactured
gems for so many years. Its collection of beautiful gems is known throughout the country, even
surpassing international boundaries.
All of them offer various selections of beautiful stones with prices ranging from IDR 5,000
to as much as IDR 150 million. Ready-to-wear gemstones are not the only goods to be seen
here; people can also order various rings, bracelets and chains. The choices of design are varied
to be made specifically according to customer’s request.
One of the main attractions in this market in Rawabening is the agate stone, popularly
known as ‘akik’ stone in Indonesia. The agate stone is easily found in many parts in Indonesia,
with many varieties in colors. One of the characteristic of the agate which people like is its colors
when biased by sunlight and the unique ‘patterns’ or ‘pictures’ inside the stone, sometimes holding
unique imageries within it, such as silhouettes of animals and religious symbols. These rare
stones are believed to bring good luck to its owner.
Buyers can get certain guarantees of the legitimacy of the gemstones they buy from an international
certification institute in Central Jakarta.
Ciputat Gem Center, Banten
The Ciputat Gemstone Center or known as SBC (Sentra Batuan Ciputat) was built in 2006
located in Tangerang, Banten awarded by the local government. This place is designed to be a
centralized location for gemstone display, promotion, sales and research in Indonesia. Experts
believe that the establishment of the center will gear the gemstone society up to realize that
Indonesia has very rich natural gemstones, valuable resources.
At the opening of the center, experts reminded the gemstone producers that the raw materials
would bring enormous benefits if it is processed to become finished products and this will