Sandra does the cloth you wipe out the black stone dry? In other words, what is the best way to clean the testing stone? Thank you. Wishing you a FABULOUS week.
Hi, thanks for watching! The testing stone should be cleaned with the" highest" solution you have. In my case, I have 22 -- and that's what I use to thoroughly clean it. In the video, I am just wiping it with a rag. Afterwards, I did the full clean with the 22k stuff and then I washed and dried in my sink. Hope this helps!!!! xo
Your videos always teach us things 😊. You were going to return a new gold tester you thought was defective and possibly reorder another with 18k gold testing disc… how did that go???
Hey Debra, I don't like my gold tester one bit. It is very undependable. It can read that real gold is not and pieces that are not are. UGH! haha. Thanks for waiting. Hugs.
I think the green earring is nephrite. I lived in Taiwan and studied Jade/Nephrite fairly intensively for 3 years there. Of course I’m looking through an iPhone screen, but my first impression was nephrite. Also the surrounding carved gold effect is appropriate. Of course, the Chinese typically favor the highest karat gold possible, but a lower karat gold can be produced for the foreign markets.
If it is unmarked as you tested some and were positive for gold. Do you list them as gold? because they tested positive for gold or do you take them to a jeweler to confirm? Curious because I have had pieces tested positive and not played but unsure about listing them as gold.
That’s a good question. If the stone is big or the piece seems like it might be valuable, I ask a jeweler. If the exact stone doesn’t seem that important, I might take a picture of the presidium gem tester needle. Usually tho, it’s my unit misbehaving! I have three of them, and they only work when they want to lol!
Aquamarines are much more valuable than topaz. That beautiful piece didn’t really have the right color for aquamarine, which is Slightly, slightly more green. Also their color saturation tends to be lighter. For a while in past decades no Aquamarine was being mined anywhere, as all known mines had been depleted. You really did see any in jewelry after the 1960’s and 1970’s, except from very fine jewelry houses which already had amassed a stockpile of stones. Thus the price shot up dramatically. In the past 10-15 years new mines have been discovered, so this gorgeous stone is becoming available again. Still, it has a different color and shade profile from blue topaz ( which is usually irradiated to get that color, and was brought to the market not only for its beauty, but also in no small measure, to substitute for the unavailability of aquamarines, which are much more valuable.
I think that M pendant looks like gold. Maybe you should test it again 😄
Good eye! I did retest it and it is 14k - and I found that it’s marked 14k too! Barely readable, but there. Thanks for watching!!!!
Hi Sandra. Really enjoyed this video, no-one is too old to learn new things. Keep up the great content!
Thank you! Will do!
Hi Sandra. The blue emerald cut pendant looks like Sky Blue Topaz. The green stone earrings look like Nephrite.
Ok, thanks a ton for the info! xo
Great video as always
I appreciate that, thanks so much. SANDRA
Thank you that was very interesting
Glad you think so! Thanks so much!!!
Sandra does the cloth you wipe out the black stone dry? In other words, what is the best way to clean the testing stone? Thank you. Wishing you a FABULOUS week.
Hi, thanks for watching! The testing stone should be cleaned with the" highest" solution you have. In my case, I have 22 -- and that's what I use to thoroughly clean it. In the video, I am just wiping it with a rag. Afterwards, I did the full clean with the 22k stuff and then I washed and dried in my sink. Hope this helps!!!! xo
Love you and your channel!
Thanks a million!!!! xo
Your videos always teach us things 😊. You were going to return a new gold tester you thought was defective and possibly reorder another with 18k gold testing disc… how did that go???
Hey Debra, I don't like my gold tester one bit. It is very undependable. It can read that real gold is not and pieces that are not are. UGH! haha. Thanks for waiting. Hugs.
@@TheFunkyPickleThrifter Sorry it didn’t work out, thx for the update 👍
I think the green earring is nephrite. I lived in Taiwan and studied Jade/Nephrite fairly intensively for 3 years there. Of course I’m looking through an iPhone screen, but my first impression was nephrite.
Also the surrounding carved gold effect is appropriate. Of course, the Chinese typically favor the highest karat gold possible, but a lower karat gold can be produced for the foreign markets.
Wow thanks for that great info! xo
I think the green one you thought was emerald is jadeite.
Reselling jewelry is hard for me 🥹I want to keep it all 😂
Haha! I hear that!!!!!
If it is unmarked as you tested some and were positive for gold. Do you list them as gold? because they tested positive for gold or do you take them to a jeweler to confirm? Curious because I have had pieces tested positive and not played but unsure about listing them as gold.
I will state they are unmarked but test positive. I hope this helps!
@@TheFunkyPickleThrifter thank you and yes you did help:)
Just make sure you scratch the piece enough to establish it’s not just plated. Good luck!
Do you prefer acid testing over the gold tester machines?
I do. I have no luck with my Kee gold tester... Thanks for watching. xo
I wish they would make a test for 9K
So if the gym tester falls in between two different stones how do you list it?
That’s a good question. If the stone is big or the piece seems like it might be valuable, I ask a jeweler. If the exact stone doesn’t seem that important, I might take a picture of the presidium gem tester needle. Usually tho, it’s my unit misbehaving! I have three of them, and they only work when they want to lol!
hi how do you test for 9k ? thank you
I don't have reason too very often, but I think the 10k solution will hang on for a bit, and then fade away. Not sure though. Thanks for watching.
Aquamarines are much more valuable than topaz. That beautiful piece didn’t really have the right color for aquamarine, which is Slightly, slightly more green. Also their color saturation tends to be lighter. For a while in past decades no Aquamarine was being mined anywhere, as all known mines had been depleted. You really did see any in jewelry after the 1960’s and 1970’s, except from very fine jewelry houses which already had amassed a stockpile of stones. Thus the price shot up dramatically.
In the past 10-15 years new mines have been discovered, so this gorgeous stone is becoming available again. Still, it has a different color and shade profile from blue topaz ( which is usually irradiated to get that color, and was brought to the market not only for its beauty, but also in no small measure, to substitute for the unavailability of aquamarines, which are much more valuable.
Very interesting. You know the stuff that I don’t! Thanks so much for lending your expertise. Hugs.