Where to buy.... (Come in & help me please!)

Detached SG

Jade bangle?

Mama's bird day's coming really soon.. Anyone got goldsmiths or whatever shops to recommend? And also what's the damage?

(One more thing, do they come in standard sizes? Or I gotta roughly gauge how big my mom's hand is?)

Thanks

MooKu SG

NO! They don't come in standard sizes.

You better bring her to the shop to buy one.

Detached SG

NO! They don't come in standard sizes.

You better bring her to the shop to buy one.

Failed.

Lousy advice.

I want to give her the surprise element.

Oh yes dear, I'm probably buying her dinner too.. =D

MooKu SG

Failed.

Lousy advice.

I want to give her the surprise element.

Oh yes dear, I'm probably buying her dinner too.. =D

Then next time I try to see how big her hand is loh.

It's not lousy advice - I have three bangles, all purchased without my presence, and they all don't fit. They're all too small, my dad has underestimated his daughter's hand... it's actually fatter than he thinks it is...

the Bear SG

wrist size doesn't make it either.. dependent on how big her hand is too..

and price.. again dependent.. jade can be cheap as heck or cost more than its weight in gold depending on the quality..

kiseki SG

Failed.

Lousy advice.

I want to give her the surprise element.

Oh yes dear, I'm probably buying her dinner too.. =D

Ahhh... the element of surprise.

Detached SG

wrist size doesn't make it either.. dependent on how big her hand is too..

and price.. again dependent.. jade can be cheap as heck or cost more than its weight in gold depending on the quality..

Recommend some shops, uncle bear?

Would you give a rough estimate price wise too?

Detached SG

Ahhh... the element of surprise.

kiseki SG

Ok ok. I don't know much about jade bangles so can't help. =\ Get her wrist measurements through her watch or something and bring it to the jeweller's to ask for suggestions?

Detached SG

Ok ok. I don't know much about jade bangles so can't help. =\ Get her wrist measurements through her watch or something and bring it to the jeweller's to ask for suggestions?

It's not just the wrist, it's her hand too.. the size of her palm.. remember it's a bangle?

kiseki SG

http://www.yingyujade.com/measure_bangle.htm

Looks helpful.

Detached SG

http://www.yingyujade.com/measure_bangle.htm

Looks helpful.

Too obvious liao.. she'd definitely know something's wrong..

I'll use the gf method

cassie SG

Does she have an existing bangle you can use as a gauge? Also, is she into jade?

Detached SG

Does she have an existing bangle you can use as a gauge? Also, is she into jade?

She doesn't... She had one many years ago... She liked it a lot.. but broke it when she hit me =( I was a bad egg =(

Now I wanna replace it =D

Cassie, any shops to recommend? Also estimated price range?

gasband SG

Take a trip to Chinatown bah, the jewellery shops there or even some those antique shops, u might find some treasures there leh

Detached SG

Take a trip to Chinatown bah, the jewellery shops there or even some those antique shops, u might find some treasures there leh

Hope I don't ended up spending a bomb on fakes

TehJarVu SG

i bought 1 for someone a month back
from Taka at Bedok
S$99 they selling at S$20
but I am sure this is not what u are after

cassie SG

I never had any jade jewelery in my life. Sorry can’t help. Guess you have a lot of homework to do. Walk around some of the jewelery shops.

gasband SG

Hope I don't ended up spending a bomb on fakes

Then ur best bet is those jewellery shops liao lor unless you have an expert with u.. jewellery shops in Chinatown more old school ones sure have one!

Detached SG

i bought 1 for someone a month back
from Taka at Bedok
S$99 they selling at S$20
but I am sure this is not what u are after

Taka? Wah zhun bo?

How come discount so big anyway? Got a picture?