2021 Preciosa Catalogue - Chrisanne Clover - Catalog - Page 15
Basic Information
DF – DURA FOILING
English
G – GOLD FOILING
HC – HALF COATING
MP – MACHINE PRESSED
S – SILVER FOILING
ss
pp
ø mm
mm
A – ALUMINIUM LAYER
FC – FULL COATING
U – UNFOILED
HF
mm
CUTTING,
SHAPING
MC – MACHINE CUT
All facets and tables are
machine cut and polished.
MP – MACHINE PRESSED
Products are shaped by hand
or machine pressed in molds.
Some surfaces may be cut.
mm
COLORS
EFFECTS
FOILING
HOTFIX
SIZES
SALES UNITS
Solid colored glass is used to make
our products (i.e. the color is part
of the glass).
Colors of Cubic Zirconia & Gems
correspond to colors of raw
materials.
COATINGS
Vacuum coating is the application of layers of metals, their oxides, salts
and compounds to select crystal surfaces in a vacuum. Vacuum coating is
available as top coating (tc) or bottom coating (bc) for Fashion Jewellery
Stones and half coating (hc) or full coating (fc) for Beads.
TC – TOP COATING
Foiling is the application of
a reflective layer to the bottom
of the stone to obtain maximum
brilliance.
HF – HOTFIX (IRON-ON)
Flat Back Stones with a special
low- melting-point adhesive
applied to the base. HF Stones can
be affixed to fabrics using heat and
pressure (e.g. ironing).
Sizes of Fashion Jewellery Stones
and Beads are given in various
units:
Products are usually supplied
in grosses or their multiples.
Other quantity units such as pieces,
dozens and mass are used in some
cases.
Quantity units for Bandings and
Chains are given in metres (m).
Top coating is a decor created by
a vacuum coating process that is
applied to the top of the stone.
SPECIAL STONES
(CABOCHONS)
Products are hand or
machine shaped and not cut.
mm
MC – MACHINE CUT
MATTE
mm
BC – BOTTOM COATING
mm
TC – TOP COATING
BC – BOTTOM COATING
Bottom coating is a decor created
by a vacuum coating process that
is applied to the bottom of the
stone.
HC – HALF COATING
Half coating is a decor created by
a vacuum coating process that is
applied to only a part of the Bead.
FC – FULL COATING
Full coating is a decor created by
a vacuum coating process that is
applied to the entire surface of the
Bead.
MATTE
A matt finish is achieved by
chemically treating the product's
surface during the final finishing
stage, resulting in a frosted effect.
DF – DURA FOILING
The silver reflective layer is coated
with a protective gold-silver (FJS)
or satin (FBS) layer, meeting the
manufacturer's most stringent
requirements for an ecological and
safe product as well as an effective
and problem-free application.
G – GOLD FOILING
The silver reflective layer is
coated with a protective layer that
contains a bronze pigment. Usually
applied to Round or Fancy Stones.
pp (pearl plate) for Round Stones
– Chatons
ss (stone size) for Round Stones –
Chatons and Chaton Roses
mm
for other Stones
See the Conversion Table of Sizes.
See the Conversion Table of Sizes.
PACKAGING
AND WEIGHTS
The weight is given in grams (g).
The weights of full standard boxes
are given as an informative value
for crystal products only. The
standard packing is given with
every product group.
S – SILVER FOILING
The silver reflective layer is
coated with a protective layer that
contains an aluminium pigment.
Usually applied to Chatons in
Crystal AB and Flat Back Stones.
A – ALUMINIUM LAYER
The mirror effect is created by an
aluminium layer applied using a
vacuum coating process.
Sales Units Table
Unit
14
Pieces
Dozen
Piece
1
Dozen
12
1/12
1
Gross
144
12
Mass
1 200
100
U – UNFOILED
No foiling on selected assortment.
Transparent colors without foiling
are classified as PURE.
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