求买斯华洛世奇的水晶

Xinxin · 发表于 2008-2-11 12:02

求买斯华洛世奇的水晶,他的网站是:www.swarovski.com，

好象在MONTREAL没专卖店。哪位朋友知道什么地方能买到吗？我要回国一趟，结果国内朋友叫我买各种国内很火的＂国际名牌货＂，可怜我在加拿大听都没听过。

我是米小美 · 发表于 2008-2-11 12:18

有专卖店啊……我在MCGILL附近的mall里见到过……

sz · 发表于 2008-2-11 16:56

很多Mall里都有它们的专卖店。其它Mall的位置我记不清楚了，但是那个著名的Carrefour Laval里肯定有，并且swarovski专卖店的面积很大。Laval区的Carrefour Laval : www.carrefourlaval.ca

Xinxin · 发表于 2008-2-11 17:39

Thanks for answering me.

I found it. Actually there is one store in McGill neighborhood. I'v passed there many times, but didn't pay attention.

斯华洛世奇的水晶 is very expensive, $100 for a tiny piece of glass, or crystal?

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Crystal Versus Glass

The meaning of crystal versus glass changes according to the country. The word "crystal" means, in most of the western world, the presence of lead. According to European Union rules, glass goods containing less than 4% lead are defined as "glass". Goods containing more than 10% lead are defined as "crystal", and goods containing more than 30% lead are defined as "highly leaded crystal". In the USA it is the opposite - glass is defined as "crystal" if it contains only 1% lead. In the Czech republic, the term "crystal" is used for any exquisite, high quality glass. Leaded crystal means crystal containing more than 24% lead oxide.

The presence of lead in crystal softens the glass and makes it more accessible for cutting and engraving. Lead increases the weight of the glass and causes the glass to diffract light. Glass can contain up to 40% lead, if maximum hardness is desired. On the other hand, crystal can contain less than 24% lead if it has a high proportion of barium oxide, which ensures high quality light diffraction.

The difference between glass and crystal is evident to the eye, and we can see it when a crystal chandelier casts color spectrums through the whole room. The higher the lead content, the more dazzling the chandelier.