Fan Bingbing , who just celebrated her 41st birthday, posted 9 birthday photos on her Weibo in one breath.
The most eye-catching thing is the "sky-high conch bead " on the neck.
Conch beads have always been called "the most expensive organic gem on the surface".
Every conch bead in Fan Bingbing's necklace is large and full, which is expensive than the "pigeon egg".
Her personal jewelry collection has always had many surprise materials.
This year, we just talked about her "glass" Jade Bracelet . On her birthday, she posted a full set of high-quality conch beads. Her aesthetic taste in jewelry collection is still awesome.
For example, the conch beads that were popular this time are not very common and popular.
Although it belongs to the category of pearls, conch beads are not as famous as common pearl types such as "Aobai" and "Golden Beads".
But it has a very high status in the jewelry circle. In the pink gem family, it is only ranked behind pink diamond .
And the reason why it is not very famous is entirely because it is too rare and precious, so it is difficult to move in the market.
It is also very different from ordinary white pearls in appearance. The whole body exudes a soft and glutinous pink full of girlish feeling. Under the smooth surface is a flowing flame-shaped pattern, each one is different.
Before Ni Ni took the cover of the September issue, she appeared in a high-end dress with conch beads.
This earring is from the Chinese jewelry brand Cindy Chao, which is made of light gold and soft light pink, which is soft and has no lack of presence.
The most primitive image of conch beads born from shellfish is the appearance of such a large conch.
color is cherry blossom pink. It is said that as food, the meat of this conch is also very delicious.
Every time someone shares the beads eaten by eating conch in a small red book, everyone will rush to comment.
No matter how many years you have, congratulations first...
Conch beads also have alias called "Hermes among the pearls". Although they are in the gem circle, the price is more expensive than ordinary diamonds.
Tang Wei and "Yu Po" Elizabeth Taylor , who is the best at buying gemstones, also like to wear conch beads to participate in large-scale ceremonies.
pearls are mainly divided into two categories: "natural pearls" and " freshwater pearls ". Conch beads with scientific name " Kongkezhu " are the kings of natural pearls.
price and preciousness are both outstanding.
Conch beads have not been used as jewelry for a long time, and it was discovered very accidentally.
Caribbean When locals captured big phoenix snail as food, they saw this beautiful conch.
Its earliest written records come from the navigation log of Columbus , and he called this conch bead "pink pearl".
But since the 16th century, with the discovery of the new world and the development of trade, the screw shell of the phoenix snail was brought back to Europe as a ballast from the Caribbean.
A Italian engravers with artistic imagination carved the big phoenix snail shell into various wonderful three-dimensional reliefs, which are loved by celebrities from all walks of life.
This trend reached its peak from 1750 to 1815, when Queen Josephine of France particularly liked this relief.
If diamonds are "monopolized and precious", then conch beads are real because they are too rare and difficult to obtain and circulate.
diamonds and many natural gems can be mined in large quantities, but only conch beads can produce up to 3,000 in a year worldwide, and the number in the past two years has even dropped to more than 600.
Because you have to continuously mine almost 50,000 conchs to get one available pearl after removing the meat, the success rate depends entirely on the luck of nature.
In the field of gem cultivation, it is currently impossible to artificially cultivate the color and appearance of conch beads.
Diamonds can be divided into different levels because there are too many diamonds, but conch beads cannot be classified because they are too rare. As long as they are identified as conch beads, they can be sold at a high price.
So stocking up a set of high-quality conch beads has always been the most cost-effective investment in the jewelry circle.
The first brand to design conch beads into works was Tiffany. At the Chicago Expo in 1893, Tiffany exhibited a large number of conch beads.
At that time, Dr. Koons, the chief buyer of Tiffany, was the promoter behind this finished product.
octagonal dark pink conch bead pendant and earrings customized by Tiffany&Co.
At the same time, conch beads are also favored by the circle of celebrities and noble ladies.
"Jewelry Collection Big" Xiang Tai Chen Lan has collected a complete set of conch bead earrings + long necklace combinations.
, which is a girlish accessories, actually appear on her, quite surprisingly.
He Chaolian attended a fashion dinner and also showed up with a full set of conch bead jewelry with Chanel.
, from earrings, bracelets to rings, are all equipped.
Because of the properties of natural pearls, it can be easily passed down for a hundred years.
The light pink appearance will not turn yellow like other white pearls after being left for a long time, so it is very suitable for collection and storage. The most common choice is to make ring and earring styles. There are some near-transparent pinks, which are very charming.
One of the Johns Hope conch beads collection is now in the V&A Museum, London.
Zhu Zhu took a selfie before and shared a conch bead ring, saying that he liked this large and gorgeous antique jewelry design.
Many conch bead jewelry will also be specially designed in a style that can be disassembled and combined by itself, greatly improving the versatile and practicality.
It is also very suitable to be designed in the shape of a brooch and attend some formal wear occasions.
Danish Princess Isabella some time ago, she wore a water droplet conch bead brooch to attend the royal event.
and a full white suit set look very simple and elegant.
Conch bead brooch worn by Isabella was a baptism gift given to her by grandma Margaret II. It was also the baptism gift given to Margaret II by Queen Alexandrelyn.
Okay, that’s all for today’s small sharing about conch beads.
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