What should you pay attention to when investing in and collecting jadeite raw stones?

Most of the enthusiasts who invest in and collect jadeite raw stones have some knowledge about jadeite and have a certain understanding of jadeite. Generally speaking, the majority of investors are jade merchants. They invest in stones with good comprehensive quality evaluation and large appreciation potential, and then sell them when the price reaches their psychological price. For collectors who love raw stones, collecting raw stones requires strong financial strength, otherwise they can only collect a small amount, which requires selective collection of fine products. The following three points should be noted when collecting jadeite raw stones.

1. The integrity of the original stone

When collecting, you should collect raw stones with better integrity. The so-called integrity can be understood as originality, that is, what it looks like when it comes out of the mine and what it is collected like. It has not been inspected by the merchant, such as molting, cutting, coloring, etc.

2. The initial nature of the channel

Generally, jadeite raw stones are shipped into the country from Myanmar. Usually, they have gone through layers of screening by experts when they leave the mines before entering China. Therefore, most of the jadeite raw stones sold in the market have been traded by many merchants, and their collection prices have been increased layer by layer. Relatively speaking, their collection value has been greatly discounted. However, if you can find the source of the jadeite raw stone production, such as Wa City in Myanmar or Tengchong in Yunnan, try to get first-hand materials to ensure a reasonable collection price and good appreciation space.

3. Uniqueness of the original stone

The uniqueness of jadeite raw stone will enhance its collection value. Since you are collecting, try to choose jadeite raw stones that are distinctive and unique, such as those with unique shapes and larger sizes, or those with fine texture, excellent water quality, bright skin, rich colors, colorful colors, etc. Because of its characteristics, it has more collection value.

The domestic jade collection market started in the 1980s. Since then, Qing Dynasty jade has always been an important variety in the auction market, and the auction market has also become an important and reliable market for collecting Qing Dynasty jade.

Let’s review some of the top-quality jadeite pieces that were sold at sky-high prices in previous years:

In 1995, the first large-scale jewelry auction in China introduced old-work jadeite from the Qing Dynasty. Among them, a pair of full-green jadeite bracelets from the Qing Dynasty were sold for 490,000 yuan.

In May 1995, a jade necklace was sold at auction for a sky-high price of over 30 million Hong Kong dollars, setting the highest auction price for a single piece of jade jewelry at that time.

In 2008, at the Christie's Spring Auction in Hong Kong, a small jadeite weighing only 23 grams was sold at a sky-high price of HK$12 million, more than 2,000 times more expensive than gold.

In March 2009, Myanmar held a jadeite rough stone auction. A jadeite rough stone with a starting price of 22 million yuan was finally sold for 130 million yuan.

Principles of Selection and Valuation of Jadeite

Top quality jadeite is called jadeite. Color, transparency, uniformity, shape and sound are the ways people generally appreciate or evaluate jade. Jade is divided into: glass type, dark old pit, old pit, gold wire, oil clear, bean green, flower green, melon green, etc. Among them, glass-type jade is the best quality, and the one with extremely high "water content" and good transparency is called "ice type", which can be said to be a treasure among "glass types". Most consumers who buy jade bracelets may have had this experience: the merchant will knock the jade bracelet in front of you to listen to see if the sound is crisp and clear, and the ones with crisp, melodious and echoing sound are better. This is done to prove that the jade has dense crystals, good texture and no cracks.

1. The greener it is, the more valuable it is.

2. Transparency: Jadeite with tight internal crystal structure has better texture and higher transparency. What we call "glass type" is this kind of jadeite with high transparency. If the jade itself is rich in chromium, it becomes ice type jadeite, which is very valuable and hard to find.

3. Uniform color: In addition to the delicate green color and high transparency, the tone must also be uniform to be a top quality product.

4. Defects: Pay attention to whether there are cracks, spots, etc. These defects will affect the quality of jadeite.

5. Shape: Most jade ring faces are oval egg-shaped, but there are many other shapes. The quality and beauty of the shape also affects the price of the jade.

6. Carving or grinding: The quality of the craftsmanship and symbolic meaning of a carved ornament will affect its price.

7. Size and thickness: Jade of the same quality will of course have a higher price if it is larger and thicker.

8. Gloss: In addition to the above conditions, the gloss must be bright and not dull.

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