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How to choose the right coral beads?
I finally decided to buy it for the 5th trip, but I'm afraid that they are made in China ... How not to goof off and not buy garbage for 25-50 bucks?
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In Auchan last autumn (out of season) I bought a pair for 60 UAH, for a trip to Israel, namely for the Dead Sea. You can cut yourself on the salt there. Swimming for 2 days was great.
But since my flip flops rubbed my feet, I walked on the asphalt in them for the next 2 days ... well, they logically came to a halt ((
If I used them for their intended purpose, then I think they lasted more than one season.
Price is not always an indicator of quality.
But since my flip flops rubbed my feet, I walked on the asphalt in them for the next 2 days ... well, they logically came to a halt ((
If I used them for their intended purpose, then I think they lasted more than one season.
Price is not always an indicator of quality.
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answered 9 years ago
It is impossible to determine the country of origin by eye. The beads themselves are difficult, but you can try if you try, but not all tips are applicable in reality.
Coral-dyed bone product produces a brighter tone at the drilling site.
A plastic fake can be distinguished by touching it with a hot needle or pin: a black dot forms at the point of contact, an unpleasant odor is felt. In hot weather, such jewelry can leave traces of paint on the body, and if you lower it into water, the color of the liquid will change.
There is a method for making artificial corals from calcite and dyes. This is a successful imitation of natural stones, but they do not have a mesh pattern inherent in natural ones. Fakes are inferior in price to natural coral. In addition, you need to pay attention to the place where the thread hole is located: in this place the coral should have a uniform tone and texture, and the fake stone should have a rough, gray surface.
In any case, when exporting the product from countries
Coral-dyed bone product produces a brighter tone at the drilling site.
A plastic fake can be distinguished by touching it with a hot needle or pin: a black dot forms at the point of contact, an unpleasant odor is felt. In hot weather, such jewelry can leave traces of paint on the body, and if you lower it into water, the color of the liquid will change.
There is a method for making artificial corals from calcite and dyes. This is a successful imitation of natural stones, but they do not have a mesh pattern inherent in natural ones. Fakes are inferior in price to natural coral. In addition, you need to pay attention to the place where the thread hole is located: in this place the coral should have a uniform tone and texture, and the fake stone should have a rough, gray surface.
In any case, when exporting the product from countries
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answered 9 years ago
Sorry, I read "coral boots" like coral walkers, not "coral beads" ;-)
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answered 9 years ago
Coral is generally not worth having at home. All the same, the skeleton of the living, the dead.
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answered 9 years ago
Coral is generally not worth keeping at home, all the same, the remains of a living person, a skeleton ...
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answered 9 years ago
And coded things are also dead things. Yes, we eat dead beef and dead fish.
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answered 9 years ago
Natural corals are very hard to find here. Request a certificate. if not, it will almost certainly be China. A real local manufacturer will have a certificate.
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answered 9 years ago
http://1goldring.ru/kak-opredelit-podlinnost-krasnogo-koralla/
Read here.
Read here.
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answered 9 years ago
Thanks a lot for the answers! A run through antique shops (2 pcs. per lunch) showed the complete absence of coral beads, even "to look at" and hold in my hands ... And in the store at the hotel, I can only magnify the glass to look - and then, if the seller won't mind much. I thought about certificates, but I don’t know what it should look like ... Even China is not very scary, for rarities and authentic. I'm not chasing, I just want to decorate my neckline, and preferably not with plastic (for $ 50). Judging by the responses (thank you to EVERYONE), the topic may be interesting not only to me .... I will print out the tips and keep them on my chest :))))
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answered 9 years ago
It is not necessary to take out something coral from Egypt. At the border, they can easily withdraw, and interrupt them for certificates)))) which may turn out to be left)))
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answered 9 years ago
Also, could this be??? With the finished product??? Well, okay, I put a piece of the reef in the bag - but so that the beads from the neck .... By the way, maybe someone witnessed this situation and share what they saw?
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answered 9 years ago
Just now I discovered that my first message did not fit entirely on the site. Anything can happen at customs. In order to minimize problems, you must have branded packaging and a check from the store. And that is not a 100% guarantee. Customs in an Arab country is a whole inner world with its own laws.
I heard that not many stores sell such rare products, this is a rather rare product, but this question was not of interest to me, so I don’t know the intricacies of the topic.
I heard that not many stores sell such rare products, this is a rather rare product, but this question was not of interest to me, so I don’t know the intricacies of the topic.
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answered 9 years ago
Real coral beads are not easy to find here. Few people export real ones)))))) Corals cannot be exported, but products made from them can. You can also take out shells.
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answered 9 years ago
Only unfortunately, what is sold in most of the local stores, only lay next to the corals ((((
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answered 9 years ago
So I'm tormented by vague doubts .... Probably - I'll drink these bucks ;-)))
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answered 9 years ago
I am a bead maker. Repeatedly was in Egypt, and in Sharm and in Hurghada. I understand beads. This topic also interests me. But I didn't see anything good! Anything is offered under the guise of semi-precious stones. Therefore, I advise, from my experience, to buy coral beads in Ukraine. If interested, write
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answered 7 years ago