Recently, Ms. Cao, a resident of Nanjing, exposed an incident where she discovered a suspicious transparent liquid leaking from the hollow part of a gold bracelet she had exchanged at a jewelry store, causing the gold weight to decrease by nearly 2 grams. She suspected that the gold bracelet had been “watered down.”
According to a report by the Chengdu Business Daily’s Red Star News, Ms. Cao exchanged a gold bracelet at the Xincuiyuan Jewelry Store in Nanjing New Century Plaza and then went to another store for exchange.
“After cutting it open, a lot of water flowed out,” Ms. Cao said, adding that upon measurement, the weight of the gold was found to be 1.7 grams less. She believed that the gold bracelet had been “watered down.”
However, the store that sold the bracelet denied any fraudulent behavior, stating that it could be a defect in the production process resulting in residual moisture, and they could make up for the missing weight.
Currently, Ms. Cao has filed a lawsuit against the business, and the case is under review.
The incident has sparked heated discussions online, with netizens jokingly calling it “liquid gold and jade.” Many netizens commented, “It’s eye-opening, not only can pork, beef, and lamb be watered down, even gold can be watered down.” “Even bank gold bars are mixed with fakes, so it’s not surprising to see watered-down bracelets.” “As a country known for counterfeiting, who is responsible?”
On May 7th, a netizen revealed on social media that their friend bought a fake gold bar from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). When the gold bar was cut open in the middle, black impurities were found inside. This topic surged to the top of hot searches on May 9th.