February, 2021 | Buy & Sell Gold & Branded Watches, Bags| JEWEL CAFÉ - Part 2

February 7, 2021

JENIS EMAS! February 7, 2021

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JEWEL CAFE : JAPAN NO.1 JEWELRY RECYCLE STORE

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Hari ini kami akan berkongsi dengan anda tentang jenis emas.

Jenis Emas.

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Dalam dunia ni ada pelbagai jenis gred emas. Ada sesetengah mengatakan bahawa emas Siam lagi elok atau emas Malaysia lagi bagus dari Indonesia? Semuanya bukanlah sebab asal usul emas itu dari negara mana tetapi ialah kerana grednya yang berbeza.

Berikut adalah gred-gred emas yang ada:

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 EMAS 999
■ Merupakan gred emas yang paling tinggi kerana mempunyai 99.9% kandungan emas.
■ Tidak dicampur dengan bahan lain.
■ Juga dikenali sebagai Emas 10 dan Emas 24 Karat (24K).
■ Kebanyakkan berbentuk jongkong emas (gold bar).
■ Merupakan emas yang paling lembut berbanding emas-emas lain.

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 EMAS 950
■ Mempunyai 95.0% kandungan emas.
■ Mempunyai 5.0% campuran kandungan lain seperti besi, aluminium dan sebagainya.
■ Juga dikenali sebagai Emas 23 Karat (23K).

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 EMAS 916
■ Mempunyai kandungan 91.6% emas.
■ Mempunyai 8.4% campuran kandungan lain seperti besi, tembaga, aluminium dan sebagainya.
■ Juga dikenali sebagai Emas 22 Karat (22K).
■ Amat terkenal dan popular dikalangan peminat emas diseluruh Malaysia.

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 EMAS 835
■ Mempunyai 83.5% kandungan emas.
■ Mempunyai 16.5% campuran kandungan lain seperti besi, tembaga, aluminium dan sebagainya.
■ Juga dikenali sebagai Emas 20 Karat (20K).

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 EMAS 750
■ Mempunyai 75% kandungan emas.
■ Mempunyai 25% campuran kandungan lain seperti besi, tembaga, aluminium dan sebagainya.
■ Juga dikenali sebagai Paun atau Emas 18 Karat (18K)
■ Kurang popular dikalangan pembeli emas kerana mutu kandungan emas di dalamnya adalah kurang.
■ Kebanyakkan cincin emas yang berbatu merupakan emas gred 750 kerana gred emas ini lebih kuat untuk mengikat batu tersebut berbanding emas gred 916.

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 EMAS 535
■ Mempunyai 53.5% kandungan emas.
■ Mempunyai 46.5% campuran kandungan lain seperti besi, tembaga, aluminium dan sebagainya.
■ Kurang popular dikalangan pembeli emas kerana mutu kandungan emas di dalamnya adalah kurang.

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Jadi serba sedikit anda sudah tahu tentang ketulenan dan gred emas. Selepas ini kalau nak beli apa-apa emas, bandingkan dulu ya harga dan gred emas tersebut sebab dikhuatiri emas yang disangka murah itu merupakan emas yang bergred rendah.

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Semoga dengan sedikit informasi ini dapat membantu anda untuk lebih mengetahui tentang jenis-jenis emas.

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JEWEL CAFE OUTLETS

Address and contact no. as following:

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KL Branch:

AEON AU2 SETIAWANGSA SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT G26 GROUND FLOOR,

NO.6, JALAN TAMAN SETIAWANGSA AU2, T

AMAN KERAMAT,

54200 KUALA LUMPUR.

TEL: 03-4251 1151

AEON TAMAN MALURI SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT, F29 FIRST FLOOR,

JALAN JEJAKA TAMAN MALURI CHERAS,

55100 KUALA LUMPUR.

TEL: 03-9201 4001

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Klang Branch:

AEON BUKIT RAJA SHOPPING CENTRE,

F34 FIRST FLOOR,

PERSIARAN BUKIT RAJA 2,

BANDAR BARU KLANG,

41150 KLANG,

SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN.

TEL: 03-3358 8466

AEON TAMAN EQUINE SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT G15, GROUND FLOOR,

NO.2 JALAN TAMAN EQUINE,

PUSAT BANDAR PUTRA PERMAI,

43300 SERI KEMBANGAN , SELANGOR

TEL: 03- 8959 4110

How to Spot a Fake Louis Vuitton Bag; Speedy & Speedy Bandouliere February 7, 2021

Louis Vuitton handbag

Louis Vuitton has so many counterfeited and second hand market also keep growing day by day. Sometimes it can be very difficult to determine the authenticity. Louis Vuitton Speedy and Speedy Bandouliere is the most classic and popular of all time among the Louis Vuitton bags.

