Jade and the 2002 French decree: what a seller must say
What the French decree of 2002 on gemstones requires of a jade seller: the name of the stone, any treatment, and the words the law forbids.
The jade anniversary: 26 years in France, 35 elsewhere
The jade anniversary marks 26 years of marriage in France and 35 in the English speaking world. What to give, from a bangle to a pendant, and why.
Dyed jade: recognizing an added colour
Dyed jade is common: how added colour gathers in cracks, fades in the sun and shows under a lens, and why a seller should always tell you about it.
Buying jade jewellery: where, and what to watch for
Buying jade jewellery online or in a shop: what the seller should state, the names that hide other stones, and the questions to ask before paying.
How jade is named: what the GIA and CIBJO say
How jade is named in the trade: what the GIA and CIBJO rules say about jadeite and nephrite, and which names a seller has no right to use.
Jade necklace for a baby: why I don’t sell one
A jade necklace for baby is something I refuse to sell: the strangulation risk measured by regulators, and the health promise that comes with it.
Measuring your hand before buying a jade bangle
Jade bangle size is taken on the hand, not the wrist: how to measure your hand folded into a cone, and how to read the inner diameter before ordering.
What I publish on every jade page, and why
What each product page of this shop publishes: the mineral, the density when the stone arrives bare, the date of the weighing, and what none of it proves.
Jade jewellery in gold or sterling silver: choosing the metal
Jade and gold jewellery or sterling silver: what gold plated really means, how each metal wears over time, and which suits a green or a white jade.
Judging jade quality: the six criteria
Jade quality comes down to six criteria: colour, translucency, texture, polish, cracks and size. How to look at each one before the green seduces you.