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#18,121
isha_himitsu said:
Quick question ladies, what does it mean if your bangle changes color? So i had one from when i was in highschool, sometime around 2004-ish that was purchased from china when we did a tour there. I wore it for so many years but the color changed. It was a light lavender without veining, it looked a bit translucent. We had to break it off last year because it was too tight and it became a light green shade. We couldn’t get it off no matter what so we had to break it by force. I did get a replacement from my husband.

One of the asian ladies we see at the market told me that it was ‘fake’ because it changed color. I honestly have no idea and it was bought as a gift while we were on tour many years ago. I never took it off until last year. View attachment 4378766View attachment 4378767
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Looking at the pieces of your old bangle, I would hazard a guess that it wasn’t fake but most likely treated jade where the lavender color was injected into the treated jade. Over time, the dye or whatever it was could have faded.

Many people, including jade sellers, have said that untreated jade (grade A jade) could become more glossy and translucent with continuous wear, and if there are color veins, sometimes these veins could “spread”. However , it is unlikely for grade A to change its color completely from one color to a completely different one.

Nonetheless, regardless of whether your old bangle was treated, it brought you many years of joy, which is most important. I think it’s wonderful to have a piece of jewelry that you could wear from the time you were a teenager to when you are an adult.

Your new bangle is very pretty and the colors are very fresh and appealing. May it bring you many many years of joy too! [emoji4]
 
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#18,124
BreadnGem said:
Lovely jade, ladies! It’s been a while since I’m here, so thought I’d post a couple of pics of what I’ve been wearing most lately. A light lavender one and a princess light green. The light green one has some icy lavender patches.

I still feel self conscious wearing a bangle on each wrist. Do you think it’s too much? The green one is a little difficult to remove.

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Lovely to see this ! Even though posting on from different continent now . You are still the poster gal for lavenders .

I don’t think it’s too much at all ! Haha , I have decided that imitation is flattery so will be wearing two bangles one on each side ! [emoji23]
 
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#18,126
dster1 said:
Hi Jadies, I need your help picking a bangle. Out of the three below, which would you choose and why?

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A) very lavender but not as translucent. Mid range of my budget.

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B) caught my eye first and love the translucency bit worried about the thinness (4.2mm) for 24/7 wear. This costs the least amongst the three here.

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C) beautiful patterns but I worry that the green would seem very dark in person. This is also the most expensive of the three.

Thank you for your input!
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The first two are very sweet . Translucence better than the last as well , so my vote goes to the first 2 :)
 
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#18,127
BreadnGem said:
Looking at the pieces of your old bangle, I would hazard a guess that it wasn’t fake but most likely treated jade where the lavender color was injected into the treated jade. Over time, the dye or whatever it was could have faded.

Many people, including jade sellers, have said that untreated jade (grade A jade) could become more glossy and translucent with continuous wear, and if there are color veins, sometimes these veins could “spread”. However , it is unlikely for grade A to change its color completely from one color to a completely different one.

Nonetheless, regardless of whether your old bangle was treated, it brought you many years of joy, which is most important. I think it’s wonderful to have a piece of jewelry that you could wear from the time you were a teenager to when you are an adult.

Your new bangle is very pretty and the colors are very fresh and appealing. May it bring you many many years of joy too! [emoji4]
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Now I understand. It did bring me so much joy and security for so many years that’s why I was sad to get it off... i had to keep it, just because!

Thank you for the time and effort explaining to me. I appreciate it!
 
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