Places For Jewelry In Hong Kong
Jewelry in Hongkong is a real craze for the women tourists and women who love shopping. The jewelry are mainly made up of 24 carat gold which guarantees high quality of gold with a guarantee of the purity of the gold, white gold, diamonds and zade and collectable watches. The gold which is sold in Hongkong is popular by the name Chuk Kam and they have a dreary color.
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Places where can you really find Jewelry in Hong Kong
The places for good jewelry in Hong Kong are many and one will normally see that one shop has two branches within 100 feet. One will go crazy while shopping jewelry in the city. The stores for jewelry are so close to each other that it looks like the stores of any fast food joint. The stores are so many that even after some stores were shut down on 2014 still there are too many of them and for which many Chinese people come to this place only for jewelry shopping.
Usual measurement of Jewelry in Hong Kong
The purity of the Gold is so high that one would surely find 999 or 999.9 engraved behind jewelry. Not a single jewelry has a price tag on them and that surprises each and every buyer who wishes to buy jewelry in Hong Kong for the first time. Usual buyers are not surprised as they are used to it. The usual practice in Hong Kong till date is to multiply today’s gold price with the weight of the gold and add a very negligible labor cost to it and thus most of the jewelry can be bought after negotiation in any small and medium shops. But the branded and big shops do not entertain any negotiation. There are few stores which sells unique design jewelry and they have price tags on it. They do not negotiate price. Those gold jewelry are expensive due to the design.
The measurement unit in Hong Kong is Liang which is Chinese and in most part this unit is only used.
Designs of Jewelry:
Designs of Jewelry in Hong Kong are mainly for the adults but kids too have very cute designed jewelry like Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, Snoopy and many more of this type.
Jewelry is a must for any new born. People of Hong Kong love jewelry collectibles which is not always for wearing. They also prefer buying gold statues and other decorative pieces. Jewelry for newlyweds is very important.
Location for Jewelry Shop:
Location is a very important factor for Jewelry or any business. So in Hong Kong the main location for Jewelry business is Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. These two districts are the main ones for jewelry business. Rent is the biggest challenge for them. This is one of the reasons for the rate of the jewelry being high in these two districts.
Other places in Hong Kong jewelry is not so much of a craze so the rate is not very high.
People of Hong Kong find it very legitimate to invest in Jewelry than any other thing. It is once in a lifetime investment. Whether the deal is right or not that can be checked through the following organization such as:
1) Hong Kong Jewelers’ & Goldsmiths' Association – No website. Just call them: (852)2543-9633, (852)2541-8995
2) Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Ltd – They only go for diamond certification. They also have a list of Hong Kong real jewelers.
3) Hong Kong Tourism Board: From here one can find a list of QTS qualified stores.