General misconception

1. Fake Bag = Low Quality + Fake at first Sight?

Nowadays, high quality replica bags are made out of similar materials (canvas, lambskin, etc.) and some even tear the authentic bag apart and make the exact same patterns based on the original. That is why it is hard to tell whether the bag is real or fake by just looking at it.

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2. Louis Vuitton Canvas: Color, Texture. Are they always the same?

Short answer, NO. Canvas color, texture and thickness are not always the same, on the contrary, they vary from batch to batch (especially the color, because different batch of the canvas has slightly different color codes), style to style, year of production etc. For new model of LV bags, they will have thinner canvas compared to older vintage LV bags. You may find different styles have slightly different color of canvas.

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3. Mismatched Speedy Bandouliere Hardware

Many people complain that the hardware on Speedy Bandouliere bags are mismatched between straps and the bag itself. Ironically, it’s so common that if you find a matching one, it might be fake.

How to spot fake Louis Vuitton bag?

1. Canvas

Even the color & texture might be different, but the prints will always be the same. For example, on the front/back of Speedy 25 Monogram bag, there are 6 solid flowers in one row and 3 hollow + 3 LV in one row. On the front/back of Speedy 25 Damier Ebene & Azur, there are 15 square checks in one row (8 & 7 dark or light squares respectively). The two bags below are all authentic Louis Vuitton Speedy Bandouliere.

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2. Chap & Stitching

Stitching is the important part because every Louis Vuitton bag will have a perfect stitching. Some more, the number of stitching on the particular style are always same.

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The flat chap and the small button is on higher position above the stitching for the old model, while for the new model, the chap is more puffy and the button is inside the stitching.

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The number of stitching is also different between the two versions. The older model, Monogram & Damier Azur have 5-4-5 stitches while Damier Ebene has 6-5-7 stitches.

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The chaps on all the newer models are more puffy  than the old models, the chap on the Damier Ebene (treated leather) is more puffy than Monogram & Damier Azur (vachetta leather).

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As the photo shown below, you can see that the replica bag (it’s actually a very high quality one) got the stitches right, but some of the stitches are doubled, which should not happen on an authentic Speedy bag in most cases.

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3. Date Code

Most date codes are a combination of letters and numbers. The letters indicated the country in which the item was made while the numbers indicate the month/year of the production date.

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The format of the date codes:
•Prior to early 1980s. No date codes.
•Early 1980s. Three or four numbers with the first two numbers representing the year and last number(s) representing the month.
•Early to late 1980s. Three or four numbers followed by two letters with the first two numbers representing the year, the next number(s) representing the month and the last two letters representing the country.
•1990 to 2006. Two letters followed by four numbers with the first two letters representing the factory location, the first and third numbers representing the month and the second and fourth numbers representing the year.
•2007 and newer. Two letters followed by four numbers with the first two letters representing the factory location, the first and third numbers representing the week of the year, and the second and fourth numbers representing the year.
•Louis Vuitton Factory Location Codes:
France: A0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AH, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DR, DU, DR, DT, CO, CT, CX, ET, FL, LW, MB, MI, NO, RA, RI, SD, SF, SL, SN, SP, SR, TJ, TH, TR, TS, VI, VX.
Germany: LP, OL. Italy BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, OB, PL, RC, RE, SA, TD.
Spain: BC, CA, LO, LB, LM, LW, GI, UB.
Switzerland: DI, FA.
USA: FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL

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The difference between authentic and fake bag can be seen where the letters and numbers are thicker and spread more widely on authentic bags the font also looks different.

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4. Other Letter Fonts – Hardware, Brand Name and “Made in” Tag

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Made in Tag

The “made in” tags usually inside Louis Vuitton bags, but for Speedy bags, they are actually on the outside. For Speedy bags, it’s on the “tongue” on the edge of the bag; for Speedy Bandouliere, it’s on the bottom of the vachetta on the side where the straps are connected to the bag.

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Firstly, the registered trademark symbol (®) is slightly smaller on the authentic Louis Vuitton. As to the letter fonts, the biggest differences are “O” and “e”.

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The authentic Louis Vuitton always has round and large “O” and it applies to all Louis Vuitton bags. On the replica bag, especially VUITT”O”N, the letter is not as round and full as the authentic one. The lowercase “e” is quite difficult to stamp on because it is so small, you can see that it almost closes on the replica Louis Vuitton Speedy while there is plenty empty space on the authentic bag.

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Please note that some models of Speedy Bandouliere only have “LOUIS VUITTON PARIS” with no “made in xx”.

