Jewelry

[CaneCorsoMom]

Looking at the MV value on Shop. They keep going on about how the mine is closed, blah, blah, blah - I love the look of the bracelet but am wondering if it is worth the price.

[Shogirl]

There's 229 SB items on ShopHQ and 54 items on the Q. It doesn't seem that there's a shortage of SB turquoise that should warrant the sense of urgency the show hosts seem to have every time they talk about it.

I guess it's only as valuable as the market allows it to be...

[Puzzle Piece]

On 3/25/2014 Shogirl said:

I guess it's only as valuable as the market allows it to be...

That's true for just about everything. The SB Turquoise is a color that isn't found anywhere else that's why it's the Cadillac of turquoise. It's also an American turquoise and the value is placed with other strictly Yankee products. It's not easy to come across and I do wonder why so much is passed off as SB. I think a lot of it is the Howlite dyed a turquoise color.

[chrystaltree]

No, all that "the mine is closed" stuff is marketing. Perhaps the mine is closed but I suspect that is because there is so much of it out there that the only way to boost prices and interest in Sleeping Beauty is to pretend it's rare. Personally, I like some matrix in my turquoise but I can appreciate the beauty of SB.

[corvette mary]

I am sick to death of hearing "the mine is closed"...! I have collected/sold Turquoise for more yrs then I care to remember. I didn't care for SB back then and I don't care for it today. Its just too boring for my taste, I like Kingman & Boulder...JMO

[ennui1]

On 3/25/2014 Love Roses said:

That's true for just about everything. The SB Turquoise is a color that isn't found anywhere else that's why it's the Cadillac of turquoise.

It's not so much the color as it is the lack of matrix. You can find other turquoises that are also a deep blue, if that's what you want. I don't think SB is the Cadillac; I'd say it's the Honda Accord.

There are many turquoise mines that are smaller and more desirable. And more expensive.

[kzjohnson]

Liquidation channel dot com has several sleeping beauty pieces available starting at $14.99. So the mine may certainly be closed but the supply appears to still be abundant.

[Sebastian]

Do you really love the piece? If yes, then it is worth the price. Art and jewelry...buy because you can't live without, not for monetary value/investment.

Anything for sale is worth what someone will pay for it.

[sunshine45]

my personal favorites are the persian turquoise.....saturated color, no matrix, and a beautiful blue stone.

[tdog]

I also love the Persian turquoise for the color, but Kingman has been my favorite from the US so far. Pieces with Persian are very pricey, and always in gold as far as I have seen. Suddenly the Sleeping Beauty is everywhere, as if it has been hoarded for a while. There is always the big sales pitch that goes along with it!!