Found my Type A Jadeite

[megeve]

DH and I have done a long and extensive trip to Asia and during this trip, I bought my first Jadeite pendant which came with a certificate of Jade Identification from a known lab in Hongkong.

So without further ado...

 

[megeve]

another..

 

[chrono]

Oohh! I need more details like the measurement. How translucent is it? It’s a very pretty medium green.

 

[megeve]

Interesting back view of the pendant, yellow sapphires surrounding 2 hot pink sapphires as IRL (not as in pic which came out purplish pink

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[chrono]

The back is so pretty!

 

[megeve]

another view...

 

[megeve]

Date: 5/13/2010 3:30:46 PM
Author: Chrono
Oohh! I need more details like the measurement. How translucent is it? It’s a very pretty medium green.

Hi Chrono, measurement is 40.56x31.23x4.36! Thanks so much for your kind words! Don''t you just love apple green color!!

 

[megeve]

It bugs me that I can''t seem to capture the true vivid yellow and the hot pink colors in the sapphires. Maybe this pic comes close to IRL colors..

 

[Barrett]

that is sweet..def. has some good translucency to it..nice buy!!

 

[Treenbean]

Yeah I have to say every once in a while I open these posts and I see something I totally would love to own. This is one of those things. It is beautiful... Congrats.

 

[oddoneout]

I thought the front was beautiful but the back is amazing too.

 

[brandy_z28]

That is gorgeous! Love the back view and the green is very nice as well!

 

[zhuzhu]

That is fabulous! It is so smart of you to buy a piece with certification as the market is flooded with type B and C jades sold as A grade.

May we see a neck shot?

 

[ma re]

I absolutely love this piece!

 

[Arcadian]

Very pretty megeve!

-A

 

[megeve]

amethystguy, Treenbean, oddoneout, brandy, ma re and Arcadian

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! There was a tiny teenie doubt at the back of my mind that maybe I should have bought the darker "emerald green" jadeite pendant but this light medium green just looks better with my skin tone! You guys rock! You have soothed this doubt away!!

 

[megeve]

Date: 5/13/2010 8:33:07 PM
Author: zhuzhu
That is fabulous! It is so smart of you to buy a piece with certification as the market is flooded with type B and C jades sold as A grade.

May we see a neck shot?

Hi zhuzhu, I will try to get a neck shot this weekend!

Meanwhile, I hope these perspective pics will give you an idea of the size!

 

[megeve]

another....

 

[movie zombie]

love it! and i really appreciate the detail to the back of the pendant. makes it a really nice art piece as well.

mz

 

[megeve]

Chrono, heres more details for you! I managed to make a scan of the lab report! I hope its readable as I have to resize it!

 

[megeve]

Date: 5/14/2010 1:51:43 PM
Author: movie zombie
love it! and i really appreciate the detail to the back of the pendant. makes it a really nice art piece as well.

mz

mz, ITA! The top pave round piece holding this jade has a mechanism which allows the pendant to rotate around so that I could wear it on either side. Its so coooool!!

 

[Cind11]

Wow, that is seriously gorgeous! And the fact that the back is beautiful too is an added bonus.

 

[T L]

Jadeite is one of the gems I know very little about, but it sure is pretty and a substantial size. Enjoy!

 

[virgoruby]

Wow, that''s a gorgeous jade with beautiful, intricate designs.

 

[megeve]

cind11 & virgoruby

Thank you so much for your lovely comments!

 

[megeve]

Date: 5/14/2010 2:16:06 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Jadeite is one of the gems I know very little about, but it sure is pretty and a substantial size. Enjoy!

TL. how I wish I have your knowledge about gemstones! That would put my whatever little knowledge I have about Jadeite to shame!

Thanks for your kind words!

 

[megeve]

Date: 5/13/2010 8:33:07 PM
Author: zhuzhu
That is fabulous! It is so smart of you to buy a piece with certification as the market is flooded with type B and C jades sold as A grade.

May we see a neck shot?

As promised, heres a neck shot with the jadeite side.....

 

[megeve]

another view with the intricate setting....

 

[baby nurse]

What a work of art-- you really must be pleased!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Whoa, I didn''t realize how big it was until the neck shots!

Congrats on a beautiful buy!

I really adore jade, I go to the markets whenever I visit my family in China!