When I first started collecting, UJ was a great entry. I knew the quality they listed online might not be as desirable, but at the price points, it helped me figure out what sizes and shapes I liked, along with a better feel for A jade of varying colors. I also worried less when I wore them because they weren't as expensive as better quality jade.
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When I first started collecting, UJ was a great entry. I knew the quality they listed online might not be as desirable, but at the price points, it helped me figure out what sizes and shapes I liked, along with a better feel for A jade of varying colors. I also worried less when I wore them because they weren't as expensive as better quality jade.
NGI is recognised and reputable in Singapore. I've gotten most of my jewelries, colour gems and jadeites certified by NGI, Mr Zeng. They do not have website to verify but the certificates will state the measurements and photo. If your jewelery matches the measurements on the certs, there shouldn't be any issue to worry. I was told by many jewellers some China certificates that comes with QR or website link may not even be authentic.
Hi jadies,
just a few more days til Christmas! May Santa bring all your jade wishes!
I was perusing Tiffanyʻs and came across this as one of their jade offerings. The large knots are not my fave choice, but Iʻm curious how bright their nephrite is in real life. No way that's in my price range though. I love beads. So much goes back to lighting.
Repost of my nephrite beaded bracelet - I would LOVE to find a matching necklace someday.
just a few more days til Christmas! May Santa bring all your jade wishes!
I was perusing Tiffanyʻs and came across this as one of their jade offerings. The large knots are not my fave choice, but Iʻm curious how bright their nephrite is in real life. No way that's in my price range though. I love beads. So much goes back to lighting.
Repost of my nephrite beaded bracelet - I would LOVE to find a matching necklace someday.
A cabochon lavender bracelet, earrings and green ruyi earrings that I bought recently
beautiful! I really like ruyi, the color is very nice. The lavender is lovely as well. The earrings glow.
Here is my Christmas jade! A matched set! Itʻs vintage and Iʻm so stoked on it. It has a very blue-green calm feel to it. The earrings are a bit small for my taste and I may let them go, but I hate to break up a set. The beads on the necklace taper in size. The bracelet is my favorite of the set. Tiny little matched beads, so cute. It actually fits! The original owner must have had small wrists as well.
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Here's some outside lighting... you can see how much blue is in the jade when I put it next to my nephrite beads.
Hope everyone's Xmas jade wishes came true!
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Here's some outside lighting... you can see how much blue is in the jade when I put it next to my nephrite beads.
Hope everyone's Xmas jade wishes came true!
Here is my Christmas jade! A matched set! Itʻs vintage and Iʻm so stoked on it. It has a very blue-green calm feel to it. The earrings are a bit small for my taste and I may let them go, but I hate to break up a set. The beads on the necklace taper in size. The bracelet is my favorite of the set. Tiny little matched beads, so cute. It actually fits! The original owner must have had small wrists as well.
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Here's some outside lighting... you can see how much blue is in the jade when I put it next to my nephrite beads.
Hope everyone's Xmas jade wishes came true!
Oh this set is so beautiful! We will be waiting patiently for mod shots!
May more of your jade dreams come true too! 
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.
It’s been ages since I visited the forum, but I’ve fallen back down the jade rabbit hole and I’m enjoying it immensely
I sadly don’t have a good daylight photo of the bangle I’ve been wearing in my current stack for almost two years now, so it’s just an indoor shot of my pride and joy. Bought for me by my partner in Shenzhen whilst on a business trip.
I’m wearing it with a stainless steel bangle engraved with my boys’ names, a simple black rubber buffer, and a skinny one I use to tie my hair up in a pinch.
Sometimes I feel like I should make a switch up, but I love the simplicity of this.
I wanted to ask you all if there is anywhere to share an appreciation of other stones.
I’ve been investigating stones that have decent wearability, and the combined strength and tenacity of chalcedony seemed to fit the bill.
Looked into this stone and it’s variations a little, and came across some amazing examples. I especially love ocean jasper, blossom/Sakura agate, and the gem silica chalcedony.
Does anyone else here enjoy these stones or own examples of them?
It’s been ages since I visited the forum, but I’ve fallen back down the jade rabbit hole and I’m enjoying it immensely
I sadly don’t have a good daylight photo of the bangle I’ve been wearing in my current stack for almost two years now, so it’s just an indoor shot of my pride and joy. Bought for me by my partner in Shenzhen whilst on a business trip.
I’m wearing it with a stainless steel bangle engraved with my boys’ names, a simple black rubber buffer, and a skinny one I use to tie my hair up in a pinch.
Sometimes I feel like I should make a switch up, but I love the simplicity of this.
