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BreadnGem, I went back on this thread and saw your lavender jade bangle. It is so beautiful. I saw where you were having a hard time deciding whether to get it or not. You made a wise choice! It is gorgeous. If you didn't buy it you would have a difficult time finding another one like it. I was lucky because I didn't even remember that I had a lavender jade bangle. It was in my safety deposit box for about 30 years. I didn't really appreciate jade in my younger years. Last week I went to clean out my safety deposit box and found it. I was pleasantly surprised. I love jades now so I was happy, happy. Do you know how much lavender jade bangles cost now a days? I am really curious. Aren't we all so lucky.
 
#347
Silver Mom, I haven't seen much honey jade colours where i come from, so can't tell. But your lavender is really a beauty. If you had gotten it 30 years ago I believe it's worth a lot more now. What a nice surprise to find it in your safe deposit box. Hope you enjoy wearing it! :)
 
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Druzy, I am JUST THRILLED to have found it. I am almost afraid to wear it because I am such a rough person. I don't want to crack it. LOL. Do you know if all jades have to have crystalline structure? I believe my lavender has a lot of crytalline structure but my honey jade does not. I am worried that my honey jade is treated because of the lack of crytalline structure. Bummers.
 
#349
Silver Mom, other than getting it professionally appraised, there's no 100% way to find out if jade is treated. The other thing you can do is casually walk into a trusted jade dealer wearing your bangle, and as you get more friendly with the SA, they may offer you some insights on whether your piece is treated.
 
#350
Very good quality jade actually don't have obvious crystals... they command a high price because of its smooth and translucent appearance endowed by nature. That's where the problem lies: grade B jade pieces are made to look like that.
 
#352
Silver Mom said:
BreadnGem, I went back on this thread and saw your lavender jade bangle. It is so beautiful. I saw where you were having a hard time deciding whether to get it or not. You made a wise choice! It is gorgeous. If you didn't buy it you would have a difficult time finding another one like it. I was lucky because I didn't even remember that I had a lavender jade bangle. It was in my safety deposit box for about 30 years. I didn't really appreciate jade in my younger years. Last week I went to clean out my safety deposit box and found it. I was pleasantly surprised. I love jades now so I was happy, happy. Do you know how much lavender jade bangles cost now a days? I am really curious. Aren't we all so lucky.
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Thanks :smile1:

I bought mine for abt usd1000 a yr ago but the sa gave me a discount. I cant remember what the original price was. I havnt seen another one like it since ;)
 
#354
Silver Mom said:
BreadnGem, That sure was a good price. Your bracelet is gorgeous and worth every cent. What a good buy you had! Lucky you.
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Thanks. It was actually a discount on top of a discount, lol. The shop was having a clearance sale. I tried on the bangle but didnt buy. A few days later i called to ask if it was still there. The SA remembered me & offered me a further discount if i was interested :D.

Sadly i have not worn it much.....i wear my watch on my left hand too but i hate having my watch & bangle bump against each other. I dont like to move my watch to my right wrist & i cant do w/o it so i dont know what to do.....
 
#355
Why don't you wear the bangle on your right hand and the watch on your left. I do know that some people don't like to wear it on the right hand side tho. Do you think it gets deeper in color if you wear it a lot?
 
#356
Druzy, Wouldn't you be able to tell a Grade B jade by it changing color after a while tho? I know that they try to make Grade B to look like a really nice Grade A jade but would the color stay? Don't you guys think that jade is so fascinating.
 
#357
Silver Mom, I was told by some jade dealer that the quality of polymer / resin used is quite "lasting" now. May last for a long time without any change in appearance.

And in the first place is Type A jade really "alive" to actually absorb energy and change its colour spread or intensity? Much as the myth is seductive, I haven't witnessed it personally. My A and (suspected) B bangles look more or less the same since day one.

Not sure if I should be relieved or disappointed? :p
 
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Silver Mom said:
Why don't you wear the bangle on your right hand and the watch on your left. I do know that some people don't like to wear it on the right hand side tho. Do you think it gets deeper in color if you wear it a lot?
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I did think of that but the bones in my right hand are stiffer so i have difficulty getting the bracelet on & off there, haha :D
 
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