Crystal collection is getting hot

In recent years, the collection market is booming. In addition to gold, platinum, jade, and jade, natural crystals have gradually entered the sights as a new collection. Yao Hengyu, crystal investment expert of “Jingyuan Crystal”, said that crystal not only has its own high-quality and excellent production technology, but also its appreciation and collection potential cannot be ignored. According to relevant information, the price of natural crystals has nearly tripled in the last 10 years. However, crystal ornaments are mostly artificial crystals. If you want to invest in collections, it is best to buy natural crystals.

The price has nearly tripled in 10 years. Crystal Investment expert Yao Hengxuan told reporters that crystal is mainly used for making fashion jewelry and is highly wearable. It is called "semi-precious stone." As a non-renewable resource, natural crystal has seen rising demand in recent years. The improvement in supply and demand has led directly to the rising price of natural crystals. As prices continue to rise and the collection heat continues to heat up, natural crystals have gradually entered the eyes of collectors as a new collection.

Yao Hengyun said that the rise of crystal is something that has happened in recent years. Although the rise time is not long, the increase is very alarming. “I have been operating in crystals for more than 10 years. Basically, the price of crystals has been rising every year. Sometimes it can be doubled in one year.” Yao Hengyi said that conservative estimates that natural crystal prices have risen nearly 30 times in the last 10 years. At present, the better natural crystals are priced in grams, and the price per gram of some top natural crystal products has even exceeded gold.

The reporter found that the most sought after and best-selling titanium crystals, hair crystals, green ghosts and other natural crystal ornaments and accessories on the market are all priced at about 3,000 yuan, and some slightly larger natural crystal products have even reached the number of Ten thousand yuan. "Now selling three to four thousand yuan of natural crystal jewelry, at the time of 2003 will be able to sell a maximum of one or two hundred dollars." Yaoheng Yan said.

The three types of crystals are worthy of collection. Yao Hengxuan told reporters that from the viewpoint of collection investment, the oldest collection of antique crystal collections has the highest value, but antique crystals are generally difficult to find, and it is difficult to identify them, so the risk of collection is relatively high, but For ordinary collectors, the three types of natural crystals are the most valuable for collection.

One is a natural crystal ball. The most common white body crystal, such as a diameter of about 6 cm, has a high degree of clarity, a small crack, and a large appreciation potential. At present, the crystal price can basically reach tens of thousands of yuan. The second is the fissure crystal of the "picomorph". If the cracks in the crystal, through the light, due to the refraction of light, dyeing, etc., will form a certain pattern in the crystal, that looks like something, such as titanium crystals, hair crystals are such. The price of such crystal products can reach thousands of dollars or even higher. Finally there is a natural crystal that contains inclusions. Crystals of this kind of crystal have no impurities, but there are some inclusions that visually present a pattern of artistic conception, like green ghost crystals belong to this category.

Yao Hengxuan said that in addition to buying more than three types of crystal products, the carving process is also a major factor determining the value of crystal collection. If a crystal product is unique in shape and color is beautiful, and it is exquisitely crafted by famous artists, the value of art, appreciation and collection is also quite high.

Five strokes to identify the quality of crystal pros and cons According to the reporter, crystal prices have risen significantly in recent years, some unscrupulous businessmen in order to obtain illegal profits, often artificial synthetic crystal, glass instead of natural crystal to deceive consumers. How do collectors identify the quality of crystals? Yao Hengji told reporters that in general, the quality of crystals can be judged from the following five aspects.

First, it depends on the choice of materials. Material-oriented crystal can't see cloud-like or floc-like distribution of gas-liquid inclusions, even cracks and spots can't be seen. Second, it depends on the workmanship. The processing of crystal products is divided into grinding and carving, and the workmanship is good. The collection can not only fully demonstrate the external beauty of crystal products, but also can show its inner beauty; the third is to look at the polishing, the quality of the crystal collection has a direct impact on the price, good crystal transparency, gloss is better . The fourth attention hole, on the series of crystal products (such as necklaces, beads), depends on whether the hole is straight, the thickness of the hole is uniform, with or without small cracks, the hole wall should also be clear and transparent; the last is to see the color, monochrome crystal The color should be uniform, if it is a crystal of different shades, then the tone lines should be beautiful.

Yao Hengyu told reporters that the method of distinguishing between natural and artificial crystals is relatively simple. In general, natural crystals are transparent, such as water, and there is a clear sense of coolness. Artificial crystals, however, are whitish and have only a cool sensation. In addition, if the volume is the same, natural crystals will feel heavier than artificial crystals and glassware.