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Always a diamond.
Date: 3/10/2009 1:50:48 PM
Author: Black Jade
Where do you live?
If you're in the US no one is going to appreciate the jade. maybe you have a strong character and you don't care, but it can be hard to be wearing something beautiful and have to explain what it is to people all the time.
the 2nd issue is that it is harder to make sure that you are getting true imperial jade than it is to ensure that you get a good quality diamond. there's all kinds of fake jade and reconstituted jade out there, you have to be VERY careful.
3rd issue--if its an engagement, I'd prefer to go with diamond.
But on the other hand, if you can get guarantees that it IS true imperial jade, it's much more rare and more valuable than diamond and its certainly very beautiful and if you were to ask me what I'd do, if it was anything but an engagement ring, I'd pick the jade.
P.S. Maybe you could have guessed that that would be my answer from my name!
(I named myself after after a character in a famous novel, Dai Yu in Chinese--the name actually doesn't mean Black Jade so much as Eye-makeup-black Jade. I think its a beautiful name even though the character doesn't get her man and she dies young!)
i know nothing about jade,but i've heard there're many artificially colored jade,so be careful !!Date: 3/10/2009 4:11:45 PM
Author: swl
I am asking this question because first, it's true that it's really hard to value Jade because every single piece is different and if the characteristic is in the glass class with a special type of green (there are many names for green for Jade in Chinese, can't really translate them into english), that piece is worth $6,000 now could possibly go up to $10,000 about 5 years from now.
From an investor's perspective, diamonds will always have good set of price, but having a piece of grade A jade with certificate in the glassy category is kind of like how ever much you want to price it.... but someone did tell me if i am looking to invest in it, i should get something that's at least $10,000 now and wait for the item to increase its resale value...
p.s.: why do you think Jade is not popular at all in America or Europe?
here is another one that i am looking at (this one is a lot more expensive):
I totally agree with you~~ Because that''s what happened to me.. I was on a jade shopping spree two years ago..Date: 3/10/2009 8:03:56 PM
Author: swl
i am sorry to hear thati will probably go to a really reputable store if i paying so much for it![]()
they say most lower priced jades are either B class or C class<< fake ones.
but thing with jade is the more you look around the more you want to buy because every piece is different....
Ditto MZ. I''m a color person too. If we were talking colored diamonds though, the jadeite wouldn''t even have a chance..Date: 3/10/2009 2:13:58 AM
Author: movie zombie
always go for the color....even as an e-ring. diamonds just don''t do it for me.....well, the champagnes do! choice between a champagne diamond and the green i''d go the champagne.
mz
Thank you swl~ it was my birthday present two years ago from FI... I saw it on eBay and it was love at first sight but the price was over my limit.... So I kept on going back to drool at it for awhile and FI knew how much I love this bangle so he bought it (at 15% lower than "buy it now" and the final price is around 2500 USDDate: 3/11/2009 12:55:26 AM
Author: swl
wow, your bangle is very 'watery!' it must be really expensive...
Thanks icekid!Date: 3/11/2009 3:48:34 PM
Author: icekid
The jade ring is very cool!
I''m not sure what I would decide, personally. I like diamonds. But I am a huge color girl, too. I''m definitely not one that buys for status, so I would go with whichever would make me smile to see day after day.
grapegravity- love your bangle![]()
Date: 3/11/2009 2:33:24 PM
Author: grapegravity
Date: 3/11/2009 12:55:26 AM
Author: swl
wow, your bangle is very 'watery!' it must be really expensive...
Thank you swl~ it was my birthday present two years ago from FI... I saw it on eBay and it was love at first sight but the price was over my limit.... So I kept on going back to drool at it for awhile and FI knew how much I love this bangle so he bought it (at 15% lower than 'buy it now' and the final price is around 2500 USD)![]()
When I received the bangle, it actually came with a Jade certificate from a reputable gem lab from Taiwan!! I did know it's class A from the pics that the seller sent me before but the certificate reassured my thought.![]()
Anyhow, the bangle is consider to be icy-bean variety (very small bean) and what you see in the pic is actual colour IRL...
The colour has become more watery over the years (I guess that's a good thing) and I just noticed that there's one small spot on the bangle has turned into very very light green![]()