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Thai Jewelry

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- There are the famous ruby, sapphire, jade and various other precious stones

and semi precious stones from other countries like Myanmar - Burma assembled into jewelry in Thailand, most of this ruby, sapphire, jade, spinel, peridot and moonstone are smuggled from Myanmar into Thailand.

In Thailand are two main center with jewelry manufacturer, one is Chantaburi for gems, precious and semi precious stones and the other is Bangkok with lots of jewelry shops, Thailand jewelry show, Thailand wholesale jewelry and myriads of jewelry stores in Bangkok. Jewelry stores are located mainly in the big shopping malls and around the west end of Silom Road in Bangkok.

A other smuggle route is from Myanmar Burma to China, you can almost be sure when you see a jade item in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan it actually comes from Myanmar - Burma.

Beautiful jewels made in Thailand. Since there are almost no precious stones digged out from the earth in Thailand, Thailand jewelry is almost all the time made from imported precious stones. Also precious and semi precious stones are imported from Cambodia, Brazil and Colombia - mainly emeralds -.

- A very new import channel for Thailand are precious stones from Madagascar.

Due to the political system in Myanmar and Madagascar there is no investment into modern jewelry manufacturing and in Thailand there are enough

jewelry specialists to create beautiful Thailand by modern manufacturing.

The dark side on Thailand Jewelry is, Thailand has a lot of organized scams to lure foreign tourists into buying worthless gems for high prices with the promise they can sell this Thailand jewelry with multiple profit at home.

This scam is tried mainly to Chinese tourists and naturally others. It is necessary to mention that this is not a unique Thai case, similar things happen also in other countries like Brazil etc. To put this into proportion, when you intend to buy some Thailand jewelry - in particular expensive ones - take a expert from your side with you, for hire one, ask the hotel.

A other scam in Thailand is to take worthless ruby and treat them with extreme heath and pressure, miraculous this worthless stones turn into real beautiful stones. The problem is you cant recognize this, but a specialist with the right tools can. Since a lot of money is usually used on excellent Thailand jewelry it can turn into a nightmare if one is not careful. There are reliable ways to get some cash when needed, you can sell your gold jewelry when you need quick money during emergencies. 

Thailand Ruby Diamond Jewelry
Thailand Ruby Diamond Jewelry
- Some basics maybe useful when you go shopping for Thailand jewelry.

Beads: Swarovski Crystal are some of the finest crystal beads, have a great clarity and variety. Swarovski is an Austrian company manufacturing high-quality rhinestones, beautiful cut crystals, costume jewelry, and other glass-related items.

Bling Bling fashion jewelry is very popular among Thai people and tourists alike, this is always fashion jewelry for low price. Not the stuff they sell in the US for hundreds of dollars.

Czech Glass Beads are a more cost effective alternative to Swarovski crystal.

Metals: Bali Beads are handcrafted from silver in Bali, Indonesia and are exceptional in quality and detail. Because of its popularity, more countries are now producing this type of beads. Bali Silver usually has less than 92.5% silver content therefore cannot be defined as sterling siver. Handmade Bali beads are usually of top quality, giving a great value value to jewelry.

Hill Tribe Silver of Thailand (Thai Silver) are beads and pendants and necklaces that have been made by the ethnic minorities of northern Thailand.

Rhodium is a white precious metal. Often used to plate metals, giving jewelry a hard, platinum-like sheen.

Sterling silver is one of the most popular metals in the jewelry industry. Most people that have allergic reactions to some metals are able to wear sterling silver. Sterling silver is easy to clean and care for. It will tarnish with time, but a little rubbing with a polishing cloth, and it will look good as new.

Beads 14kt gold-filled  or 1/20 gold is created by heating and pressure-bonding a layer of 14kt gold to a brass core. The

gold-filled wire is tarnish-resistant and has a much better value than gold-plated because it has an actual layer, not just a minuscule film. The layer of 14kt gold will not rub off like gold-plated metals either.

Thailand has huge manufacturing capabilities in jewelry and in particular fashion jewelry, countless small jewelry shops display creative designed Thailand jewelry. Since all women wants to look fashionable and trendy to boost appearance and attire Thailand is right place to go shopping for jewelry. Also fashion accessories such as costume jewelry are very popular.

A major motivation to buy Thailand jewelry is its creative design and usually low prices compared to Europe and other similar countries. Don’t put attributes like junk jewellery or fake jewellery onto Thailand fashion jewelry they are usually great for decoration, the only difference is they are made from cheaper materials such as brass, bronze, iron, etc. Jewelry from Thailand give every women a stylish look.

