| Thanks for all the responses.
boo - those pictures were very very helpful. Based on the 7mm earrings, I thought a 7-8mm necklace would look very small. But those 7-8mm pearls look very fitting on your mother.
Raisondetre - Odd, but I knew you were Asian by your bracelet shot in your White 7-8mm Freshadama post. Those pearls looked wonderful. But I was confused by a statement in your post. You said, "For a bigger lady, a 8-9 mmm necklace of say freshadama would not look too good to be true." Why is that?
Taking a combination of all your advice, I'm thinking about getting 7-8mm "top" quality (Freshadama/Presidential/etc) earrings and maybe a 8-9mm AAA necklace, both white with rose overtones. I got a bit of sticker shock when I saw a $400 price difference between 7-8mm and 8-9mm Freshadamas necklaces. I guess pearls at 8-9mm are much rarer.
Do you guys think it's a good decision (7-8mm gem-quality earrings with 8-9mm AAA necklace)? Is there that much of a noticeable difference between the quality?
Outside of Pearl Paradise, I notice no other store allows you to specify the overtone. Is it possible for the other stores?
Also, I'm thinking about ordering them from separate stores. Is it a bad idea? I'm curious how they'll compare. I'm only mildly concerned about "matching"... do white/rose overtone vary much?  |