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#13,036
Silver Mom said:
Hi JKP, I just got my two carved bangles back from the GIA today. My jeweler Alice personally carried them up to the mainland for me and gave it to the GIA people. The cost came out to $200 per bangle. They sent it back to Alice and I picked it up from her. It was in a kinda plastic bag. It might have been in a box but Alice sends many pieces to be certified at once so I think they all came back together. I think that pendants and rings would cost less than bangles but I did pay $200 per bangle. Here are the bangles with their certs. The green one has 3D carvings that are carved on top of the bangle and the white one has very light carvings that are carved into the bangle. So happy to have them back.View attachment 3652628 View attachment 3652629
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Thanks for posting the info! I have always wondered how it worked and the cost. The bangles you had tested are beautiful!
 
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#13,037
Silver Mom said:
Hi JKP, I just got my two carved bangles back from the GIA today. My jeweler Alice personally carried them up to the mainland for me and gave it to the GIA people. The cost came out to $200 per bangle. They sent it back to Alice and I picked it up from her. It was in a kinda plastic bag. It might have been in a box but Alice sends many pieces to be certified at once so I think they all came back together. I think that pendants and rings would cost less than bangles but I did pay $200 per bangle. Here are the bangles with their certs. The green one has 3D carvings that are carved on top of the bangle and the white one has very light carvings that are carved into the bangle. So happy to have them back.
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Thanks for the update on GIA, Silver Mom! It's good to have a ballpark. Your bangles are beautiful.... I love how they are partially carved... that first bangle looks a little bit like my Rice. Our next Oahu trip won't be until August, but I'm hoping to actually get some time to poke around for jade. Maybe finally meet Alice if she's on island. Does she do 14k or 18k bands for bangles? I need to get Rice banded and I'm trying to decide between yellow or rose gold.

BreadnGem said:
Have not been here for a while! Very nice jade, everyone!

Here's one that I was wearing recently
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Lovely! Such a great pop of color!

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crosso said:
Received this little cutie from Yokdee in Singapore today [emoji3]
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Don't know how this disappered from teh original post... but such a cute bat!
 
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#13,038
Junkenpo said:
Thanks for the update on GIA, Silver Mom! It's good to have a ballpark. Your bangles are beautiful.... I love how they are partially carved... that first bangle looks a little bit like my Rice. Our next Oahu trip won't be until August, but I'm hoping to actually get some time to poke around for jade. Maybe finally meet Alice if she's on island. Does she do 14k or 18k bands for bangles? I need to get Rice banded and I'm trying to decide between yellow or rose gold.



Lovely! Such a great pop of color!

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Don't know how this disappered from teh original post... but such a cute bat!
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Alice does everything. 14K 18K and platinum. She can do anything and everything. Hope you can meet her in August.
 
#13,040
Silver Mom said:
Hi JKP, I just got my two carved bangles back from the GIA today. My jeweler Alice personally carried them up to the mainland for me and gave it to the GIA people. The cost came out to $200 per bangle. They sent it back to Alice and I picked it up from her. It was in a kinda plastic bag. It might have been in a box but Alice sends many pieces to be certified at once so I think they all came back together. I think that pendants and rings would cost less than bangles but I did pay $200 per bangle. Here are the bangles with their certs. The green one has 3D carvings that are carved on top of the bangle and the white one has very light carvings that are carved into the bangle. So happy to have them back.View attachment 3652628 View attachment 3652629
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I'm happy you are reunited with your gorgeous carved bangles SM - waiting must be difficult but so worth it. Beautiful. :heart:
 
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Silver Mom said:
Hi JKP, I just got my two carved bangles back from the GIA today. My jeweler Alice personally carried them up to the mainland for me and gave it to the GIA people. The cost came out to $200 per bangle. They sent it back to Alice and I picked it up from her. It was in a kinda plastic bag. It might have been in a box but Alice sends many pieces to be certified at once so I think they all came back together. I think that pendants and rings would cost less than bangles but I did pay $200 per bangle. Here are the bangles with their certs. The green one has 3D carvings that are carved on top of the bangle and the white one has very light carvings that are carved into the bangle. So happy to have them back.View attachment 3652628 View attachment 3652629
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Gorgeous bangles! The white especially is just sublime - so clean and fresh looking! Glad you have them back, safe and sound and certified.
 
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Okay jadies.... You all know how much I love beads, especially the ones with gold wire between the beads... so here's my grail necklace! I was in talks with a seller a few years back when I was new to jade and was trying to get him to take a little bit off....he had just agreed to a lower price when someone else did a BIN on his asking price. I have only seen it at outrageous prices since then and regretted just not getting it then. Finally found it at a more reasonable price, though that conversation we had about designer vs. no-name went through my head, haha

Presenting...

Ming's black bead and gold filigree bead necklace! ....I have it with the other black bead necklace I have, which I like to think of as an unmarked Ming's (need to get it restrung, though).

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Comparison of the clasps
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Junkenpo said:
Okay jadies.... You all know how much I love beads, especially the ones with gold wire between the beads... so here's my grail necklace! I was in talks with a seller a few years back when I was new to jade and was trying to get him to take a little bit off....he had just agreed to a lower price when someone else did a BIN on his asking price. I have only seen it at outrageous prices since then and regretted just not getting it then. Finally found it at a more reasonable price, though that conversation we had about designer vs. no-name went through my head, haha

Presenting...

Ming's black bead and gold filigree bead necklace! ....I have it with the other black bead necklace I have, which I like to think of as an unmarked Ming's (need to get it restrung, though).

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m00IvDD.jpg


Comparison of the clasps
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Holy REALLY REALLY GORGEOUS!
 
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