Jewelry from Thailand usually come as bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings and body jewelry for piercing such as eyebrow stud, nose stud and navel rings, popular are also anklets and bangles. There are beautiful jade bangles and pendants available in Thailand, either imported or smuggled in from Myanmar or Burma. The craftsman skills of Thailand jewelers give raise your fashion and style

- Gemstones used in Thailand Jewelry, among others such as ruby, sapphire, emerald and diamonds.

Agate gems come in many forms and colors.

Amethyst is a valuable form of quartz. It's color ranges from light to dark purple. Myths are amethyst promotes inner peace & spiritual insight.

Aquamarine
is excellent for meditation. Myth is it gives a sense of peace and serenity.

Bling Bling fashion jewelry at Patpong Night Market Bangkok
Bling Bling fashion jewelry at Patpong Night Market BangkokThailand silver jewelry at a night market
Thailand silver jewelry at a night market
Thailand Emerald and Gold Jewelry
Thailand Emerald and Gold Jewelry
Thailand Gold Diamond and Sapphire Bangle
Thailand Gold Diamond and Sapphire Bangle

Carnelian, myth is, it gives focus into the present moment. It also stimulates curiosity and initiative.

Onyx is a semi translucent to opaque quartz that comes in a wide range of colors--reds, apricot, oranges, and browns. It is said to protect the wearer from any negativity.

Pearl and pearl jewelry are becoming more affordable due to the cultured pearls available. It helps the wearer to have self-acceptance and added femininity.

Rhodolite is from the garnet family. One of the reasons that Rhodolite has a brilliant purple coloring, close to the color of grape juice. Rhodolite is a very durable gem stone with a 7.5 on the mohs hardness scale.

Rose Quartz is a type of quartz that ranges in color from pink to deep red.

Smoky Quartz is becoming very popular in jewelry. It's color is pale to a rich smoky brown. It is said to benefit those that are dealing with depression and fatigue.

Turquoise is a stone that comes in a wide range of colors, the finest being an intense blue, with the poorer color tending to be yellowish green. All turquoise will turn colors with aging. It is very important to take good care of your turquoise to minimize discoloration. Turquoise is considered by some to be a lucky stone.

Mother of Pearl is a more low price way to acquire the luster of pearl jewelry. Pearl and diamond jewelry is very popular in Thailand.

Moonstone is many times just pressed glass.

- Thai or Thailand jewelry are top notch in terms of design,

but many people in the Thailand jewelry business always try to manipulate the gold and the value of the gems, usually by adding other metals and ]via heat treatment, but beside of this, which an expert should be able to find out Thai jewelry is usually of good quality.

To start shopping for jewelry in Thailand just go to the shopping malls downtown Bangkok or if you are in the jewelry and gem business go to Chantaburi the gem capital of south east Asia.

One of the best places in Bangkok to shop for Thai jewelry is World


Thailand Pearl Jewelry
Thailand Pearl and Diamond Jewelry
Thailand Pearl and Diamond Jewelry
Thailand Pearl Jewelry
Thailand Pearl Jewelry

Trade Center and Peninsular Plaza close to the Four Season Hotel. There are plenty of jewelry shops selling all kind of great jewelry items including jade, from the simple bangle to the most exquisite carving of jade elephants and many other jewelry items with ruby, sapphire, emerald and various semi precious stones. Costume and fashion Thai jewelry is made from less valuable materials. However, jewelry can and has been made out of almost every kind of material. Examples include bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings, as well as items like hair ornaments or body piercing jewelry.

The gold, ruby, sapphire and semi precious stones jewelry items made in Thailand also usually have a good quality. There are continuous scams of trying to sell low level gems and jewelry to foreigners, in particular Chinese, and tell them they can sell this for a multiple in China, but this are fairy tales.

 Chantaburi, the gem capital of Thailand and south east Asia is worth to go for some serious gem buys. Chantaburi is south of Pattaya on the eastern side of the Gulf of Thailand. Thai jewelry, particularly when made with precious materials, is generally considered valuable and desirable, but be vigilant. Thais manipulate everything if they think they can get money out of it means they manipulate the gold composition by bringing some more copper into, or maybe other metal, everything is done when it brings money.

In some countries people have the practice of keeping large amounts of wealth stored in the form of jewelry. Jewelry can also be symbolic, as in the case of Buddhist wearing a Buddha made from gold in the form of jewelry, or, as is the case in many cultures, married people wearing a expensive wedding ring. And what can symbolize love and, of course, the wedding ceremony more than a valuable diamond ring? Diamonds are valued by four characteristics: cut, carat (weight), clarity, and color. All four together determine how much a diamond is worth. Diamonds are rather seldom used in Thailand fashion jewelry.

