Spotting and buying – Page 2

Giving jade jewellery: which piece, which size

A jade jewellery gift, chosen well: why a pendant or a necklace is safer than a bangle or a ring when you do not know the size, and how to choose.

Women’s jade jewellery: bangles, fine rings, pendants and earrings, how to choose between a green and a white, and which pieces suit every day.

Men’s jade jewellery: which bracelets, rings and pendants suit a man, the darker greens and solid shapes, and how to wear jade next to a watch.

Imperial jade bracelet: what the term means in the trade, the rare emerald green of jadeite, and why most bracelets sold under the name are not.

Is my jade roller real? Most rollers and gua sha sold as jade are serpentine or dyed quartzite. How to check yours, with no promise about your skin.

Real jade bracelet price: why one bangle costs little and another a fortune, and which factors, from the mineral to the translucency, make the gap.

Pink jade, blue jade, red jade: what each name really covers, which colours exist in jadeite or nephrite, and which are almost always dyed stone.

New jade, Malaysian jade, Korean jade, olive jade: the trade names that hide serpentine, quartzite and aventurine, and how to spot each of them.

Vietnamese jade jewellery as sold online: what the name usually covers, from dyed quartzite to serpentine, and how to check a piece before buying.

Why no Burmese jade bracelet is sold here: the 2008 ban lifted in 2016, the sanctions on Myanma Gems Enterprise since 2021, and the ethical case.