SUPERB GIFT BOXED CRYSTAL BRACELET MADE FROM GENUINE SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. MADE FROM SWAROVSKI METALLIC LIGHT GOLD CRYSTAL, ALLOY AND SILVER PLATE. LENGTH 5" WITH AN EXTRA 2.5" EXTENDER CHAIN ATTACHED. SIMPLY STUNNING. CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR THE MATCHING NECKLACE.
I OWN A SMALL JEWELLERY CONCESSION WITHIN A HAIRDRESSING SALON AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN BUY GENUINE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS IS BY MEETING THEIR MINIMUM ORDER REQUIREMENTS (IN THIS CASE 144 PIECES!). THIS IS WAY MORE THAN MY PERSONAL NEEDS SO I AM ABLE TO OFFER THE EXCESS STOCK AT RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PRICES!
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE YOUR CRYSTALS FROM THE VARIOUS OFFICIAL SWAROVSKI COLOUR CHARTS. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE CHARTS, THIS IS MADE FROM CRYSTAL NO. 001 ML G2 (METALLIC LIGHT GOLD) .
PLEASE NOTE THESE DO NOT BEAR THE SWAROVSKI SWAN LOGO. THIS IS BECAUSE ONLY ITEMS BOUGHT THROUGH THE SWAROVSKI RETAIL STORES ARE AUTHORISED TO BEAR THE LOGO. ANYONE CLAIMING TO SELL AUTHENTIC SWAROVSKI ITEMS WITH THIS LOGO ARE INVARIABLY FAKE! (UNLESS OF COURSE THEY ARE PERSONAL ITEMS BEING RESOLD!) THESE ARE MADE FROM GENUINE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE COMPANY FROM THEIR 'ELEMENTS' RANGE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO OF AN EXAMPLE DELIVERY FOR PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY. BELOW IS AN INDEPENDANT GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING GENUINE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS.
Here are some tips that can help you determine which crystals are genuine:
Swarovski crystals are generally not strung when offered for sale.
Look
for the original Swarovski packaging. Dependant on size, the bulk
packages will range from 10 gross to 1/2 gross, in well-branded, sealed
envelopes. The newest Swarovski bulk packaging is sealed with an
authenticated silver toned hologram saying "SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS."
Swarovski
crystals are perfectly uniform. Since they are machine cut, each
crystal is the same. This means that the height, width and slope are
consistent. A hand polished imitator bead will not have as uniform a
cut. You may also notice different dimensions from bead to bead.
Swarovski
uses machinery that precisely cuts each crystal. According to
Swarovski, "cutting hard materials such as crystal and gems, in such a
way that they have a hundred identical facets in several directions, is a
very complicated task; each direction of the reflected light must first
be calculated by computer, then this has to be simulated in 3D,
optimized and finally converted into control programs for complex
machinery." This is just part of the technology that gives Swarovski
crystals their unbelievable flash.
The precision cutting of
Swarovski machinery allows each crystal to have its facet juncture
"pointing up". This means the facet junctures all meet at precisely the
same point. This is a similar aspect of diamond faceting. See the
illustration above.
AB finish Swarovski crystals have a uniform
surface luster. There are no swirling marks from the vacuum process that
produces the AB finish, and generally there are no scratches. The
"imitations" often have scratches, swirl marks ("oily" looking surface).
Some of these imperfections, in the "imposters", have to do with the
lower quality of the finish. See the illustration above.
When you look inside the crystal, you will see no bubbles. If you see any bubbles, you know immediately that it is a fake.
Because
of its special glass compounds, Swarovski crystal will out-sparkle a
bead of lesser quality when placed in a side-by-side comparison.
THESE RETAIL AT £34.99 IN THE SALON SO GRAB YOURSELF A BARGAIN WHILE YOU CAN!