Why does tourmaline dominate the color treasure world?

In the collections in recent years, it is not the mahogany, nor the south red, which is comparable to the "crazy stone" jade, but the tourmaline that has never been seen before.

The reporter learned that its price increase is comparable to that of jadeite. In the past six or seven years, the price has increased at least 10 times, and the tourmaline ring of more than 3 carats has the fastest rise. In 2010, the wholesale price of tourmaline per carat was around 400 yuan, and it has risen to about 8,000 yuan in just two years. The auction and collection momentum of tourmaline boutiques is also rising.

Tourmaline, the name of tourmaline, belongs to the sub-gem, which is not a gem in the strict sense. However, why is tourmaline the fastest in the colored gem world? Let's find out together.

10 times up the collection story

"Probably from the beginning of 2009, there is a wind in the market, and the gems of the tourmaline will be on fire at once." Ms. Li, a colleague's mother, introduced. I didn't know how much the tourmaline was. I was influenced by the people around me. The price was not expensive and good-looking. She bought a lot of jewelry for this gem. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, these jewels that were silently lying in the jewelry box were worth a lot. "This red ring was bought for 3,000 yuan in 2010. Later, I put it in a silver side. Some people saw it a few days ago. People said that this ring should be at least 10,000 yuan."

Speaking of this, Ms. Li couldn't hide her excitement. She took out her jewelry box, from brooch, pendant, ring face, to bracelet, handle, red, green and green. "When I buy a red ring, I want to have a red pendant. I want to see the red bracelet and I want to get it. I bought it so much." Some time ago, Ms. Li went to the store and saw that a guest was at The multi-color tourmaline bracelet bought in the previous two years, the purchase price of more than 5,000, now with more than 60,000 yuan to change hands, there are still buyers to take over.

The madness of the tourmaline made Ms. Li feel uncomfortable. Why is the price of tourmaline so fast? She feels that it is related to the current investment environment. The current investment variety is small, and it is easy to cause a chase after a rare variety. "As far as the friends I have learned, many people used to speculate on gold. In the past two years, gold has fallen sharply. When many people are looking for other investment fields, the market of Bixi has just started, and many investors have come in at once. ”

In addition to blushing in the first-tier jewellery market, the performance of the tourmaline is also impressive at the auction.

In 2006, at the Christie's Auction in Hong Kong, China, a piece of pink tourmaline was finally sold for HK$471,000. At an auction in China's Guardian, a celestial tourmaline button with a length of 3.6 cm, a width of 2.5 cm and a height of 4.5 cm was finally sold at a price of about 16 million yuan higher than the estimate of 106,000 yuan due to the use of azure color tourmaline. . In 2012, in the Beijing Jiu Ge Spring Auction, a 14.5-carat two-color watermelon tourmaline ring was sold at a price of 5.14 million yuan. The price of a peach red tourmaline ring at the same venue was 3.77 million yuan.

Why is Tourmaline so hot? Hu Xuenian, a national registered jewellery jade appraiser, said: "Some people like it because it is rich in color and huge in size, and the red sapphire does not reach such a large particle size." However, he said frankly: "In a few years, the general price has risen four or five times. The quality variety has increased nearly 10 times, and the price of tourmaline is already very high."

a gem with deep roots

According to the place of origin, tourmaline belongs to the gems produced in Brazil, but it has deep roots with the Chinese.

“Bi” stands for green, “玺” is the symbol of the emperor, and the tourmaline homophonic “avoids evil”, meaning good luck. In the Qing Dynasty, tourmaline was a symbol of power. It was one of the materials used by the top and second-class officials, and was also used to make the beads they wore. Especially in the Empress Dowager Cixi era, the tourmaline has received unprecedented attention in China. The famous watermelon red tourmaline is also famous for its love.

