Maple leaves fall, Shanghai has officially entered autumn, which is also my aunt's favorite season. It is not as charming as spring, as hot as summer, and as subtle as winter. Autumn has a kind of quiet beauty, which makes people gain inner peace and peace. As October begins, the zodiac stories of one issue and another come as scheduled. Today we will talk about the protagonist of this month - Libra . In fact, it is not difficult to find from the names of the constellations and symbols that Libra is characterized by calmness, rationality, and importance to fairness and justice. Therefore, they are full of justice and generally have strong adaptability and communication skills; at the same time, they are also very sensitive to beautiful things and have a recognized good taste.
However, just as the balance is always difficult to maintain balance, Libra's difficulty in choosing is also innate; it is easy to get entangled in doing things and not decisive enough, it is like this in life and love. My aunt didn’t want to talk about the love story of Libra friends around me today, because the sign symbol of Libra made my aunt feel that it is very similar to the "offensive and defensive battle" between modern men and women in love, one attack and one defense, one advance and one retreat, and no one is a good deal. After all, men or women today are no longer the kind men and women who are believed in the eyes of Snow White and Prince Charming in the innocent era.
Aunt has a male friend who is a lawyer. Perhaps it is out of professional instinct. He is very "calculated" when he has a girlfriend. I usually go to go dutch when I go on dates (each pays for each one), but I will definitely give my girlfriend a LV bag every year. It is said that this will touch the other party. Even if I break up in the end, my ex-girlfriend will still be obsessed with him when I see LV. How can I still remember the money that needed AA for the meals? !
There is also a rich second-generation Xiao Kai who will give everyone he wants to pursue and will give him a CHANEL bag when he meets "the second time". It is said that this trick has been tried and done, because women usually consider him a rich, passionate and generous man. Otherwise, they would not give him CHANEL when they first met him. Who knows that this is actually just his old trick?
Let’s look at the modern new women, which is also not inferior. A female colleague of my aunt told me that one of her friends was kept. When she told the man that there was an urgent need for four million and the other party was embarrassed, she went to the wall without saying a word, but she was bleeding on the spot and sent to the hospital, of course she immediately got four million. My colleague expressed his admiration for her friend's courage, and he hit the wall! And that little woman was only in her early twenties at the time.
Speaking of which, my aunt’s colleague (my former secretary) is not simple either. She has a doctor boyfriend who claims to be her husband (maybe she really is her husband), a boyfriend who works in a construction company (blatantly staying for two days when participating in a company trip), and a lot of suitors who drive sports car to pick up and drop off from the company... Facing these modern men and women, it is like the two ends of the Libra, making my aunt happy and worry. What’s good about women is that they “become smarter”, what’s the worry? Because it is no longer stupid, it is relatively not pure. Nowadays, men and women have already launched formal online and offline offensive and defensive battles, completely bidding farewell to the innocent era of the past.
As the birthday stone of October - Opal, it has recently attracted great attention because of Cartier 's advanced jewelry exhibition . Its English name is Opal, which originated from the ancient Romans named "Opalus", which means a rare gem, representing love and hope. In the gem world, Opal is called "color-changing magician". This is because the color-changing effect makes it appear as gorgeous as a kaleidoscope. According to the GIA classification, opal is mainly divided into 5 categories: white or light-colored opal , black opal , fire opal , Boulder Opal, crystal or water opal. Here we will popularize a little knowledge. Strictly speaking, the official Chinese name of opal should be called opal, but according to market practice, those without color change effect are called opal, while those with color change effect are called noble opal or opal.Since the main source of opal is Australia, accounting for about 95% of the global total production, opal is also called " opal ".
From the perspective of five major categories, black opal is the most valuable. In addition, there are more rare niche categories such as matrix opal and branch opal. In addition, some opals with special patterns are also very popular in the market. Generally speaking, the stronger the color change effect, the more expensive the opal; but there are exceptions. Some opals have almost no color change effect, but they also have high value. The most representative of them is Fire Opal, which ranges from bright yellow to hot red, covering almost the entire color ring. It looks like a burning flame, bright and hot. There are also some opals named after colors, such as pink opal , blue opal, and green opal. Most of them are opaque and usually do not have the color change effect.
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BEAUTÉS DU MONDE high-end jewelry series APATURA necklace
platinum inlaid opal, color sapphire , sapphire, diamond
BEAUTÉS DU MONDE high-quality jewelry series APATURA necklace
Platinum inlaid opal, color sapphire , sapphire, diamond
Since as "Ouba", Australia naturally has a lot of high-quality opals, especially Lightning The black opal produced by Ridge is a treasure that all collectors flock to. Moreover, Australia produces opals in a very complete range. New South Wales and South Australia can be found in White Opal , and Queensland produces Boulder Opal. Other famous production areas of opal include , Mexico, , which produces hot opal, Ethelbia, which produces white opal, and Peruvian Andes, which produces pink opal. However, it should be noted that opals must be kept away from heat and wind sources. Because opal is a water-containing gem, water exists in the form of free water (also known as adsorbed water) and structural water. Heat will cause the water molecules in it to escape, reducing its transparency, and in severe cases, it will cause the beautiful color to disappear or even dry and crack.
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MAGNITUDE high-end jewelry series ZEMIA bracelet
18K white gold inlaid with Australian guinea opal, Madagascar purple sapphire, sapphire, Fantastic stone, diamond
In recent years, opal has attracted much attention in the jewelry industry. It has not only been used by high-end jewelry brands in top jewelry, but also has a good response in the mass market. Although opal is different from other gems, there is neither fire color or exclusive color, nor 4C standards to compare, there are still ways to follow when choosing. If you want to summarize it in one sentence, it is "the brighter the opal, the better the quality". The highest-grade opal must be in multiple colors (3 or more). As a unique feature of opal, it is best to have large angular spots on its surface, and the more uniform the color, the higher the value. Therefore, when purchasing, it is recommended to observe 360 degrees of rotation, with high-quality opal saturation and color having a uniform brightness.
The era is progressing, and concepts are constantly changing. Compared with the old society in the past, people were always bound by rules and regulations. After seeing a more diverse world, contemporary people have become more free and casual, and can boldly express their attitudes and ideas. They no longer care whether they will gain "different" vision. The same is true in the jewelry industry. Once upon a time, most consumers did not buy the four precious gems, but now, with the favor of brands and collectors, niche gems have begun to become popular frequently. Perhaps no matter which industry (what the situation) you are in, there must be some "outliers" to promote and influence, so that you can have innovative development and breakthrough excitement.
