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Hi! Welcome to jade world! Hehe. I’m a relative newbie too compared to all the veterans on this thread. I learnt so much from everyone by reading the thread obsessively from the beginning. 100s pages of posts and sharing by everyone plus gorgeous photos of jade is really fun and educational!
Sone key pointers would be:
1 Grade A jade is the best. Untreated.
2.Translucency and grain structure - highly translucent and very fine grains make jade more valuable
3. Colour. Green is regarded as most desirable tho other shades are beautiful and have their own character
4. Jadeite vs Nephrite
5. Princess round vs Flat D vs Oval are some cutting options for bangles
The more experienced Jadies would be able to advise further. Enjoy the adventure!

thank you for warm welcome ;) i will try to read this and do some research to get educated.

thank you!
 
Just jadeite beads of various color put together . Not unlike our bangles in different shades variety. Just that after cutting bangles . Some part of the left over in the middle will be used to make pendants or beads.

It’s from my hk seller . I wanted something colorful so I ask her if she could put together Jadeite beads in different variety ( etc green , yellows , white and lavender .) It’s not the most translucent. More of semi translucent “
I truly love them. They also look fabulous on you. What a great idea you had there to have her make them for you. They look translucent enough for me. That is what makes their color so stunning. LOVE LOVE LOVE them.
 
Hi! Welcome to jade world! Hehe. I’m a relative newbie too compared to all the veterans on this thread. I learnt so much from everyone by reading the thread obsessively from the beginning. 100s pages of posts and sharing by everyone plus gorgeous photos of jade is really fun and educational!
Sone key pointers would be:
1 Grade A jade is the best. Untreated.
2.Translucency and grain structure - highly translucent and very fine grains make jade more valuable
3. Colour. Green is regarded as most desirable tho other shades are beautiful and have their own character
4. Jadeite vs Nephrite
5. Princess round vs Flat D vs Oval are some cutting options for bangles
The more experienced Jadies would be able to advise further. Enjoy the adventure!
Excellent summation! I have been following this thread for over a year but my head starts to explode when you wonderful jadies start talking “glutinous” grain, etc. Frankly, you can’t go wrong picking out something that matches what other people have shown on this thread. I really believe this is the thread for connoisseurs. I’m so in awe of all your photos.
 
Hi! I’ve been a lurker for ages, but I don’t post because I’m really bad at taking pictures of my wrists. These are my two everyday ones

Does anyone know where to buy open cuff style bangles? Where they’re like a rigid C, so you can slip your wrist through the opening and then rotate it in place?

I can’t find any online, but maybe I’m searching the wrong term?

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Hi! I’ve been a lurker for ages, but I don’t post because I’m really bad at taking pictures of my wrists. These are my two everyday ones

Does anyone know where to buy open cuff style bangles? Where they’re like a rigid C, so you can slip your wrist through the opening and then rotate it in place?

I can’t find any online, but maybe I’m searching the wrong term?

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Welcome! Also yes I understand what you're saying. Those are indeed hard to find for some reason, but I do know an Etsy seller by TheJadeMine who has 3 currently that are open cuff bangles being at quite high price point. It's definitely worth checking out though since it's one of the more higher quality Siberian nephrites (vivid green + lack of black dots being the iron mineral inclusions present in the 3 cuff bangles linked below)
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Welcome! Also yes I understand what you're saying. Those are indeed hard to find for some reason, but I do know an Etsy seller by TheJadeMine who has 3 currently that are open cuff bangles being at quite high price point. It's definitely worth checking out though since it's one of the more higher quality Siberian nephrites (vivid green + lack of black dots being the iron mineral inclusions present in the 3 cuff bangles linked below)
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Link 3

Thanks for the links! Alas, I already looked at theirs(I have ordered from them a few times) and the first 2 at least say "very small cuff opening that you cannot slide your hand in from". They are beautiful, though. :sad: I want the cuff style so I can wear a wider one that fits closer to my wrist(53mm ish).
 
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Just saw this on Ig story. Is 53 so a bit bigger than what u were looking for but just in case:
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Thank you! Looks very nice. I follow them too after you recommended the last time. But I find it hard to communicate to them in Chinese. And also prefer to see it in person especially for expensive pieces. Have you had experience buying from them or anyone else without seeing the piece first?
 
Thank you! Looks very nice. I follow them too after you recommended the last time. But I find it hard to communicate to them in Chinese. And also prefer to see it in person especially for expensive pieces. Have you had experience buying from them or anyone else without seeing the piece first?

I have written to them in English. They wrote back in Chinese. So I said don’t understand. Replies came back in English haha. But I totally understand when you say they are expensive to buy unseen. Nearly all my bangles are bought online (except for 2) but quite inexpensive comparatively.
 
I have written to them in English. They wrote back in Chinese. So I said don’t understand. Replies came back in English haha. But I totally understand when you say they are expensive to buy unseen. Nearly all my bangles are bought online (except for 2) but quite inexpensive comparatively.
Normally I can read Chinese but this is HK Chinese so the script is the traditional one which I don’t fully get. And the way they write is also different. Guess it’s mainly spoken Cantonese written out which is diff from Mandarin haha. That’s what I think anyway. But they do have gorgeous pieces!
 
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