Thx for the replies

. Am actually looking at Tahitian Baroques, just not the very ringed ones. Some of the $600-1600 necklaces look fine to me... am just mulling on them abit more.
Eg. the one that Hanaleimum (sorry if I got her nick wrong) took pics of? The one she decided to give up and return, I think I might like that
http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=2114.
Or,
http://www.thepearloutlet.com/servle...supplierID=490 ... this I think no one around me will be too upset.
I'm a little perplexed by
http://www.americanpearl.com/ap-12.html