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Originally Posted by Josh  Conch… |
Josh, go to Amazon.com ASAP and get Hubert Bari's 'The Pink Pearl' where you will see some of the most amazing jewelery ever produced. And the full-page closeups of the flame structure in finest conchs are unbelievable. But as Hudson Valley matrons long ago discovered conchs on their vacations down to Nassau the settings—not to mention the pearls themselves—lend themselves to ostentation and not serious amateurism.
Here are two pieces that I passed on while on business in the Bahamas last year. The diamond enhancer was $18K, and the 12-carat loose 'pearl' was $15K—the pearl sold overnight to a vacationing couple on Abacos while I was 'considering.'
(I've got a good friend, owner of Nassau Yacht Harbor's busiest Bahamian restaurant, now peeking in every shell that comes in his door! Due to lack of awareness, he may have missed a few over the years…)
Steve