Thank you for sharing the chart! After some trial and error, I've discovered that the 58mm DID actually fit after using soap and water!
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That’s great! Soap and water is the way to go! I do that too! I also sit on my bed with my blanket underneath when putting on and taking off bangles, all like what @Icyjade has advised
I have a question for all the Jade believers here, please share your thoughts, experiences or stories if you have any. Thank you so much for taking your time.
This jade belong to my ancestors ( more than 100 years old) now it is my time to have it. Although I love jade but this one have a powerful of predict bad things will happen ( it have several time broken on itself and one of my relatives sent to sleep in the arm of the Lord)
I am wondering if I will be effective since I am owner of a business, and it is bad if you are wearing a broken jade.
That is my story and I am interested in others stories please share so I can make up my mind to wear or to keep it in my closet.
Thank you.
This jade belong to my ancestors ( more than 100 years old) now it is my time to have it. Although I love jade but this one have a powerful of predict bad things will happen ( it have several time broken on itself and one of my relatives sent to sleep in the arm of the Lord)
I am wondering if I will be effective since I am owner of a business, and it is bad if you are wearing a broken jade.
That is my story and I am interested in others stories please share so I can make up my mind to wear or to keep it in my closet.
Thank you.
Wow! That looks great on you! I love the color. It is nice to have a larger bangle that is easy on/off. If you ever feel like stacking, it helps because then you can push the larger one up a little farther.
The colors on this bangle are lovely. The gold bands and "bandaids" give it a lovely unique look. I love the fact that it has been worn and broken and passed down in the family.
My understanding is that jade breaks to protect the owner. I've read that some bury the jade after believing that the job is done, and that some band it and continue to wear it believing the jade still has protective qualities, adding more bands if necessary. Some also repurpose the pieces - turn them into pendants or beads for bracelets.
The colors of your bangle are so pretty. I would happily wear it. I take all my jade pieces to the ocean before I wear them. Where I live it is believed that salt water from the ocean is cleansing. When I am in the water, I feel at peace and in harmony with the world around me, and that carries into my jade.
Thank you for your stories and advice, I will bring it out to the ocean and do the same thing like that.
Your antique bangle looks lovely and unique! I also have one that was buried with my great grandmother who loved me a lot. And when her grave was exhumed, I got the bangle. It has a crack and I got it banded and polished recently. I don’t really wear it but it is nice to have a family antique piece to treasure and look at. Maybe wear yours for a while and see how you feel about it before deciding whether to wear or just store it
. Here’s my great grandmother’s piece. She wore it all the time and I feel close to her through the bangle 
Thanks for sharing your story. I like to wear my bangle after I change it into a bracelet for easy take-off and put on. Right now it just bearly fitYour antique bangle looks lovely and unique! I also have one that was buried with my great grandmother who loved me a lot. And when her grave was exhumed, I got the bangle. It has a crack and I got it banded and polished recently. I don’t really wear it but it is nice to have a family antique piece to treasure and look at. Maybe wear yours for a while and see how you feel about it before deciding whether to wear or just store it
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Hello! Looking for some advice. Recently I’ve been gifted two jade barrels from my mom. She said it was her God’s Mum from back home and she wanted to pass them down to me. She says that her God Mum loved to collect antiques and that I should wear them well. The only thing is I’ve been struggling to style them/find a way to make it look nice. Picture below is them in natural lighting/natural lighting in sun/with flash/indoor lighting. Sometimes when I have to take my ring off I hook it onto my necklace so I don’t lose it.
I was also wondering if anyone could tell what type of jade it is? Just curious I will still wear it even if it’s not jade/treated for the sentimental aspect but I’ve been going through the jade threads on here and was just curious to learn more about the pieces I’ve been given and hoping to add more to my collection in the future! ^^
I was also wondering if anyone could tell what type of jade it is? Just curious I will still wear it even if it’s not jade/treated for the sentimental aspect but I’ve been going through the jade threads on here and was just curious to learn more about the pieces I’ve been given and hoping to add more to my collection in the future! ^^
Hi! What a great matched pair! They are a really cheery green. I always love to see items handed down through families.
It's hard to tell what kind of jade or treatments from pictures. For loose beads, you could try doing a specific gravity test. Kitchen scale on grams, dry weigh one bead. Then put a cup or bowl of water that you can completely submerge a single bead without touching the sides (Put your single bead on a thread). Make sure you zero out (tare) the bowl of water before submerging the bead. Divide dry weight and submerged weight. If it is jadeite, it should come out to about 3.3. If you can put them under blacklight, they might glow if treated.
I've seen beads on earrings (hoops), or on a necklace like you have, or you could have them strung on a silk thread for an adjustable bracelet. Something like this or this.
Hi jadies!
