Combine a jet-black base with an iridescent accent in your next design using Preciosa Jet AB Czech fire polished round glass beads. The Aurora Borealis coating adds rainbow-like reflections, while fire polishing softens the machine-cut facets for a gently rounded sparkle.
Product details
- Material: Czech glass
- Base color: Jet black
- Coating: AB, short for Aurora Borealis
- Color and coating reference: 23980/28701
- Shape: round with fire-polished facets
- Style: 152-19-001
- Vendor: Preciosa
- Size range: 3 mm to 14 mm
Sizes and approximate quantities
- 3 mm: 135 beads per 16-inch strand
- 4 mm: 102 beads per 16-inch strand
- 6 mm: 68 beads per 16-inch strand
- 8 mm: 51 beads per 16-inch strand
- 10 mm: 41 beads per 16-inch strand
- 12 mm, loose option: approximately 18 loose beads
- 12 mm, strand option: 34 beads per 16-inch strand
- 14 mm: 29 beads per 16-inch strand
Jewelry-making ideas
Use smaller sizes in delicate earrings, woven beadwork or as spacers. Choose larger beads for statement bracelets and necklace accents. Jet AB offers a dark foundation with shifting reflections for evening jewelry, monochrome designs or pieces that pair black glass with colorful components.
Czech glass tradition
These Czech glass beads combine machine faceting with fire polishing, producing the softly rounded facets characteristic of traditional Czech fire polished beads.
Color and sizing notes
Small variations in size and shape can occur between production batches. Color and coating appearance may vary between lots, bead sizes and lighting conditions. Monitor settings and web browsers can also affect displayed colors.
