Looking at the two appraisers with foul faces, Chen Wenzhe was in a bad mood.
What are you doing? Are you eating their rice? Or are you touching their cheese?
Jealousy makes people perverted? The mental state of these two guys is very bad!
It was a bit casual at first. After all, it was something I earned for free, so I just took some of it.
However, the attitude of these guys is not good, and he is not the only one who gets a reward. Even if the reward number is larger, it is still because of his ability. Who let the treasure he discovered be more valuable?
He is a meritorious official, and the country is willing to reward him. Who are these people showing their bad faces to?
In this case, he can't be too casual, otherwise, he will definitely be laughed at by these people and become a fool.
A sapphire costing 500,000 yuan is definitely not cheap.
However, it is difficult for Chen Wenzhe to select sapphires worth more than half a million yuan?
Maybe it's difficult for others, but for him, it's really not difficult.
Chen Wenzhe looked at a box of sapphires. When he took them out, his mind was not on these gems at all. At this time, under the light, looking at the bright blue stars, it was actually a bit dazzling.
The treasure moved people's hearts, and Chen Wenzhe was also tempted.
Since the price of each one is half a million, he doesn't need to waste time and breath.
I was a little guilty at first, feeling that the reward was too much, but now, 500 million is only a thousand sapphires, not even half of the amount in this small box.
What's more, he can't even get five hundred gems!
He reached out and swiped at the box, and a large number of sapphires passed through his hands.
Sapphire is the general name for corundum gemstones of other colors except ruby. It is not just blue gemstones.
But here, all sapphires are blue, and other gems, a few of them, are treasured, and it is absolutely impossible for Chen Wenzhe to take them away.
All he can see now are a huge number of several gemstones.
The main component of sapphire is aluminum oxide, which belongs to the trigonal crystal system. The crystal shape is often cylindrical, short columnar, plate-shaped, etc.
Just by touching it, he saw the formation process of sapphire.
At the very least, these are all sapphires, and the quality is not to be said.
However, this does not mean that there are no differences among the sapphires inside.
Sapphires come in various colors such as pink, yellow, green, and white, and are found in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Laos, Cambodia, Qilu Lechang and other places in China.
The quality is naturally different depending on the place of origin.
Of course, good products can be produced anywhere, but the vast majority of products with good quality must be found in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India.
In particular, the sapphires produced in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India are of better quality and larger in quantity.
During the Wanqing period, Cixi not only obtained tourmalines from the United States and sapphires from India and Pakistan, but they also did not escape her grasp.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe just pulled it casually and found several Kashmir sapphires, and they were star sapphires.
Since the price is based on quantity, Chen Wenzhe will not be polite.
Kashmir sapphire is known as the best among sapphires. It exudes a unique velvety soft texture and is a top collection in the jewelry industry.
Therefore, even among a large number of sapphires, they are a bit conspicuous, let alone star sapphires.
When choosing sapphires, you naturally choose from several aspects: color, weight, cut, and clarity.
Also, heat treatment was definitely not popular in the late Qing Dynasty, at least not among Cixi’s collections.
This will make it easier for Chen Wenzhe to operate.
He had a way of cheating, and he just picked them casually and pulled out two star sapphires.
Other sapphires are also good, but time is still very long, so that is the final choice that has to be made.
After picking it out, Chen Wenzhe put the things on a table aside.
The five people next to him looked at the two sapphires together.
But they just glanced at it, turned their heads, and continued to look at the box.
"Indifferent?" Chen Wenzhe smiled.
Even appraisers sometimes make mistakes when faced with antique sapphires whose cut is not as good as modern sapphires. What's more, these guys haven't gotten started yet.
Since he couldn't tell that it was a star sapphire, he wouldn't be polite.
Star sapphire, also known as star sapphire, is mostly opaque to translucent.
The cause of starlight is the silk-like inclusions contained in gemstones.
When cutting it into a cabochon-type gemstone, the cambered surface should be perpendicular to the specific direction of the sapphire crystal, so that six-ray starlight will appear at the center of the intersection. Occasionally, double starlight can be seen;
Otherwise, due to the deflection of the cutting, the starlight cannot be concentrated in the center, resulting in "distorted crystals".
This gave Chen Wenzhe an opportunity. Most of the sapphires here were only rough processed, and their beauty was not fully revealed.
Especially star sapphires, because the inclusions bring starlight but reduce the transparency of the gemstone, so star sapphires are usually translucent to transparent.
And at this time, a satin-like silk texture appears on the surface of the gemstone. If it is not cut well or is not well preserved, it will not look so charming.
Modern people are not demanding about the color of star rubies and sapphires, but they still have certain criteria for judging stars.
Is the intersection point of the six star lines of a gemstone located in the center of the gemstone?
Are the star lines complete and bright?
As the light and fingers turn, will the star lines also move flexibly?
The more affirmative answers, the greater the value of the gem.
Brightly colored red and blue star gemstones are the most valuable. If the star line meets the above conditions and is relatively transparent, the value is very high.
All jewelry appraisers know this, but it is obvious that the two guys at the scene were a bit ambitious and short-handed.
Chen Wenzhe was very fast. After all, facing a box of sapphires with more than a thousand sapphires, it was still a bit difficult for him to pick out a quantity of sufficient value within ten minutes.
Of course, it is impossible to exchange all the 300 million in cash for sapphires, but the amount must not be less, otherwise, there will be trouble later.
Five hundred thousand pieces, if you choose a hundred pieces, it will only be 50 million.
It was also at this time that Chen Wenzhe discovered that the rewards he had received this time were really many.
After all, star sapphires are rare, and they must be touched to quickly identify them. At this speed, you will definitely not be able to find many.
Besides, this box of thousands of sapphires must have been selected by someone, otherwise it would not be possible for him to choose at will.
Since star sapphires are not enough, then choose based on color and purity.
Among sapphires, blue is the most classic, but it’s not just blue!
The color of top rubies is called "pigeon blood red", while the colors of top sapphires are called "cornflower blue" and "royal blue".