Today to you a list of shocking 9 jewelry truths:
Pearl jewelry is basically glued:
When inlaid pearl jewelry is damaged by external pressures or drenched for an extended period of time (such as bathing), the pearl may fall out.
When customers take their fallen pearls to merchants for repair, some merchants offer free after-sales but must follow the after-sales scheduling method.
Some retailers will charge a nominal repair cost. If the consumer is in a hurry, the company may also provide a straightforward program: purchase a pearl sticky glue.
Many customers are surprised to find the “glue” option! So many pricey pearls (tens of thousands of dollars), but just a few dollars of glue? That’s correct, even the top names in jewelry with more than 100,000 yuan in pearls require glue to stick!
Here we shall discuss the most popular method of pearl setting: hole setting.
People will generally be on the pearl hole inlay, also known as insert inlay, in order to highlight the shine of the pearl in various ways while minimizing the harm to the look of the pearl.
After half-holing the pearl, a little amount of pearl-setting glue is put to the pin of the precious metal backing and lodged in the pearl’s hole. The pearl has been securely attached after 24 hours of repose. Hole-set inlaid pearl jewelry accounts for 90% of the market.
Along with pearls, jade beads, coral beads, beeswax beads, and other bead-shaped gemstones are frequently utilized in this kind of inlay.
Don’t be concerned if your pearl jewelry falls out of the beads. It’s not a huge problem as long as the beads are still there. If you have time, you may take it to a jeweler for repair; if you don’t have time and want to avoid a lot of work, get a pearl glue online and fix it.
People strive not to tug the pearls too hard in everyday life to avoid them falling off and being lost. Furthermore, do not wear the pearls when bathing, and check the pearls frequently to see if there are any symptoms of loosening.
Diamonds are not indestructible:
Although diamonds are the hardest natural mineral, they are not indestructible. Sometimes an accidental drop or bump can cause it to break or shatter.
How did the #1 hardest man in the gem circle become so fragile? Is all that hype about the hardness of diamonds a lie?
It’s true that diamonds ride high on the Mohs scale of hardness, but this hardness is a measure of how easily a gemstone can be scratched.
This means that a diamond can only be scratched by another diamond.
The growth structure of a diamond, however, gives it a wealth of solubility, and these solubilities can cause damage to a diamond when hit hard enough in a particular direction.
If you compare a diamond to a boxing champion, these solubilities represent the joints of the human body. Although the champion’s fists may be used to fight all over the world, if they twist their feet, they can be dislocated.
As a result, in everyday wear, we must not retain the “my diamond is the world’s hardest” notion, treat it with care, and prevent falling, which may lead to diamond girdle prongs and sharp corners due to the external force produced by the fracture.
Pearls on the market are basically cultured:
Cultured pearls account for more than 99% of all pearls offered on the market today.
According to the definition of Systematic Gemmology, “Artificially cultured pearls are also classified as natural and organic gemstones because their culturing process and products are basically the same as the natural nature of natural pearls and their product characteristics”.
A natural wild pearl is a non-cultured natural pearl. The birth of natural wild pearls can be said to depend on the mood of God. As a result, they are too rare and can only be caught by hand, making them very hard to come by. Normally, only the royal family and nobles could utilize them.
Natural wild pearls were nearing depletion in the nineteenth century. To address the demand for pearls, the market saw the birth of cultivated pearl technology. Cultured pearls are sometimes known as natural pearls to distinguish them from fake pearls (plastic imitations, shellac imitations).
Wild pearls will be referred to as “natural pearls” in the international pearl market and certificates, while cultured pearls will be preceded by the word “cultured” in some cases, while others will not be described and will only be labeled with the pearl species.
At present, it is already very difficult to buy natural wild pearls, only in auctions, fine jewelry custom or a few chances to see them occasionally, usually at a shocking price~
Jadeite is not made in China:
Speaking of jadeite, its dynamic green color is loved by everyone, and many people even think that it is a traditional jadeite produced in China.
In fact, jadeite was originally from Burma into China, in the Qing Dynasty after the Qianlong, only began to be used on a large scale.
So why is the saying “Jadeite is from China” and “Yunnan produces Jadeite” so popular?
In the Ming Dynasty, Wanli years, the production of jadeite Myanmar Meng Gong, Myitkyina area, once belonged to the Yongchangfu (today’s Baoshan City, Yunnan Province) jurisdiction, and jadeite through the Yunnan Tengchong.Ruili and other border towns imported into China, hundreds of years before the present history.
