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- Austrian Crystal Beads & Elements
1. How to verify Austrian Crystal from plain glass?
Many Austrian lovers believe that the raw material used in the manufacture of our crystal objects occurs naturally. Nothing could be further from the truth. Austrian crystal is made at the factory in Wattens using basic formulae perfected by Daniel Austrian and his three sons in the earlier part of last century. Austrian crystal is fired using a combination of natural minerals and quartz sand, and then cooled slowly to avoid stress and inclusions.
But Austrian Crystal is still different from plain glass in colours and cuts. And it appears more brightly. You can find the difference from the following way:
Colours
Austrian Crystal: Austrian Crystal has its formal colour card for its beads and elements. Austrian crystal dye lots can vary slightly.Colours Effects Crystal
001Light Amethyst
212Erinite
360Crystal
Aurore Boreale
001 ABWhite Opal
234Violet Opal
389Emeraldl
205Crystal
Aurore Boreale 2x
001 AB2White Alabaster
281Violet
371Palace Green Opal
393Crystal Satin
001 SATRose Water Opal
395Tanzanite
539Olivine
228Crystal Matt Finish*
001 MATRose Alabaster
293Amethyst
204Khaki
550Crystal Moonlight
001 MOLVintage Rose
319Purple Velvet
277Lime
385Crystal Silver Shade
001 SSHALight Rose
223Montana
207Citrine
249Crystal Golden Shadow
001 GSHARose
209Capri Blue
243Light Topaz
226Crystal Copper
001 COPRosaline
508Sapphire
206Jonquil
213Crystal Comet Argent Light
001 CALFuchsia
502Light Sapphire
211Silk
391White Opal Sky Blue*
234 SBLRuby
501Aquamarine
202Light Peach
362White Opal Star Shine*
234 STSPadparadscha
542Light Azore
361Light Colorado Topaz
246Crystal Bermuda Blue
001 BBLSun
248Lndian Sapphire
217Topaz
203Crystal Heliotrope
001 HELFireopal
237Pacific Opal
390Light Smoked Topaz
221Crystal Metallic Blue 2x
001 METBL2Hyacinth
236Mint Alabaster
397Smoked Topaz
220Crystal Vitrail Medium
001 VMLndian red
374Turquoise
267Mocca
286Crystal Dorado 2x
001 DOR2Jet Nut 2x
280 NUT2Light Siam
227Lndicolite
379Smoky Quartz
225Dark red coral
396Caribbean Blue Opal
394Sand Opal
287Jet Hematite
280 HEMSiam
208Blue Zircon
229Light Grey Opal
383Jet Hematite 2x
280 HEM2Garnet
241Chrysolite
238Black Diamond
215Burgundy
515Peridot
214Jet
280Plain Glass: The colours of plain glass beads may have color deviation even in the same dye lots. And they do not have so much colour choices.
Cuts
Austrian Crystal: Austrian Crystal has perfect cuts which makes its beads and elements in equal number of facets regardless of size. The beads and elements have a sparking appearance caused by light reflections on the prism/facet surface as well as the light refractions from within the bead. On closer look all the beads are if a uniformed shape and consistently precise cuts on the facets.
Plain Glass: The beads appear dull, and do not capture light very well. The facets are also not uniformed and may have some pointed (sharp) edges while others are just blunt.2. Why are Austrian Crystal Bicone Beads changing?
Some beading friends are confused when they receive our Austrian Crystal Bicone Beads. Because they may receive the beads with 12 facets in the second order while they got them with 8 facets first time. Now, all 5301 style crystal bicone beads in 3mm to 10mm sizes will soon be available with the brilliant XILION cut, which increases the number of reflective surfaces on the familiar bicone shape with alternating small and large facets. The change and the copyright-protected XILION name will distinguish authentic Austrian Elements Crystal Bicone Beads from products made by other manufacturers. The new cut has a higher brilliance and is more comfortable to wear. The upgraded bicone beads will be identified with style number 5328. Usually, we will pick up the available ones which are in stock.
3. Will the Austrian Elements Crystal Bicone Beads in the 2.5mm size be upgraded to the XILION cut?
Because the 2.5mm crystal bicone bead size is too small to upgrade, the cut will remain the same, but the style number will change to 5328 to be consistent with the rest of the crystal bicone bead product line.
4. How long is the usual progress time of Austrian Crystal?
The usual progress time of Austrian Crystal is around 15 weekdays.