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#17,881
Jeanek said:
Thank you so much jadeitebear! It doesn’t light up under a black light, feels cold to the touch, but it definitely doesn’t feel heavy for its size, but if it’s doing ok on the density test, it’s must be ok, hopefully. I used a kitchen food scale, so I’m assuming it’s somewhat inaccurate. I suspended it using dental floss and with paper clips, and got the same weight both times :smile:

Here’s the bangle.

This is my 2nd jade bracelet. I lost my first one somehow and have looked for years. I finally gave up and got a new one !
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Hi Jeanek! Thanks for sharing. Good to hear you finally replaced your lost bangle :) It looks very nice.

I hope you like it and it works for you! As far as passing tests, I hope it does and it is what you expect. Even though I muck around with tests at home out of curiosity, I agree with the advice I hear online: when in doubt, send to a reputable lab. (If it matters to you.)

Also, check out "The Reputable jade Sellers list" thread here if you haven't.
Good luck!
 
#17,883
Fox403 said:
Hi All
Am new to all this so please forgive any mistakes i do :) i have a few shiny gem stones but came across this and would like any info you can pass my way, age and so on thanks in advance James
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It is so pretty but in many cases, it is extremely hard to judge such a piece only from pictures. First, do you know what the metals are? If they are gold, that increases the chances that the Jade is genuine but not guaranteed. This style can be tracked back to 100 years ago in China or some parts of Southeast Asia where Chinese people lived, but it can also be “new” pieces that Taiwan or Hongkong made before or in 1970s, or from mainland China in 1980s as exported goods. The jade can be dyed. Depending on what you are looking from this piece, you can either get it as a jewelry to wear- then you may not care so much if these jade cabochons are dyed or not, it is a very pretty bracelet; or if you care about the genuinity and treatments of the jade, you should bring this piece for a test. Just some of my own opinions. Thanks
 
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#17,885
Thank you for the reply's, in the last picture it has 14k stamped as well as SW then a Chinese symbol, I like the history behind old pieces and would love to know where they come from, will do a bit of research before i sell the item on.
 
#17,886
Fox403 said:
Thank you for the reply's, in the last picture it has 14k stamped as well as SW then a Chinese symbol, I like the history behind old pieces and would love to know where they come from, will do a bit of research before i sell the item on.
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Oh I saw the 14k mark. The Chinese character seems is the name of the jewel brand or maker name. Maybe you need to test the jade before you can know its value.
 
#17,887
Hello everyone! Haven’t posted here in a while, but I wanted to show you a pretty find. I found this in Maui, it was a ‘consignment’ piece to raise funds for the Wo Hing Temple Museum - so I did a nice thing by deciding to make it mine. It feels good on, and I enjoy looking at at. The docent at the museum said it was Burmese jade but she also was saying something else - like Ho Something- but I couldn’t understand.
I think I’ll call it Aloha. [emoji4]
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#17,888
Cookiefiend said:
Hello everyone! Haven’t posted here in a while, but I wanted to show you a pretty find. I found this in Maui, it was a ‘consignment’ piece to raise funds for the Wo Hing Temple Museum - so I did a nice thing by deciding to make it mine. It feels good on, and I enjoy looking at at. The docent at the museum said it was Burmese jade but she also was saying something else - like Ho Something- but I couldn’t understand.
I think I’ll call it Aloha. [emoji4]
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What a fabulous find! Aloha looks great, what an appropriate name! I'm from Maui and I wasn't aware they sold things out of the Temple. I haven't been in there in years.... if they've got jade now, I want to look. haha The colors look great on you and it looks a terrific fit.
 
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#17,890
Hello, long time no see! Been busy but still loving jade. My dream bangle arrived the other day and I have time to post photos and read up on everyone's peices. Here are photos of "my precious". It's hard to capture her colors, but she's light pink and green, and very icy. My favorite parts of her are the glassy crystals which give a 3D effect that can be seen deep inside the jade.
 
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#17,894
Cookiefiend said:
Hello everyone! Haven’t posted here in a while, but I wanted to show you a pretty find. I found this in Maui, it was a ‘consignment’ piece to raise funds for the Wo Hing Temple Museum - so I did a nice thing by deciding to make it mine. It feels good on, and I enjoy looking at at. The docent at the museum said it was Burmese jade but she also was saying something else - like Ho Something- but I couldn’t understand.
I think I’ll call it Aloha. [emoji4]
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What a great find[emoji4] I love the swirls - very mesmerizing and Aloha is the perfect name for your bangle.
 
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FrenchBulldog said:
View attachment 4329107 Hello everyone. For as long as I have been a member, I never knew about the Jade thread. I have long envied women with beautiful jade bangles and necklaces. Well, today I finally found a Jade bangle that I was able to comfortably slip over my hand and that was not so large on my wrist. The fit is perfect and I plan to keep it on always.
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Your bangle looks lovely on you. Fits you perfectly - beautiful.
 
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