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 Color
Dyed jade is common: how added color gathers in cracks, fades in the sun and shows under a lens, and why a seller should always tell you about it.
Buying Jade Jewelry: Where, and What to Watch For
Buying jade jewelry 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 Jewelry in Gold or Sterling Silver: Choosing the Metal
Jade and gold jewelry 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: color, translucency, texture, polish, cracks and size. How to look at each one before the green seduces you.