Engraved gemstone viewer for personal communications devices

A gemstone viewer for working with an electronic device having a camera lens, the gemstone viewer comprising:

• a base having an integral light source powered by a battery, the base having a portal disposed in a bottom plane;
• one or more mirrors attached to the base;
• a focusing glass, and a viewer lens positioned between the focusing glass and the camera lens;
• the focusing glass and the viewer lens being held at a sufficient distance from each other such that the camera lens is properly focused through the viewer lens to the surface of a gemstone when the surface of the gemstone is placed against the focusing glass;
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• the plurality of mirrors arranged to direct light from the integral light source off the surface of the gemstone to the camera lens.

A gemstone viewer for use with an electronic device having a camera with a camera lens, the gemstone viewer comprising:

• a base having a portal disposed in a bottom plane;
• a light source positioned within the base;
• one or more mirrors positioned within the base;
• a cover, capable of fitting over the base;
• a viewer lens mounted within the viewer;
• a focusing glass connected to the cover, with the viewer lens positioned between the focusing glass and the camera lens when the cover is in position over the base;
• the focusing glass and the viewer lens being held at a sufficient distance from each other such that the camera lens is properly focused through the viewer lens to the surface of a gemstone when the surface of the gemstone is placed against the focusing glass;
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• the one or more mirrors arranged to direct light from the light source spectrally reflecting off the gemstone to the camera lens.