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I have heard 2MM as well. I have never tried on an oval but I’d like to. Have you heard about the lady that tried on a $20,000 bangle, thinking it was $1000 bangle in price and dropped it on the tile floor? The jeweler told her she had just broken a $20,000 bangle and she passed out in the store. It was all over the internet when it happened. I felt so bad for her because the last I heard they told her she had to pay for it, although I would think they would have insurance for that sort of thing. I like you would not have tried it on either

A scary story and a reminder that anything can happen even if we try to be careful
 
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Do any of you keep your bangles on at all times? Like a real forever bangle. There is that Chinese belief that jade protects you, therefore always wear it.

But I’m curious how the bangle wears in the shower + sleeping. Anyone?
Hello and welcome. I wear my two bangles permanently. One on each arm. Sometimes i will stack on more bangles on my left but the permanent bangle stay put and doesnt get removed at all. 20190810_113357.jpg 20190525_110945.jpg
 
I am wearing an oval forever bangle on my left hand now. It’s ok for shower and sleeping. The only problem I have with sleeping is that sometimes it will hit against the one on my right hand cos apparently I like to cross my arms in my sleep haha. Then the clanging sound wakes me up at that moment and off to sleep I go again

Smokie, LOL that happens to me too if I wear a bangle on each arm to bed. I decided to only keep my left arm one at night because I think the clanging could give me a heart attack thinking that I would break a bangle.

Here are some amazing nephrite carvings at the Cantor Arts Museum getting photo bombed.:biggrin:
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Have a nice day, Jadies!
 
Smokie, LOL that happens to me too if I wear a bangle on each arm to bed. I decided to only keep my left arm one at night because I think the clanging could give me a heart attack thinking that I would break a bangle.

Here are some amazing nephrite carvings at the Cantor Arts Museum getting photo bombed.:biggrin:

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Have a nice day, Jadies!

Happy weekend to you too!

I hope that one day soon, my arms can just stay by my side during sleep, haha! BTW, love the stand in this pic! It complements the jade vase so well!
 
Smokie, LOL that happens to me too if I wear a bangle on each arm to bed. I decided to only keep my left arm one at night because I think the clanging could give me a heart attack thinking that I would break a bangle.

Here are some amazing nephrite carvings at the Cantor Arts Museum getting photo bombed.:biggrin:
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Have a nice day, Jadies!
Love all the nephrite. Amazing pieces of history along with your gorgeous bangle :)
 
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For thinner bangles, I have princess cuts, but if they’re the more substantial sized bangles, then I get the d-shaped.

I actually get different sizes (all knowing that I can get them on with a plastic bag). The smallest size I have gotten on was 55mm on my left, and that was painful even with the bag, so I stay away from 55-56mm. Having said that, I can’t get 57mm on my right hand even with a bag, probably because I’m right handed.

But all of my bangles are different sizes ranging from 57 to 60mm. It’s because I like a staggered look when I wear multiple.
The sizing of the oval bangle depends on how “oval” it is: some bangle is like 58x50, some 60x50, and lately I saw a lot of them come in 56x52, or 55x51. So you see the bigger the difference of the 2 diameters, the more oval it looks and also it should fit differently if two oval bangles have the same longer diameter but different shorter diameters. The smallest round bangle I can put on without chopping my thumb off (on my left hand) is 53mm. I bought two oval bangles-one 55x51 and the other 56x52. So basically most people hear something like adding the two diameters and divide by 2 to get the equivalent size. So most will be certain the 55-51 oval will fit similar to my 53 round, but I guarantee you it was not the case with me-I had much more difficulty putting that one on-it came on and left blood spots bursted from tiny veins around my knuckle. On the other hand, the 56/52 oval came on much like my typical 53 round. So if you can fit the 55 round shape, you may want to look for ovals of 58x54(most likely comfortable),and 60x52 (if you don’t have meaty hands). Avoid too big oval bangles if you don’t have meaty hand/wrist-i.e you just may be taller with larger bones/palm width, though. I bought a 60X50 and while the shorter diameter was 3 mm less than my 53 round, it looked ridiculous on my wrist because the shorter side flipped around so it totally defeated the purpose of wearing an oval bangle. So a 60x52 may do the same to you. I suggest you buy something like 58x54 and see if you need to go up or down.
 
Has anyone bought from Suzanne corner on eBay lately? I searched (her?) store for the past 2 days and learned that some bangles were grade A obviously despite poor lighting setting and blurry photos- but they were described simply as “jade” instead of A jadeite in other listings. Also, the store does have grade B that was classified “gemstone: jade” as well. So can I take that it can be a hit or a miss with some items? And, I was eyeing this bangle for the whole night last night. It is among those listings without “ A jadeite” stated in the description. I’m thinking if it were not a careless listing practice (grade A but was not listed so), then it may be a “color powder polishing” example that a few jadies here came across. I have not seen or grabbed one before, although I had several bleached and dyed bangles in different colors to compare against the real stuff. So here come the photos...sorry I could not make it any clearer 5C11B461-A475-4A46-B06E-CF1737FD3293.png 1B43F790-B3A8-4E10-9524-F9793DE6FE5F.png D6C7863A-AA8D-4744-99EC-86B38E923DBF.pngFA3A86A1-454E-4B6B-8C85-0F7D79C8C37C.png 0F216E1E-C01A-4BD8-AE7B-F0205C67EEFF.png
 

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The sizing of the oval bangle depends on how “oval” it is: some bangle is like 58x50, some 60x50, and lately I saw a lot of them come in 56x52, or 55x51. So you see the bigger the difference of the 2 diameters, the more oval it looks and also it should fit differently if two oval bangles have the same longer diameter but different shorter diameters. The smallest round bangle I can put on without chopping my thumb off (on my left hand) is 53mm. I bought two oval bangles-one 55x51 and the other 56x52. So basically most people hear something like adding the two diameters and divide by 2 to get the equivalent size. So most will be certain the 55-51 oval will fit similar to my 53 round, but I guarantee you it was not the case with me-I had much more difficulty putting that one on-it came on and left blood spots bursted from tiny veins around my knuckle. On the other hand, the 56/52 oval came on much like my typical 53 round. So if you can fit the 55 round shape, you may want to look for ovals of 58x54(most likely comfortable),and 60x52 (if you don’t have meaty hands). Avoid too big oval bangles if you don’t have meaty hand/wrist-i.e you just may be taller with larger bones/palm width, though. I bought a 60X50 and while the shorter diameter was 3 mm less than my 53 round, it looked ridiculous on my wrist because the shorter side flipped around so it totally defeated the purpose of wearing an oval bangle. So a 60x52 may do the same to you. I suggest you buy something like 58x54 and see if you need to go up or down.

Thank you for all that knowledge! I definitely haven’t seen many oval bangles out there (in my price range). But it’s certainly on my list of things I’m looking out for.
 
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Wore this yesterday and then switched to the beads for PT. I hope all the Jadies are enjoying their weekend. The weather is amazing here :smile:

Glad that the weather is lovely there! Better weather today here - it was so hazy with pollution yesterday so was very thankful that the sky turned blue again at about 1pm today :D

Is that amber in your last photo? It's beautiful!
 
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