| Not much pearl at all. It would come to 0.6 mm on each side of the post. If the post has any sort of cup, forget about it! Also, try drilling a pearl only 1.25 mm and sticking a post in it. That sounds like a feat.
Your customer may not know what he/she really wants. I once had a customer call and tell me he wanted a giant South Sea strand- around 22 mm. He seemed pretty serious and swore that a friend of his had purchased one for his wife. It took us a long time to find a strand that graduated up to 21 mm so I found it hard to believe. I said it "might" be possible. He wanted top-gem grade as well. When I finally asked what his price range was he responded, "between $5000 and $6000". The way he said it nearly (and I do say "nearly") made me laugh. He used a tone like, "I am really serious about this". After telling him that the piece he described is closer to $500,000 than $5000 he was incredulous. I could tell he did not believe me. Needless to say, we did not sell him a South Sea strand. |