Today, the main and we compare these two markets, hope jewelry finds sources.
Yiwu: the paradise of accessories
Yiwu offers a wide range of accessories and finished products, at the price of pro-people. The factories have a clear division of labor, specializing in their own subdivided materials, such as beads, cloth flowers and metal accessories.
This division of labor helps keep unit prices under control, but it can also lead to design deviations. Jewelry entrepreneurs can find accessories suitable for their own brands here, and break the single sense of design through clever matching.
Picking up suggestions: Explore the rich selection of Yiwu’s flexible accessory collocation in line with the brand positioning. Moderately innovative design, with a variety of craft materials to match, injecting new elements into the brand.
Qingdao: Design and Quality
Compared to Yiwu, Qingdao prioritizes design and quality. Suppliers here focus on independent research and development, specializing in the use of a variety of materials and developing new products using multiple materials together. The design aspect is far better than Yiwu, but cost control is slightly higher. It is suitable as an investment for entrepreneurs who pursue unique design and high quality.
Pickup advice: choose Qingdao suppliers that focus on unique design and high quality, in line with ins users’ high demand for quality. In the early stages, it is recommended to find factories that can do small batch customizations, single processing.
Each market in Yiwu and Qingdao has its own characteristics, so there is no best jewelry source, only the most suitable.
Where is the difference between different prices for jewelry?
Taking a look at a few dollars and dozens of dollars of jewelry feels almost the same. In fact, you cannot actually tell the difference.
Different jewelry materials：
injection gold material > sterling silver material > brass material > titanium steel material > environmental protection alloy material > non-environmental protection alloy material.
Electroplating thickness：
the difference in plating thickness. With thicker plating, color retention is longer and more expensive. For the same jewelry, the normal plating layer thickness is 2-3 microns. If the plating thickness is increased to 6 microns, then the price will be doubled several times. The plating layer is thick enough to show the full golden color.
Difference in dosing:
for example, natural pearls>imported Shijiazhuang beads>domestic shell beads>ABS plastic beads.
Natural stones>Cultivated stones>Synthetic stones. Zirconia 5A>4A>3A and so on.
Difference in workmanship:
We all know that pure handmade to be more expensive than a machine. The input of manpower, technology, time is money.
For example, the executive grinding and executive set, some jewelry has a special angle bit that must be manually polished to deal with. This bit cannot be placed in the machine roll. Hand-set stones are also needed.
Hand-setting is more expensive than wax-setting, which involves molding the jewelry and setting it one by one; wax-setting involves setting the stones in wax and then casting them, which is suitable for mass production and saves time.
Of course, because jewelry is assembly line work, the more complex the production style, the more expensive.
Middle and low end common material:
925 silver needle material: only the silver needle is 925, the rest is other materials.
Plain silver: no platinum outside the silver, the color is brighter.
Silver-plated: the outer surface of the metal is plated with a layer of silver. Some metals may be alloy, it is easy to oxidize.
Titanium steel: high hardness, not easy to allergy, not easy to lose color.
Alloy: Easy to allergy and lose color.
High-end common materials:
999 Silver: high silver content, but the hardness is a little worse, easy to deform.
925 silver: one of the most popular materials for jewelry.
Gold-plated: divided into copper gold-plated and silver gold-coated.
Copper gold-plated < silver gold-plated, time to keep also copper gold-plated < silver gold-plated.
Gold-plated (also known as gold-plated): divided into national package and U.S. package, the U.S. package technology is better than the national package. Color retention time is longer, color surface is also the highest in these materials.
Pearl class common material:
Natural pearls : baroque, steamed bun beads, rice beads etc.
The main artificial pearls are Swarovski pearls and shellfish pearls. Swarovski pearls are known for their quality and shape.