I wanted to ask you all if there is anywhere to share an appreciation of other stones.
I’ve been investigating stones that have decent wearability, and the combined strength and tenacity of chalcedony seemed to fit the bill.
Looked into this stone and it’s variations a little, and came across some amazing examples. I especially love ocean jasper, blossom/Sakura agate, and the gem silica chalcedony.
Does anyone else here enjoy these stones or own examples of them?
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.
It’s been ages since I visited the forum, but I’ve fallen back down the jade rabbit hole and I’m enjoying it immensely
I sadly don’t have a good daylight photo of the bangle I’ve been wearing in my current stack for almost two years now, so it’s just an indoor shot of my pride and joy. Bought for me by my partner in Shenzhen whilst on a business trip.
I’m wearing it with a stainless steel bangle engraved with my boys’ names, a simple black rubber buffer, and a skinny one I use to tie my hair up in a pinch.
Sometimes I feel like I should make a switch up, but I love the simplicity of this.
I wanted to ask you all if there is anywhere to share an appreciation of other stones.
I’ve been investigating stones that have decent wearability, and the combined strength and tenacity of chalcedony seemed to fit the bill.
Looked into this stone and it’s variations a little, and came across some amazing examples. I especially love ocean jasper, blossom/Sakura agate, and the gem silica chalcedony.
Does anyone else here enjoy these stones or own examples of them?
Happy holidays & welcome back! Your stack looks awesome.
Are you looking for bangles in these other stones, or set in other metals? Like jade, I think it depends on what quality you want and what kind of budget youʻre working with. I think I'm more hesitant to purchase other gemstone jewelry unless from a well known designer, or so inexpensive that it doesn't matter because I'm not familiar with quality and treatments. SetomaStudio on etsy has a pretty selection of bangles and beaded bracelets, but I've not purchased from them and I don't know if they are natural or treated.
edited to add: there is also a semiprecious stones thread here on tpf: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/semiprecious-stones-like-amber-or-lapislazuli.901867/
I suspected my grade A certified bangle was waxed and polished with color powder, since it has a lavender area (which I heard that lavender jadeite is always worth extra caution), and after a short period of wearing, the surface got dull and blur.
So I soaked it in hot water (which was cooling down itself) with washing powder for 20 minutes.
After taking it out, I rubbed it hard with a cloth. The lavender area obviously appeared to fade, I mean very visibly. I supposed the wax and the powder or whatsoever on the surface was removed.
I am not sure what happened. Should I be sad because the bangle no longer looks as good as how it was, or should I be happy as going onwards it is 100% natural?
Anyone has the same experience?
So I soaked it in hot water (which was cooling down itself) with washing powder for 20 minutes.
After taking it out, I rubbed it hard with a cloth. The lavender area obviously appeared to fade, I mean very visibly. I supposed the wax and the powder or whatsoever on the surface was removed.
I am not sure what happened. Should I be sad because the bangle no longer looks as good as how it was, or should I be happy as going onwards it is 100% natural?
Anyone has the same experience?
Happy holidays to you too! Thank you so much for that link; you’re a gem ☺️ I shall go and digest the entire thread. And I shall check out that seller on Etsy.
I will continue to research other precious stones. I think I’ve seen some of the reputable jade sellers sometimes sell a bangle of another stone. But maybe a cheaper purchase would be a good test. See how the durability holds up.
I had to scratch my jade itch, and have something coming to me from GoJade! I can’t wait to see it in person and share it.
AnnaWu, I’m sorry you’ve had that experience. Will you reach out to the seller at all about what happened? Maybe send them fresh daylight photos.
I reached out to them and will return, but they won't give me the full refund due to their policy. They simply couldn't explain what happened and only insisted that their bangles are grade A quality so they just accepted my return.
Well, wearing jade is about enjoying, if it makes me unpleasant then I would rather return and get a partial refund
I'll play devil's advocate here just a tad, what the seller did indeed isn't right of course, but they're still in the clear because what they did was evidently apply color polish on the surface, sure it may seep into the bangle's grain structure but it won't damage it since it's not an active substance of sorts unlike acids, or bleach.I reached out to them and will return, but they won't give me the full refund due to their policy. They simply couldn't explain what happened and only insisted that their bangles are grade A quality so they just accepted my return.
Well, wearing jade is about enjoying, if it makes me unpleasant then I would rather return and get a partial refund
So yes technically your piece is still Grade A cause the piece isn't in anyway damaged, but the fact that the seller managed to get away with it w/o disclosing + offer you partial refund instead of full is definitely not ok in my honest opinion if it indeed was true that color polish was used on the lavender area of your bangle.