Brief introduction of ornaments

The origin of ornaments was originally due to the cover. With the continuous development of living standards and human creativity, it began to transform into decorative parts, and various decorations based on decoration were derived. Jewelry is used for decoration and wearing. Some jewelry can play the role of fragrance, cleaning and beautification. Good jewelry can make the wearer look brand-new and relax. Many jewelry boutiques in the street pay more and more attention to the jewelry market. Jewelry is indispensable for home decoration, birthday gifts, friends' parties and seeing off boyfriends and girlfriends. Consumption trend of jewelry industry: jewelry industry is a new industry separated from jewelry and craft gift industry and formed comprehensively. Jewelry, as the growth point of new economy, has gradually matured in developed countries. Various grades of specialty stores and sales points are dotted; Products of various styles and levels fully meet the growing market demand. In China, this industry is still in the initial stage of development. With the rapid development of social economy and culture, it has become people's pursuit to move from food and clothing to well-off society, advocate humanity and fashion, and constantly shape personality and charm.

Judging from the choice of platinum jewelry varieties, there are variables in market consumption. Experts believe that in the future, the consumption growth of China's gold and jewelry market will be mainly driven by three major demands: wedding, diamond and jewelry consumption and overseas tourists' consumption in China. The demand for necklaces is weaker than that for rings, especially wedding rings. If the commodity price rises too fast and too high, consumers will easily turn to other jewelry varieties, such as platinum jewelry or k-gold jewelry; In particular, the K-gold movement promoted by the World Gold Council will promote K-gold jewelry to compete with platinum jewelry in the younger generation. Modern ornaments are colorful and dazzling. There are many classification standards for ornaments, but the most important one is to classify them according to their materials, technological means, uses and decorative parts. Specifically:

I. Classification by material

(1) metal

1. Precious metals:

A. Gold: pure gold (24K), 22K, 18K, 14K, 10K, 9K and 8k;

B. Platinum: PT999, PT990, PT950, PT900, PT850, PT750；;

C. Silver: pure silver and tattooed silver (925).

2. Common metals:

D. iron (mostly stainless steel);

E, nickel alloy;

F, common metal copper and its alloys;

Aluminum-magnesium alloy, tin alloy.

(2) Non-metal:

1. Leather, rope and silk;

2. Plastics and rubber;

3. Non-metallic, animal bones (ivory, horns, bones, etc. ) and shellfish;

4. Wood (agarwood, rosewood, jujube, carnauba, etc.). ) and plant stones (rocks, peach stones, coconut shells, etc. );

5. Gemstones and various colored gems:

A. High-grade gems: such as diamonds, jadeites, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, cat's eyes, pearls, etc.

B intermediate gems: aquamarine, tourmaline, danquan stone, natural zircon, spinel, etc.

C. Low-grade gems: garnet, topaz, crystal, olivine, lapis lazuli, turquoise, etc.

6. Glass and ceramics: such as cloisonne and coloured glaze.

2. According to the different types of wearing parts

(1) Jewelry

1. headdress. Mainly refers to the decoration used around the hair, ears, nose and other parts.

Specifically divided into:

A sun hats, sunglasses, cartoon masks and hair accessories, including hairpins, headdresses, combs, hair crowns, hairpins, hair covers and hair bundles;

B. Earrings, including earrings, earrings, earrings, earmuffs, etc.

C, nose ornaments, mostly nose rings.

2. Chest ornament. Mainly used for the decoration of neck, chest, back, shoulders and other places.

Specifically divided into:

A. Neck ornaments, including necklaces, collars, scarves, scarves, long sweater chains, etc.

B. Chest ornaments, including brooches, brooches, badges, etc.

C waist ornaments, such as waist chains, belts, waist towels, etc. ;

D. Shoulder ornaments, mostly shawls and other decorations.

3. jewelry. Mainly used for finger, wrist and arm decoration.

Including bracelets, bracelets, armbands, rings, rings and so on, sometimes we also regard watches as a kind of jewelry.

4. Foot ornaments. Mainly used for ankle, thigh and calf decoration.

Common anklets and anklets can also include various decorative stockings, socks and shoes in a broad sense.

5. hanging ornaments. Mainly used for clothing or personal decoration.

Such as buttons, key chains, mobile phone chains, mobile phone accessories, bags and so on.

(2) Other categories

Mainly cosmetics (cosmetics, tattoos, wigs and so on. ), dolls, wallets, electrical appliances (jewelry boxes, sunglasses, watches, etc. ), shoes, small pieces of home decoration, etc.

Three. Classification by process means

It can be divided into mosaic and non-mosaic.

Four. Classification by purpose

(1) popular accessories

1. Popular: the pursuit of commodity jewelry, mostly for large-scale mechanized production, mass sales.

2. Popular personality: Jewelry that pursues artistry and personalization is only produced in small quantities, mostly hand-made, sold in limited quantities, and often only one piece is produced.

(2) Art decorations

1. collection: exaggerated, not easy to wear, used for collection.

2. Decorations: used for display.

3. Wear: Artistic modeling jewelry that tends to be practical.

5. Ornaments can also be distinguished by their names.

Such as pendants, needles, rings, rings, bells, beads, cards, flowers, hair combs, clips, locks, chains, belts, rings, accessories, crowns, etc. ◆ Diamonds and gems: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, semi-precious stones, artificial gem, crystals and tourmalines;

Jewelry: platinum jewelry, gold jewelry, platinum jewelry, silver jewelry, gold jewelry, palladium jewelry, diamond jewelry, gem jewelry, inlaid jewelry, imitation jewelry, gold-plated jewelry, pearl jewelry, jade jewelry, etc.

◆ Pearls and corals: China freshwater pearls, China seawater pearls, Japanese pearls, Nanyang pearls, Tahiti pearls, marble pearls, cultured pearls and artificial pearls; Red coral, coral treasures, coral ornaments;

Jade: Jade, Hetian jade, Shoushan stone, bloodstone, Qingtian stone, Balin stone, xiuyan jade and Huang Longyu.

Clocks and accessories: brand clocks, finished clocks, jewelry clocks, hardware accessories, accessories, stainless steel accessories, etc.