VERY heavy. You can use them as a paperweight LOL. The purple jade lump isn't as heavy of course and makes a good specimen to just watch and admire.
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The purple lump is such a beautiful colour! I love the muted blue lavender on the carved pieces. The one carved piece I have is a purple mottle nephrite jade bear that used to sit on my grandfather’s desks and he gifted to me many years ago.VERY heavy. You can use them as a paperweight LOL. The purple jade lump isn't as heavy of course and makes a good specimen to just watch and admire.
Many of you have had jade pieces for a long time. Just over the course of 4 months, I have seen the lustre change on my pale green bangle. What is your experience with this? Would love to hear some thoughts and stories.
My brothers bangle finally came in! He loved it! As promised, the hairline can’t be felt. And it fit him perfectly on the first try. He complained about how hard it was to put on, and I told him that’s how it’s supposed to be lol. Can anyone tell me what the certificate says? Thank you. He loved his Christmas present.
I’ve noticed that sometimes the polish gets a little rough? Like the more I wear it, the more little hidden blemishes appear. But they go away soon after oiling or wearing constantly. The color deepens after wearing them for a long time. I’m not sure why, maybe because of the added moisture.
Congratulations to your brother! Lovely choice for a bangle. May it bring him lots of good luck!
There is a piece of plastic on top of the certificate so I cannot see some of the writing clearly but it says:
Testing result: Jadeite (type A) bangle
Shape: round
Colour: black green (the bangle probably shows dark green when you shine a bright light or jade torch on it)
Cannot see the next line, something about refractive index
Other remarks: none
Thanks for your input, Alex. My bangle is definitely more lustrous than when I first got it and I love it. Apparently the cotton spots lessen a bit after wearing for a long time.
Thank you so much! There's another one like this but with a pink/lavender patch still in allaboutjadecanada's Etsy store. its a bit smaller I Think, a 58 mm, if anyone's interested.
Surprisingly no. He opened it before I got home and muscled it on. His hand looked so red. I told him there were easier ways after I got home. It seems like a very structurally sound bangle, which is good since my brother is very active.
Do tell your brother that a lubricant like lotions, and baby oil will ease the tension between his hands and bangle being put on, as well as lesser chance of pinching any veins in his hands!
Does it fit close to his wrist? The breadth of my hand is quite wide compared to my wrist so bangles never fit super close.
Sachi is an elegant name. I am so excited for you on your journey to appreciate and enjoy the jadeite.
Thank you! I am too. Apparently I have jadeite fever, lol. When you pick out bangles, do you feel drawn to them without any sort of logical reasoning? I do. Even though I may like the colour of one, if it doesn’t give me the energy, I’m not interested in purchasing it. I was not like that with the first bangle.
Ha, I had it so badly at the start. I still do, although now I need to sell some and curate my collection. That, or I will just have a jumbly pile of unworn bangles.
. Not wearing them means maybe my collection is not optimal. I still want (most) a blue flower icy bangle.Today is my first bangle bruise. I kept playing with this baby blue / grey icy bangle and removed it without lotion (ouch).
Shown with my nephrite bangle with white spots (inclusions? white nephrite? not sure what).
This is my dresser top. I think I have hit "rediculous".
But feeling power...no I have not had that experience. I just love the beauty and look at the jadeite in the light. Only one had had "feelings" attached, and that is my white and green flower hubby gave me. Oh, and I can sleep okay in that one....I fell asleep in it the other night and had no trouble.