Cut - What is the proportion of the diamond? Round

Thailand Jewellery created from Gold Diamond Sapphire and Emeralds
Thailand Jewellery created from Gold Diamond Sapphire and Emeralds
Thai Gems at Chantaburi
Thai Gems at Chantaburi

brilliant diamonds are usually cut with 58 facets. The better distributed these facets are on the diamond, the more light will be reflected. This is extremely important, since when cut properly, the diamond will sparkle more. Diamond cuts are measured by the table percentage, so always ask for it. Cut also refers to the shape such as: round, pear, oval. At the moment -2008-  The fashion in terms of diamonds is all about pink diamond and princess cut.

Carat - How big is the diamond? Larger diamonds often cost more per carat due to their size. There are 100 points to a carat. Hence a 50 point diamond is 1/2 a carat. (There are 5 carats to a gram.)

Clarity - How clear is the gemstone? Clarity ranges from flawless (perfect) to I (included).

Color - Diamond colors generally range from D - X for white and yellow diamonds. D is the whitest.

Thailand Fashion Jewelry at Patpong Night Market
Thailand Fashion Jewelry at Patpong Night Market

Thailand jewelry sometimes comes with "Fancy" yellow Diamonds and green, pink, red, blue and brown diamonds - though these are usually irradiated. Diamonds are often treated. If you are concerned about getting true value for your money, know what you are getting. Be sure to read the fine print and take a independent diamond specialist with you if you want to buy something real valuable. Diamonds with inclusions are sometimes filled with glass to make them appear clearer. An inclusion is an imperfection internal to the diamond. Filler can be damaged by heat, ultrasonic cleaning, and by re-tipping. The filling does not repair the inclusion; it just makes it less visible. They can be painted and the paint wears off rather quickly. Finally, now that you have that precious stone, here are some tips as to how to take care of it. Diamonds are often thought to be unshatterable. Unfortunately, this is not tru. Diamonds are brittle: If you hit a diamond hard, it will crack or chip if mishandled. Don't wear your diamond when doing rough work.

Storage: Store diamonds separately. When stored with other jewelry, diamonds may scratch other jewelry (or each other).

Thai Jewelry
Thai Jewelry


Cleaning:
The best method for cleaning is a jeweler's polishing cloth. Many jewelers will clean your diamond and gemstones ring for free if you are making another purchase in the store.

Throughout the world, jewelry or body ornamentation is an ancient and time-honored art form. Yet in Thailand and elsewhere, jewelry as art has only recently come into its own. Such Thai jewelry art is not the series of gold tennis bracelets lined up in a glass case at the mall. Nor is it the design of a single artist who puts it into mass production. These are handcrafted, one-of-a-kind works

 conceived and executed by the Thai jewelry artist with all the technical elements and aesthetics that carry it across the line into the .realm of  art to be consumed.

Thailand jewelry with diamonds can be an agent's best friend: underserved jewelry market leaves... "The distinction between mass-produced jewelry and art jewelry is not just in the quantity but the design," said a Thai jewelry artist. "I've seen some stunningly high-quality jewelry designs in a department store that wouldn't be considered fine art, and I've seen $5,000 diamond and ruby earrings that have no design quality to them. Art is in the eye of the beholder."

Very popular in Thailand among Thai and tourists are Thailand silver jewelry, but that’s not all naturally, there is gold jewelry, steel jewelry, Titanium jewelry, crystal jewelry and most of them are handmade jewelry, probably the most popular is fashion jewelry, it is quite cheap and it looks good.

Thailand Silver Jewelry
Thailand Silver Jewelry

Thailand jewelry art could be identifies as "ethnicized contemporary" jewelry drawn from historical images, as well as craft and folk art plus a strong modernistic and mainstream influence. Used are, gold, platinum, sterling silver, high-quality precious stones and pearls, but to mix them up it becomes interesting, putting hand-made stones with natural pearls--the fine and the not-so-fine--to create a more hand-made appearance. "Thai Jewelry as an art depends on function and intimacy," Most piece of jewelry that leaves the Thai jewelry art studio is hand-fabricated. Thai jewelry artists strive for perfection in design and craftsmanship, not overly concerned that every form has perfectly rounded edges or that every element be an exact replication of its counterpart. Jewelry art should be individual and unique and preserve for the viewer deliberate traces of the decisions for fabrication; the passage of the hands through materials." Herein lies the realm of distinction between crude commercial jewelry and Thai jewelry as fine art. Part of the departure lies in the purpose or intention behind the piece, whether it was made to be sold in quantity at a profit and ultimately worn, or if it was created for the sake of art--art that was hand crafted, using unconventional materials or traditional materials in unconventional ways. The closer the Thai jewelry artist remains to the creative process, the closer the Thai jewelry is to fine art. "The difference is the same for jewelry as it is for the other decorative arts," You can tell when they change into art because they cease being functional, or they become sculptural objects themselves.

Thai jewelry continues to make inroads into fine art venues such as galleries, high-end shows and expos, and it is creating quite a presence in the marketplace.

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