Tourmaline counters the market: prices are comparable to diamonds

In the past five years, the Chinese market has begun to show special interest and great absorption capacity for varieties other than traditional classic gems such as rubies, sapphire, and emeralds. According to the Trend Report on China's Colored Gemstone Collection, the awareness rate and purchase rate of domestic colored gemstones have more than doubled in the past five years. Affected by the tight supply, the price of coloured gemstones has risen sharply in the past five years. , becoming one of the most popular jewellery consumer goods categories with the most attention and value added. Among them, consumers who have the greatest interest and are most affected by supply and demand are known as the rainbow of the world. In 2011, Hong Kong Sotheby's Spring Auction in a string of pink tourmaline toward the Pearl to create the highest price of 1,027,000 yuan tourmaline auction, but also for the tourmaline against the attack on the collection market to boost confidence.

At present, a 10 carat tourmaline gem, according to different conditions, the price of 50,000 -15 million yuan***, is basically equivalent to the same grade of 1 carat diamond. In response, Yao Peng, general manager of colored gemstones and Hongjia jewelry, said that because China’s economic situation is stable and good, people’s spare cash is more, and it also drives the consumption of luxury goods at the same time, in fact, the tourmaline collection is a luxury product. A kind of consumption. However, the reputation of the tourmaline in the past few years has also become a favorable condition for its appreciation. For some people interested in jewelry, tourmalines become one of the options for collection, and their prices will inevitably increase.

Around the international market Bi tourmaline prices in the face of this year's tourmaline market performance, Yao Peng think tourmaline prices have fallen compared with last year, because the previous price has been fired high, starting from last year tourmaline prices have a rational return . However, compared with the price drop of emerald and white jade, the time for color gems firming is longer.

The tourmaline is an international gem and it belongs to imported products. Therefore, the price is more dependent on the international market. For example, red tourmaline, whose price is rising, it is understood that for the jeweler, the current price of 600 US dollars/carat cannot get the best red tourmaline in Thailand. The reason is that the source of red tourmaline in Nigeria, the main producing area, has been cut off. The mine, together with some high-quality sources, was monopolized by a small number of people, causing the current condition of the red tourmaline to be worthless. Therefore, the price of the red tourmaline was able to rise steadily even if the jewelry market was not very good.

At the same time, the previous rise in ferocious watermelon tourmaline, due to the production of Mozambique has produced a large number of raw materials, the current price has declined. At the same time, the rise and fall in the prices of tourmaline in the domestic market has been greatly affected by price adjustments in the international market. As a result, tourmaline prices are not affected by domestic speculation just like jade and white jade, and there is a phenomenon that prices cannot be increased. Yao Peng told the Beijing Business Daily reporter that the stock of tourmaline is very large. In the past few years when the global economy was not good, we could not see so many good things. But since the previous year, China has become the world's largest consumer of luxury goods, so the world Jewelers everywhere are buzzing and see the potential of the Chinese consumer market. And public awareness of Tourmaline's gems has improved a lot. Really good tourmalines are very collectible.

Collection of fine goods avoid corruption in the current collection market, big head, high grade tourmaline more collectible. For example, blue tourmaline, because of its rarity, has a high collection value. The green tourmaline has many kinds of colors and the colors are not bright enough to be on the collection level, but the best "Xinjiang bottle green" in the green tourmaline is extremely collectable. Yao Peng said: "The tourmaline's collection depends on its size and fineness. It cannot be generalized. At the same time, the collection should not be made cheap and some tourmaline grades should not be purchased. In this way, the future road will be narrower and narrower. Applying a line, it will be called 'goods'. The orientation of the village is low, and it will not be sold at the entrance of the village.” At the same time, some people once defined the tourmaline as a semi-precious stone. Yao Peng thinks this is not fair. Although the five major stones do not include tourmaline, they are produced in Brazil, for example. The deep blue tourmaline "Parayiba", the wholesale price at the jewelry exhibition reached 52,000 US dollars a carat. This price makes diamonds unmatched. Therefore, this Brazilian Paraiba tourmaline should also be called the king of gems.

In addition, Yao Peng said that the selection of tourmalines requires attention to five criteria: color, size, purity, copper content (brightness), and cut. These several factors will affect the price of gemstones more or less. If the collection can meet the five major elements of good color, large size, high clarity, good brightness and fine cut, then the collection of tourmalines must have room for appreciation.

The collection of the six elements of tourmaline's collection tourmaline: "To have a good idea, we must also have a pair of good eyes and a good one."

â–  Collection The tourmaline first pays attention to the color, and the choice of color is the most important thing in the collection.

â–  The same color to choose the big ones, because the big price/performance ratio will be higher, which is also a trick to the collection.

â– Clarity is also very important. The less impurities, the better. The position of impurities does not affect the color of the fire, and the best in the lower layer does not affect the appearance.

â–  Other details such as cuts, proportions should also be fully considered. Choose a tourmaline with a thickness to collect.

â–  The quality of tourmaline is the most important.

â–  To believe that the authority of the identification and testing departments.

Tourmaline care has to pay attention to the hardness of tourmaline is more brittle, so in particular to avoid bumps, absolutely do not put tourmaline in high-temperature water to clean or bake in the fire, so it is easy to make tourmaline internal body expansion, resulting in tourmaline cracks. Let's take a look at the following steps in the maintenance of tourmaline in daily life.

â–  The tourmaline is more brittle. If you encounter bumps, it may cause cracks in the tourmaline. Be careful when you wear tourmaline bracelets and rings. Others such as tourmaline earrings and tourmaline pendants are not directly involved in touch. bump. Avoid contact with hot and hot water (fading) and do not wear it during bathing.

â–  Do not place the tourmaline jewelry and other jewelry in the same drawer to avoid friction and wear. Similar to the first step, because the tourmaline jewels have a slightly higher Mohs hardness than other gems, which can lead to scratches and wear. For example, crystals or jade, jade, etc. are all lower in hardness than tourmaline, and diamond jewelry, rubies, etc. Sapphire jewelry belongs to corundum, which is harder than tourmaline, but wears tourmaline instead. Therefore, it is best to store the tourmaline jewelry separately, or store it separately with other accessories.

â–  Bibian jewelry with inlays and micro inserts. Wear it to avoid collision, because the edgeless and micro-inlay technology is to better highlight the beauty of the tourmaline gem. The disadvantage is that the firmness is not high, and it is easy to fall off, so if you find loose Phenomenon, should be repaired in time, so as to avoid the precious tourmaline gem falling and regret.

â–  If worn for a long time, tourmaline will be stained with oil and sweat secreted by the body, thus losing light, so it is best to wash once a month, the cleaning method is very simple, just soak with water for several hours, then wipe with a soft absorbent cloth You can. It must not be placed in an ultrasonic oscillating machine when it is cleaned, which can cause cracking.