Gold and silver jewelry will know the truth when you sweep it, and expensive watches can be true or false when you touch it... Do these stunts, which can only be seen in the TV series, really exist in real life?
Shanghai Tiancheng Pawnshop Co., Ltd., which belongs to Yuyuan Group, has a "post-85" pawn master Liang Yan, who integrated the "Wangwen Qingche" in the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine into the pawn appraisal, and became a school of "touching and inquiring" kung fu, leading the appraisal team to achieve a zero error rate of gold, watches and diamonds for three years, and won the honor of Huangpu craftsmen. Recently, the reporter interviewed her and unveiled the secret behind the pawn "craftsman"'s unique work.
Without "opening the stomach and breaking the belly", you can also identify the authenticity of the famous table
Liang Yan's working area is not large, only less than one square meter behind the pawn counter. During the interview, she was studying the authenticity of a Rolex watch with her colleagues, only to see her pick up the watch intently, put it in her hand first, weigh it, and muttered to herself: "Well, there is a little light." Then he turned over the body of the watch and carefully stroked the strap, pointed to a very subtle mark and said, "You see, the gilding here also needs to be doubted." After checking the maneuverability, Liang Yan took out a tenfold magnifying glass and approached the Rolex dial to carefully examine it, and no details were missed, even if the eyes were sour, she only gently rubbed it twice, and continued to observe.
"Because of the peculiarities of Rolex watches, opening the lid can cause damage to the watch and the valuation may be lower." Liang Yan said that when it is not necessary, she tries to do only "non-invasive" tests.
Others are not sure, Liang Yan came to make a decision. Not "opening the stomach" to identify the authenticity of the name and watch not only relies on technology, but also on her rich experience and extraordinary courage. Just in front of this slightly crowded workbench, the value of the watch that was identified by Liang Yan for a year was as high as ten million yuan. Liang Yan frankly said that distinguishing between falsehoods and seeking truth is only the basic skill of the pawn master, and it is better to give the item a suitable pawn price after identification, which is the real test of the pawn master's skill.
Run market research, write notes "in bundles"
"Practice is always the best teacher." Not knowing how many diamonds mozi had and how many dials had been explored, Liang Yan said that she had just touched the door of pawn identification. Looking back at the time when I first entered the industry, I didn't have so many physical objects at hand to practice, and Liang Yan, who took a break, turned the precious rest day into a time to improve his skills. "I still remember that at that time, the largest second-hand watch trading market in Shanghai was in Hongqiao, and my family lived in Pudong, and it was necessary to pour two or three buses to get there." In the market, Liang Yan forgot the time, did not know tired, shop after shop, one boss after another to ask for advice, unconsciously it was dark. The bustling second-hand trading market became an ocean for Liang Yan to learn, and later the owner of the shop saw that the young girl was smart and studious, and even taught the housekeeping skills. In addition to Hongqiao, Liang Yan also extended the school to Yandang Road and Huaihai Road, she bought hundreds of watch books, soaked through the major watch forums, and traveled to the famous watch shops and the largest second-hand trading market in Shanghai at that time.
Liang Yan said: "After running the market, I recorded the brands, styles and models I saw that day, and then wrote down my own learning summaries and questions. "16 open single-line report paper, almost "bundle by bundle" to write, a total of nearly a hundred articles. After moving several times in more than ten years, some of the research reports Liang Yan can no longer be found, but occasionally turned out the remaining ones, and the memories still came to her heart and wet her eyes. "Pawnshop has a wide range of real doors, difficulty, and high risk, most of the students changed careers that year, leaving me alone to stick to it, I must do a good job." Liang Yan said.
With sincerity to forge ingenuity, a skill to repay the society
Liang Yan said frankly that in the eyes of the public, the pawn industry seems to retain the stereotype of "only for profit". State-owned enterprises such as Tiancheng Pawnshop should bear the responsibility of helping small and micro enterprises resume work and production, and she is also working silently to give back to the society with her skills and shape the professional image of pawnbrokers in the new era.
Last year, affected by the epidemic, many enterprises encountered difficulties, Liang Yan received an anxious helper, he took out a treasured watch pawn, hoping to solve the company's resumption of work and production capital turnover problems. Originally, the helper did not hold out hope, felt that it was inevitable to be "cut a knife", did not expect Liang Yan to do the identification for him for the first time, and gave many suggestions, and the final evaluation of the price of the work solved the urgent needs of the enterprise.
Whenever she lifts her watch to see the time, Liang Yan can think of the "original intention" of the industry. On her wrist is the first watch she has identified, and she has been with her for more than ten years after buying it by chance. Every frame of the hour hand, minute hand and second hand has witnessed her struggle from a simple person to a craftsman, and the years to come will continue to accompany Liang Yan in her post.
【Source: Labor Watch】
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