The so-called watermelon red tourmaline is a red and green color on a crystal. It is like watermelon. It is also one of the most distinctive varieties of tourmaline. The watermelon tourmaline of the Qing Dynasty was mainly tribute to the Qing dynasty affiliates of Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, it is said that the watermelon red tourmaline collected by the Empress Dowager Cixi and excavated from her mausoleum is actually of poor quality. Because the mining technology at that time was relatively backward, the mineral deposits discovered that year were not so good.

Ms. Li told reporters that the most common colors of tourmalines are red, blue and green. Red tourmaline should be the most popular among Chinese people. The red tourmaline color is rare and interesting, so the red tourmaline is the most significant variety in recent years, but the number of clean red tourmalines is not much. In terms of value, the price of monochromatic red tourmaline and blue tourmaline is higher, the most expensive is Paraiba tourmaline, and the rarest of the red tourmaline is the pigeon red blood tourmaline.

The highest grade in the tourmaline is called Paraiba Blue Tourmaline. Paraiba is a place name in Brazil. This tourmaline price catches up with diamonds and the output is very low. It is rare in the Chinese market. According to experts, Paraiba tourmaline is almost all small particles, large particles of Paraiba tourmaline, one carat for tens of thousands of dollars.

In general, the bracelets of the tourmalines are all based on grams, and the high-quality tourmaline faces are all in terms of carats. The pure blue tourmaline, red tourmaline, and yellow tourmaline are at least 1,000 yuan per gram, and the quality is thousands of yuan or even higher. Such goods are generally found in shopping malls and pawn shops, and have a certain control over the quality of tourmaline. The price is also relatively high. In the ordinary business of Panjiayuan, the variety of the tourmaline sold varies from tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars.

Even the price of the tourmaline, which is not transparent, has a minimum price of 70 to 80 yuan per gram, and a string of three or four hundred dollars. If the merchant takes out dozens of dollars, the "Bixi" does not need to be used. I believe that most of it is crystal stained.

Try to choose a pure color and high quality tourmaline collection

For the collection of this variety of tourmalines, the industry is controversial, and many people think that it cannot be quickly identified as a valuable variety by its price increase. In a certain sense, tourmaline is a sub-precious stone, and its wearing value exceeds its collection value. If you are involved in the collection of this variety, if possible, choose rare and rare tourmalines of high quality and pure color.

The reporter visited several jewellery stores such as Chow Tai Fook, Chow Sang Sang, ENZO and Yi Bao and found that tourmaline has been recognized by most consumers. Some merchants said that before six or seven years, go to Haifeng to purchase goods, 50 yuan a gram can buy very good goods, but now a good price at least five or six hundred dollars a gram. Among them, in addition to the factors of raw material price increase, a big reason is that there are more people playing tourmalines.

Compared with the price of jadeite, it is because there is only one place in Burma, and the production area of ​​tourmaline is very large. Apart from Brazil, which is known to all, new mineral deposits are still being discovered in Africa. However, due to the difficulty of small-scale mining, large funds are not willing to Investing, so only a small amount of money is being mined. This will also affect the price. In general, the price of tourmaline is already at a high level, and consumers who are not very knowledgeable must be cautious.

What kind of tourmaline is the most collectible value? According to industry insiders, when purchasing, you should choose crystal clear, with obvious fog, the color is red, blue, green, and the requirements are even and gorgeous.

In addition, the tourmaline has the same degree of cracks inside the crystal as the Turquoise. In the process of processing, people inject glue to prevent cracking and breaking. Therefore, “glue injection” has become an “open secret” in the industry. If you are very concerned about the injection of rubber, it is recommended to buy high-quality ring face, the high-end ring face is basically no glue injection, the collection value is much higher than ordinary goods.

The purchase of red ring-faced tourmaline is basically not filled with glue, and the filling is of little significance in terms of preservation. The blue or red tourmaline ring face, the market price ranging from tens of thousands to more than 100,000 yuan, the two-color watermelon red tourmaline is also worthy of attention.

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