Just wanted to share my newest-to-me acquisition. You all know how much I love beads on twisted gold... so hard to resist. I was only watching it, but the seller offered a lower price, so I was sunk. It reminded me of a more delicate version of the larger nephrite bead bracelet I already have. New-to-me has a really nice quality nephrite bead, and while the pearls aren't perfect, they have a nice nacre.
Here is the nephrite/pearl next to the just nephrite. The seller of the just-nephrite-beads said it was Gump's, but no paperwork or Gump's stamp. It looks very much like the quality of Gump's, so I believe it. I lucked out and got it for a song compared to full retail. Part of me wonders if the nephrite/pearl might also be a Gump's.
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Here is the nephrite/pearl with a stone that is sometimes mistaken for jade: aventurine. It's a type of quartz. The speckles give it away. The nephrite bracelets links are 14k, but the aventurine's is 1/20 12k gold-filled. It also has a safety chain.
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Here are the 3 together.
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And last, the 2 nephrite bead bracelets with a greeny-bluey jadeite bracelet. This one is also 14k, but has a foldover clasp and a safety chain.
Just wanted to share my newest-to-me acquisition. You all know how much I love beads on twisted gold... so hard to resist. I was only watching it, but the seller offered a lower price, so I was sunk. It reminded me of a more delicate version of the larger nephrite bead bracelet I already have. New-to-me has a really nice quality nephrite bead, and while the pearls aren't perfect, they have a nice nacre.
Here is the nephrite/pearl next to the just nephrite. The seller of the just-nephrite-beads said it was Gump's, but no paperwork or Gump's stamp. It looks very much like the quality of Gump's, so I believe it. I lucked out and got it for a song compared to full retail. Part of me wonders if the nephrite/pearl might also be a Gump's.
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Here is the nephrite/pearl with a stone that is sometimes mistaken for jade: aventurine. It's a type of quartz. The speckles give it away. The nephrite bracelets links are 14k, but the aventurine's is 1/20 12k gold-filled. It also has a safety chain.
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Here are the 3 together.
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And last, the 2 nephrite bead bracelets with a greeny-bluey jadeite bracelet. This one is also 14k, but has a foldover clasp and a safety chain.
So pretty! I’ve been thinking about that style from Gump’s lately but this makes me want to look harder at vintage options.
The color is beautiful. If it’s type A jadeite it’s really nice!
Usually people wear jade barrels individually, not 2 together. Can be through a string or gold necklace like you have done or you can also wear as a bracelet like this
Thank you for sharing your newest acquisition! I really love how the nephrite and pearls complement each other.Hi jadies!
Just wanted to share my newest-to-me acquisition. You all know how much I love beads on twisted gold... so hard to resist. I was only watching it, but the seller offered a lower price, so I was sunk. It reminded me of a more delicate version of the larger nephrite bead bracelet I already have. New-to-me has a really nice quality nephrite bead, and while the pearls aren't perfect, they have a nice nacre.
Here is the nephrite/pearl next to the just nephrite. The seller of the just-nephrite-beads said it was Gump's, but no paperwork or Gump's stamp. It looks very much like the quality of Gump's, so I believe it. I lucked out and got it for a song compared to full retail. Part of me wonders if the nephrite/pearl might also be a Gump's.
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Here is the nephrite/pearl with a stone that is sometimes mistaken for jade: aventurine. It's a type of quartz. The speckles give it away. The nephrite bracelets links are 14k, but the aventurine's is 1/20 12k gold-filled. It also has a safety chain.
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Here are the 3 together.
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And last, the 2 nephrite bead bracelets with a greeny-bluey jadeite bracelet. This one is also 14k, but has a foldover clasp and a safety chain.
Alright, friends. Today, I want to share three bangles. One is grade A, and the other two are almost certainly treated, although not advertised as such.
I decided to rotate out which bangle I wear with the beginning of a new month, so they'll all get their time to shine. Anyway, the photo of the lone bangle is grade A, the picture with two bangles are the likely-treated pieces. I did a lot of clinking with them and my grade A stuff, and there's a definite difference in the chime, so I don't even know if I'll bother getting them tested. They'll still get worn!
I decided to rotate out which bangle I wear with the beginning of a new month, so they'll all get their time to shine. Anyway, the photo of the lone bangle is grade A, the picture with two bangles are the likely-treated pieces. I did a lot of clinking with them and my grade A stuff, and there's a definite difference in the chime, so I don't even know if I'll bother getting them tested. They'll still get worn!
Thank you so much for the information, I’ll be sure to do the testing just to see. I don’t have a UV light so I think I need to borrow one from a friend.
Thank you for sharing reference pictures! It helps a lot I think I’m going to get hoops, they are a little heavy so I’m just worried about stretching my ears.
Thank you for replying! I appreciate the tips! I really love the look of braided bracelets I’m so clumsy I’m so scared that I might break it, maybe I can even look into getting a braided string. I kind of want it to look traditional or not so modern. I was thinking of getting a gold bail as well I’m not sure yet but someone suggested hoops earrings and I’m going to try that out first.