Just buy a piece of jade and wait for it to appreciate in value? I didn't choose the right style, it's good enough if it doesn't depreciate

Everyone can see the value-preserving function of jadeite, and the jadeite market has become increasingly hot in recent years. More and more people regard jadeite as an investment product, attempting to make a profit through the appreciation of jadeite. But what the editor wants to tell you is that if you don’t choose the right jadeite, it’s hard to expect it to make a profit, let alone appreciate in value.

That’s right, although jade has great potential for appreciation, not all jade can appreciate in value. Buying some jade is like buying a piece of chicken ribs, which is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away. So which jadeite has less room for appreciation?

Too many impurities

Even if the jade has excellent quality and water content and high transparency, it may contain impurities such as black spots, dirty spots, cotton (except snowflake cotton). These impurities will affect the jade's ornamental value, making it look bad and unpopular.

Cracks are a fatal flaw to jade, because the appearance of cracks in jade means that the firmness of jade is destroyed and it is easy to break.

In addition, there is a kind of jade that is cut very thin, called Guangpian jade, and some people call it eggshell jade. This kind of jade is sometimes packaged in an inlaid way, and it cannot be seen on the surface, but in fact, if the thickness of the jade is not enough, it is easy to break. Jade that is too thin does not have much room for appreciation.

Disproportion

Most works of art pay attention to the "golden ratio". Imbalanced proportions will make the finished jade look very strange, with asymmetry on the left and right, and incoordination on the top and bottom, which will affect the comfort when viewing, not to mention the room for appreciation.

Whether it is painting or sculpture, the characters or things created must be vivid and lifelike, with spirit, so that people can see the vitality of the work. If a piece of jade is carved to look lifeless, even if the quality of the jade is high, there will be little room for appreciation, and it is a waste.

Many people don’t understand, wouldn’t the value of jade be increased after being carved? For some jadeite, ingenious ideas and exquisite carvings can indeed increase the artistic sense of jadeite, but if the carvings are too complicated, there will be certain problems.

As the saying goes, "No strands, no flowers." Jade with few flaws is generally given priority to be made into plain jade, or simply modified. Overly complicated carvings indicate that the jade has many flaws. Craftsmen are reluctant to put in too much work on good material for fear of wasting the material. Therefore, jade jewelry with exquisite carvings is not valuable, and will depreciate significantly after the style becomes outdated.

The premise for jade to maintain and appreciate its value is to buy authentic jade. Only natural jade is worth investing in. If you cannot distinguish the authenticity of jade, it is recommended that you purchase jade with authoritative certificates to give yourself a guarantee and avoid buying B-grade jade or C-grade jade. The jade you buy can also be re-inspected to ensure that you have purchased natural jade.

Having said so much, what kind of jade is worth investing in? If you pay attention to some high-end jewelry auctions, you will find that the jadeite that appears in high-end auctions and is often sold at high prices are all plain jadeite. This is because this type of jadeite often has fewer flaws, is made from the same piece of raw stone, has higher integrity, harmonious proportions, and is very spiritual.

When a merchant gets a piece of high-quality material, he often gives priority to making it into a bracelet, because bracelets use a lot of material and have high requirements on the quality of the material. If there are too many defects or cracks, it cannot be made into a bracelet.

Therefore, in terms of appreciation, jade bracelets can be given priority, and the higher the quality of the jade bracelet, the greater its appreciation potential. The reason why jade can become a high-quality investment product is also closely related to the rich cultural connotations it contains, so its cultural value is not bad.

High-quality jade beads require that each bead has the same water quality and color, which requires that it be made from a large and complete piece of raw stone. Such raw stones are rare in themselves, and the resulting beads will naturally be more expensive.

A small piece of jade egg-shaped surface may seem to require little material, but in fact it has the highest requirements on raw materials. The quality of the original stone must be extremely high, and there cannot be any flaws, even slightly uneven color. Of course, there are many jade egg-shaped beads on the market now, and most of them are of average quality, but the truly high-quality egg-shaped beads are definitely more expensive.

Jadeite pendants are made of many and exquisite materials, so their value is also high. It is not easy to find a piece of raw stone with high water quality and no flaws to make a jadeite pendant. A jadeite pendant with high quality and sufficient materials is comparable to a jadeite bracelet in value.

In short, if you really want to invest, plain jade has greater potential for value preservation, so you can give it priority.

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