Why are fine jade bracelets always so expensive? You will know after reading its production process

As we all know, jade bracelets are one of the most classic jade jewelry, and their prices are generally the highest. There are many reasons for this, such as the fact that they use more materials, and high-quality jade bracelets always use the best quality parts of jade.

But some people may say that plain jade bracelets do not need to be carved, so why are they so valuable, even much higher than carved jade bracelets? There is a reason for this.

Most jades have flaws. If there are many or obvious flaws, we need to remove them through carving. In other words, only jades of higher quality will be made into plain styles, so that its value will naturally be higher.

So is the processing process of plain jade relatively simple? Can we save a lot of processing fees? This is another misunderstanding. Even plain jadeite has to go through multiple processing steps from the raw stone to jewelry.

1. Rub stone

When we get the raw stone, we cannot cut it casually. Instead, we first wipe a hole in it and roughly check the condition inside. If it is suitable for making a jade bracelet, we will proceed to the next step. It does not mean that if the jade raw stone is big enough, we can make a bracelet. If there are cracks inside, it cannot be made into a bracelet.

2 Slices

After preliminarily determining that the raw stone can be made into a jade bracelet, we can start slicing it. We should try our best to find the part of the raw stone with better water quality and color. If we cannot have both water quality and color, we have to make a choice.

Most of the time we will give priority to the part with high water quality. At present, jade with high water quality is generally more valuable. This step is very critical. The approximate value of the bracelet is determined at this step, so we must be very cautious.

3 Bracelet Prints

After cutting the slices, we start to draw the bracelet print. At this time, we should avoid cracks. Once there are cracks, the value of the jade bracelet will plummet. On the basis of avoiding cracks and impurities and other defects, choose parts with better color and water quality.

Merchants will decide the size of the bracelet based on the size, cracks and color distribution of the raw materials, so as to optimize the type and color of the bracelet and maximize the output. It sounds simple, but it is actually not easy.

This requires merchants to have a relatively deep understanding of jade knowledge and a certain understanding of the jade market conditions. This step must also be very cautious. Generally speaking, merchants will choose regular-sized jade bracelets, which have higher sales.

4. Take the bracelet

The next step is to put the jade raw material onto the machine and take off the bracelet, which is also called sucking out the outer embryo. Generally speaking, we will put the jade raw material onto a special diamond drill lathe and choose the appropriate drill bit according to the size of the jade bracelet.

5. Inspection

After completing the fourth step, we can get a round, pancake-like jade. At this time, we have to check it first. If the jade has no cracks or damage due to processing, we can proceed to the next step.

6. Take the endoderm

Next, we need to take out the inner embryo of the jade bracelet, that is, the core of the bracelet. The method is the same. Choose a suitable drill bit according to the size of the jade bracelet and take out the core of the bracelet. The core of the bracelet can be made into a hanging plate.

Now that technology is more advanced, we can generally remove the core and the outer part of a jade bracelet at the same time and directly obtain a round, rough jade bracelet.

7 Details

After completing the sixth step, we get a rough jade bracelet. Its surface is not smooth or round, but angular and rough. At this time, we need to remove the defects and cracks of the rough embryo, and then remove the edges and corners of the bracelet and grind it into a smooth state.

8. Polishing

Next we will start polishing. After the surface of the jade bracelet is polished smooth, the jade is shaped. We will trim it slightly and then clean the surface of the jade.

9. Polishing

The last step is polishing, which is the last step that any jade jewelry must go through. Polishing is difficult and time-consuming. Manual polishing takes about a week, and machine polishing generally takes half a month or even a month, but the machine can polish in batches.

After polishing, a piece of jadeite raw stone becomes a piece of jewelry. This is the basic method of processing jadeite bracelets. The methods used by different merchants may be slightly different, and the process may be somewhat different, but it is generally like this and very complicated.

When people see plain jade bracelets, they think the craftsmanship is very simple. In fact, it is not the case. Jade bracelets are generally made of the best materials. Once a mistake occurs in the processing, the loss will be huge. Therefore, high-quality jade bracelets are rare and the price is naturally high.

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