From Burma to Yunnan on the official road, there are often seven or eight thousand or even tens of thousands of head of the horse gang transportation jadeite jade and other materials.
Although the border region of Yunnan does not manufacture jadeite, it has become a distribution center for the jadeite trade in Myanmar. Today, in addition to Myanmar, jadeite is produced in Guatemala, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and other places.
Discoloration of gold jewelry does not mean it is fake:
According to media sources, some gold jewelry customers wear The appearance of white, black, red, and other discoloration events over time.
Some poor “popular science” writing on the internet will also lead buyers astray: gold jewelry is false if the hue changes. Of course, do not rule out the possibility that some “gold” jewelry is made of copper, silver, or other metal imitation, and that discoloration will emerge after prolonged usage.
Even if you buy gold jewelry from a well-known brand, it is likely to tarnish. This is because many cosmetics and daily requirements include trace elements (mercury, sulfur, and so on). If these elements are in contact with gold jewelry for an extended length of time, they will discolor the gold jewelry.
Furthermore, certain gold jewelry that has been in long-term contact with human perspiration and oil, along with dust in the air and skin friction, can darken in color. As a result, you cannot rely on the occurrence of discoloration to establish whether or not the gold jewelry is genuine.
In everyday life, try to apply makeup before wearing gold jewelry, and scrub clean with a toothbrush soaked in a little detergent on a regular basis. If you are unable to deal with the discoloration of gold jewelry, you may take it to a jeweler for after-sale cleaning and refurbishing.
It is possible to buy gemstones at their origin for more money:
When many people visit to the origin of gemstones, they frequently spend a lot of money on jewelry, believing that it is cheaper to acquire it there.
After a while, they find that the jewelry they purchased was not only not cheaper, but it was also perhaps a fake.
This is due to two primary reasons:
First, regular travelers can go to jewelry stores (shopping malls, etc.), the majority of which are intended for the tourist market, with prices set at random. Second, most visitors are unaware of expert jewelry knowledge.
When consumers return to their place of residence and find that the jewelry is fake, they may give up because it is very troublesome to defend their rights in a different place. Even if the customer insists on the right to defend, the business can also be used to ambiguous words to avoid responsibility.
Because many consumers in the scenic area to buy jewelry when there is no certificate. Can not be cited in the right to defend when the business for the product at the time of the elaboration.
Sapphire is not always blue:
Some people ask, sapphire is not blue? How come there are pink sapphires, is it fake?
Because blue sapphires have the most history and are the most well-known, jewelry industry experts commonly use the term “sapphire” alone to refer to “blue sapphire.”
Sapphires, which are rich in trace levels of chromogenic components, have progressively been revealed to appear in a range of colors other than its striking blue. For instance, blue-green, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, grey, black, and colorless.
To ensure accuracy, sapphires are frequently accompanied by a hue to indicate the appropriate colored sapphire, such as “purple sapphire” when dealing.
Not all red stones are called rubies:
Red stones include ruby, red spinel, red tourmaline, and red garnet. The price difference might be hundreds of times greater.
Customers who are unfamiliar with rubies will mistake red stones for rubies. Rubies and sapphires are both made up of aluminum oxide (A1203). It is a gemstone variation that belongs to the corundum family and has a long history of being known as the “King of Gems.”
When acquiring red gemstones, you should always examine the type of gemstone you are getting to prevent overpaying. Likewise, not all blue gemstones are known as sapphires.
Agate and chalcedony are not native in color:
Although the production of agate is relatively large, but very few of them are naturally beautiful. Therefore, since ancient times, the wise ancestors will be not particularly good-looking agate, some “optimization”.
Agate and chalcedony are particularly popular among consumers because to its transparent texture, beautiful hues, and low pricing. However, the great majority of low-end agate jewelry on the market is not the natural hue, but rather after the “color change” to have a lovely look.
Although agate production is rather substantial, very few of them are inherently attractive. As a result, the wise ancestors will be not especially attractive agate, some “optimization” since ancient times.
The color will grow brighter and more consistent, and it will also be more stable. The term “optimization” refers to the time-honored and generally regarded process of bringing out the potential beauty of jewels and jade, allowing them to be purchased with trust.The advertisement does not make this clear.
Most other gemstones are “treated” rather than “optimized,” and the market does not recognize them, but agates are unique.
