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Originally Posted by R Garten I wonder if there's a lot of fake pearls being sold in Hamburg. |
No idea... however, after spending a good while in both Germany and the US, the image of pearls in jewelry is quite different with more recognition to the unusual and way more 'presence' of natural ones on this side. No wonder certification is in demand. Someone with better insight in the industry could probably come up with a good 'measure' of this cultural difference... to me, it is a different 'landscape', but can't quite point the finger to one compelling fact (fewer pearls altogether, more diverse, more extreme prices at both ends in Europe - how could all those traits fit together? - must be missing something).