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Hardware: Buttons

The finishing of the hardware is not an authentication standard, the imprints are. The imprints on the authentic button is much smoother than the replica. The letters on the authentic button is much larger and closer to the edge. There are also noticeable differences with letters “U” and “S” as they are more “square” on the authentic button. Believe it or not, hardware is the hardest part to get it right when making a replica Louis Vuitton bag.

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5. Stitching

This about the overall stitching of Louis Vuitton Speedy Bandouliere bags. Let’s take another look at the picture of the connecting vachetta leather on the side of the bag.The difference can be seen. Remember the signature Louis Vuitton stitching: each thread is the same length and it’s slightly angled where the left is lower and the right is higher. The replica Speedy Bandouliere, however, it’s just a straight line with slightly thicker thread.

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6. Other: Glazing and general Hardware

Glazing and general hardware on the replica Louis Vuitton Speedy Bandouliere sometimes are pretty good and there are barely any differences compared to the authentic. However, there are some places that many replica bags may show the signs. For example, you should not see the burgundy glazing around the edge of the chaps when facing front; the buckle that connects the chap and handle should have round edges.

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Summary

With all the explanations and photos, hopefully it can help you a little bit if you decide to purchase a Louis Vuitton Speedy bag online or elsewhere other than Louis Vuitton Boutiques. If still not certain the item is authentic or not, just use an online authenticator.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR OMEGA WATCH ? February 5, 2021

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Wish all of you stay safe and please follow the SOP!!

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Today we would like to share how to care your OMEGA watch!

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OMEGA WATCH

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Omega watches are some of the most collectable watches on the market, not to mention some of the most luxurious to own. When you buy Omega watch you want to make sure you are taking good care of it, to help it increase, rather than decrease in value.

Knowing exactly how to take care of your Omega watch can be tricky. Without knowing the right way to clean, service and look after your watch, can mean you run the risk of causing irreparable damage.

Our article gives you clear and helpful tips on how to take proper care of your Omega watch. This is important for any watch, because you’ll not only ensure your watch looks its best but you’ll also prolong its life.

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CLEANING YOUR OMEGA WATCH!

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Cleaning your watch doesn’t have to be complicated, but it is worth taking extra care on the more delicate mechanics.

Get a small toothbrush, travel brushes work well, some hot soapy water and gently scrub the watch. Don’t press too hard, gently brush the watch to clean around any parts that may be difficult to reach with a cloth.

Once you’re done, dry with a soft, clean cloth. Microfiber cloths can work well or small glasses cloths are also great tools for drying. This approach will ensure that the metals on your watch are not dealt with too roughly.

PREVENTING DAMAGE!

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When you aren’t wearing your Omega watch, make sure to keep it in a safe and secure case. Our protective watch case is the perfect way to keep your Omega watch safe from dust, water and any knocks or bangs.

It can be tempting to keep your watch in a simple box or on a desk, but when you have invested so much in your Omega watch, it is worth finding the very best way to keep it safe from anything that could decrease the value of the watch. Even though Omega watches are shock resistant, you don’t want a particularly hard knock to make the watch irreparable.

To ensure that your Omega watch stays in the best condition possible, here are a few preventative care methods you should undertake.

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  • Be wary of chemical exposure. Exposure to chemicals (say, if you’re working with cleaning chemicals) will corrode metals and discolour most materials.
  • Know your watch’s waterproof rating. If you don’t know your rating and you take your watch deeper than it can handle, you’ll damage it for good.
  • Store your watch mindfully. Instead of lightly throwing it on your nightstand before you sleep, place it on some material or, better still, the box it came in.
  • Look up your warranty details. If something does happen to your watch, keep your warranty in mind. Omega has a very generous 5 years warranty.

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WHAT PRODUCTS TO USE ON YOUR OMEGA WATCH

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When it comes to cleaning your Omega watch, do not use any harsh chemicals like detergents, solvents or perfumes, as this could damage the watch.

As mentioned above, some warm soapy water is all your watch needs when it comes to cleaning. Using natural soap products with limited chemicals is the best option for this.

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SERVICING YOUR OMEGA WATCH

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Servicing doesn’t need to be done too often, every 3-5 years should be enough, but if you find any problems, it’s always worth booking in an early service.

Services should always be carried out by a professional and never at home. Servicing on your Omega watch involves taking your watch apart completely and making sure all of the mechanics are in a good working order and cleaned. Sending your watch to an official Omega servicing centre is highly recommended, or sending it to Omega directly.

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Our outlet is located in AEON AU2 Shopping Centre at ground floor. Feel free to visit us and for any inquiry please contact us at 03 -4251 1151.

