ARE MY CRYSTALS REALLY GENUINE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS?
So here is the question of the day: "Are your crystals really genuine Swarovski crystals? Do I get a pretty box and certificate...?" --even though I only have to pay $10 for a really beautiful heart crystal??
Here it is: Most of what I have is made by Strass Swarovski components. These crystals - heart shaped, spear shaped, cat's eyes (marquis shaped), et al come to me with no Swarovski trappings such as certificates nor boxes. You're paying less than $20!! However - USUALLY - there is a tiny laser etched logo (of Strass Swarovski) of a receding rainbow which marks the crystal as authentic. This little tiny etching is next to the drilled hole which allows me to attach the crystal to hardware so you can wear these beauties as earrings or pendants--or hang as prism suncatchers in the sun.
I have had people complain, "What's that flaw? How could you...?" That's no flaw - that mark is the laser etching that marks the crystal as the real deal, not some crummy knockoff.
To make it interesting, Strass Swarovski doesn't ALWAYS mark their crystals with the etching. Why that is, I have no idea. My importers don't even know. An example of this, would be my 28mm ruby red bordeaux heart crystals. Still, these crystals are the real thing.
I'll post answers regularly as I need to.
