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#22,831
foxgal said:
Not sure if anyone has posted about Jade City before…but since I visited thought I’d share! We live in British Columbia, Canada and decided to do a big RV trip this summer to its remote northern areas. Absolutely stunning! Jade City isn’t really a city…it’s just a store in the middle of nowhere along Hwy 37, west of the Alaska panhandle, where a family has been mining jade since the 1970s. There is a TV show about them called “Jade Fever” on the Discovery channel (I think?).

Anyway, they had SO many beautiful things but I’m on ban island:sad: But still had to pick up a few trinkets. Got a little heart charm for my Tiffany Hardware bracelet and a 35 mm hino. (Excuse the terrible state of my hands…we’ve been camping for over 50 days now!)

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It looks like nephrite . The little puff heart is so pretty !
 
#22,832
Redkoi01 said:
Update, I went back to the Kuala Lumpur Jade Museum and found the combination of both with a beautiful carving my last choice was between the green princess and the mixed coloured one which ended up winning the race. Usually the carving ones have flaws hidden between the carving, this one is flawless. Amazing how lavender changes so much depending on the lightning conditions.
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So happened to land on this post while regaling myself with old postings in this thread and Redkoi01 if you see this, I think I might have ended up with the green princess one in your photo that you ended up not getting! lol. Size 53, from Kuala Lummpur Jade museum. It looks almost exactly like my apple green princess. If so, what are the odds wow.

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Justinewithane said:
So happened to land on this post while regaling myself with old postings in this thread and Redkoi01 if you see this, I think I might have ended up with the green princess one in your photo that you ended up not getting! lol. Size 53, from Kuala Lummpur Jade museum. It looks almost exactly like my apple green princess. If so, what are the odds wow.

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Love the green and princess cut!! Has me drooling. Congrats!
 
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There’s something very traditional an old world charm about princess rounds that I have always like . It’s so watery and the color is lovely

Justinewithane said:
So happened to land on this post while regaling myself with old postings in this thread and Redkoi01 if you see this, I think I might have ended up with the green princess one in your photo that you ended up not getting! lol. Size 53, from Kuala Lummpur Jade museum. It looks almost exactly like my apple green princess. If so, what are the odds wow.

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berniechocolate said:
There’s something very traditional an old world charm about princess rounds that I have always like . It’s so watery and the color is lovely
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Thank you Bernie . You hit the nail on the head about the old world charm of princess rounds .!! I also like the wider D bangles too though and that’s the next cut I would like to get eventually.

btw may I ask for the wisdom of the group . This is a bangle I am interested in but the photos and video of the bangle during the day (photo 1) look kinda different from no 2 and 3 photos which seller took for me at night in fluorescent lighting . They don’t let me put videos here I think , so I just print screened for you guys .

How do I tell about the grain , whether fine or not? To me, It look quite fine grained in the day pics but night pics look more questionable . I also wonder for jade which photos / videos would be the best gauge of the “real” color . day natural lighting or during night fluorescent lighting ?

would love some feedback thanks so much.
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Justinewithane said:
Thank you Bernie . You hit the nail on the head about the old world charm of princess rounds .!! I also like the wider D bangles too though and that’s the next cut I would like to get eventually.

btw may I ask for the wisdom of the group . This is a bangle I am interested in but the photos and video of the bangle during the day (photo 1) look kinda different from no 2 and 3 photos which seller took for me at night in fluorescent lighting . They don’t let me put videos here I think , so I just print screened for you guys .

How do I tell about the grain , whether fine or not? To me, It look quite fine grained in the day pics but night pics look more questionable . I also wonder for jade which photos / videos would be the best gauge of the “real” color . day natural lighting or during night fluorescent lighting ?

would love some feedback thanks so much.
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The forum here always advises natural daylight as the best lighting to view a jade bangle :smile: the grain looks smooth on the lavender side. On the side with the dark green streaks, it’s harder to tell from the screen grabs. For me, fine grains make the bangle look very smooth and even, and you literally can’t see the indiv grains. Even if there are vibrant patches of colour, it can still be fine grain if it looks smooth. Hard to describe haha. Comes with looking at many diff pieces in real life and making some mistakes!
Normally price will be an indication of translucency and grain too if from a trusted seller (not trying to rip us off!) Looks like a really nice multi coloured bangle with interesting colour distribution!
 
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