How to tell the Hermes Birkin is FAKE? February 3, 2021

Hermes Birkin, recognizable bag

Exclusively manufactured by hand. They only produce 5-6 bags per month and it has 3,000 seams made by hand. It usually will take about 15 to 30 hours plus to produce only one bag.

1. Leather

Hermes uses the highest quality of leather so there will be no smell and the feel of the authentic Hermes bag. It should not bulge or slouch too much even the bag is the pre-loved one.

2. Piping

Even the bag is well used, the piping should not be very torn and rubbed.

3. Hardware

Hermes usually uses palladium or gold plated on their hardware which means it will not faded or tarnish. It usually looks and feels heavy.

4. Lock

The lock and keys are smooths with no burrs and blemishes and the engraving also very neat and clear.

5. Clochette

Keys are attached directly to the leather band. Clochette also been made of one piece leather folded on the top. The stitching also should be perfect as it’s handmade and hand-stitched.

6. Zipper

There should be “Hermes” engraving on the metal puller. The puller also must be aligned with the zipper all the time.

7. Heat stamp

All Hermes bag have a heat stamp. It can be both, either gold or silver heat stamp depends on the model and color. It has Hermes logo and the phrase “Made in France” with uppercase using the original font on the heat stamp. It’s all centered and heavenly lined up.

8. Blind stamp

Blind stamp is a code featuring a letter and often in a shape that indicates when the bag was manufactured. Additional numbers next to the blind stamp indicate the section at the atelier where the artisan who crafted the bags work. The square also should be neat and crisp.

Tips Menjaga dan Menyimpan Beg Tangan Kulit anda! February 3, 2021

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Semoga semua sihat dan sila patuhi arahan SOP!!

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JEWEL CAFE : JAPAN NO.1 JEWELRY RECYCLE STORE

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Hari ini kami akan berkongsi beberapa tips untuk penjagaan bag tangan kulit anda!

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Tips adalah seperti berikut,

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Beg kulit pastinya menjadi idaman ramai kerana kualitinya yang lebih utuh, tahan lama dan pastinya tampak lebih mewah.  Dan barangan kulit biarpun tahan lasak namun masih perlukan belaian dan penjagaan yang teliti. Perlu disimpan elok-elok, kerana selalunya barang kulit makin lama makin cantik. Ada nilai vintaj. Namun, tidak ramai yang tahu bagaimana cara yang betul menjaga beg kulit.

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Cara Mencuci,

  • Sapu bahagian kotoran di atas beg kulit dengan menggunakan kapas dan pencuci khas untuk material kulit.
  • Setiap hari, pastikan anda mengelap beg kulit dengan sekali sapuan sahaja sudah mencukupi. Ia demi memastikan tas tangan anda tahan lama dan sentiasa tampak baru.

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Cara Menyimpan 

  • Simpan beg kulit anda di dalam beg habuk dan pastikan ia dipenuhi dengan bahan-bahan seperti kertas atau surat khabar untuk mengekalkan bentuk beg tersebut.
  • Jangan buang gel silika yang tersimpan di dalam beg habuk kerana ia demi mengelakkan masalah kulat.
  • Berikan ruang udara sekali dalam dua minggu untuk membantutkan pertumbuhan kulat di sekitar beg kulit.

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Semoga dengan tips ini dapat membantu anda untuk penjagaan bag tangan kulit supaya lebih tahan lama dan kekal cantik.

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Selamat mencuba!!

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JEWEL CAFE OUTLETS

Address and contact no. as following:

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KL Branch:

AEON AU2 SETIAWANGSA SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT G26 GROUND FLOOR,

NO.6, JALAN TAMAN SETIAWANGSA AU2, T

AMAN KERAMAT,

54200 KUALA LUMPUR.

TEL: 03-4251 1151

AEON TAMAN MALURI SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT, F29 FIRST FLOOR,

JALAN JEJAKA TAMAN MALURI CHERAS,

55100 KUALA LUMPUR.

TEL: 03-9201 4001

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Klang Branch:

AEON BUKIT RAJA SHOPPING CENTRE,

F34 FIRST FLOOR,

PERSIARAN BUKIT RAJA 2,

BANDAR BARU KLANG,

41150 KLANG,

SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN.

TEL: 03-3358 8466

AEON TAMAN EQUINE SHOPPING CENTRE,

LOT G15, GROUND FLOOR,

NO.2 JALAN TAMAN EQUINE,

PUSAT BANDAR PUTRA PERMAI,

43300 SERI KEMBANGAN , SELANGOR

TEL: 03- 8959 4110

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