Why does jade have much greater potential for appreciation than gold?

According to historical records, ever since jadeite went global and became part of the world's precious jewelry trade, its price has skyrocketed. Among all precious jewelry and jade, only high-grade jadeite has not been affected by the world economic depression.

From the mid-1980s to the present, the price of high-end jade has skyrocketed thousands of times.

Compared with stocks and gold, the investment and collection of jade has always shown a steady upward trend over the years, which is the consensus of most investment collectors.

Therefore, the saying “A piece of jade is worse than a ton of gold” is indeed a truth that has been repeatedly tested by the market over the years.

The steady and step-by-step appreciation trend of jade has also made more and more friends who love jade begin to pay attention to its investment potential.

Important factors that determine the strong appreciation trend of jadeite

1. Non-renewable

The formation of jade takes hundreds of millions of years and is a non-renewable resource. Apart from the northern region of Myanmar, there is no other place in the world that can produce gem-quality jadeite. Just like oil and natural gas, the formation of jade is not something that happens overnight, but the jade resources mined in the past decade have already exceeded the total amount developed in the past three hundred years. It is only a matter of time before jade resources are exhausted.

2. Irreplaceability

The artificial synthesis of jade is far from technically advanced and is a very difficult technical problem to overcome. Therefore, synthetic products are far from natural products and there is no substitute.

3. The artistic value of hand-carved

What makes jadeite distinct from other jewelry processing is the manual work of its carving. Before creating a piece of jade, an excellent jade carver must make a comprehensive assessment of the raw material's type, water, color, skin, fog, flesh, cotton, and strands, and only begin carving after careful consideration. Compared with other jewellery that can be processed mechanically, jade has obviously higher artistic value and is more likely to maintain its value.

4. Easy to preserve, transfer and inherit

Compared with calligraphy and paintings and ancient books, jade is easier to preserve. Compared with antique furniture, jade collection is easy to concentrate and transfer. Compared with other collectibles, jade collection has its own unique safety. That is, no matter where you put it or wear it on your body, there is no need to worry about moisture or termites like calligraphy and painting, or wooden antiques. After all, high-quality jade is becoming increasingly scarce, so no matter which generation it is passed down to, it will always be high-quality jade. It is said that hundreds of years later, when the younger generations see this heirloom, they will still remember the story of their great-grandmother.

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