i noticed the 3 main online pearl stores have not been restocking the 9-10mm gem quality white FWP necklaces for quite sometime now....
anyone knows why this is so? is it my timing of my purchase? since pearl harvests are usually in winter....by now (summer), most of the larger pearls have been sold. and i'm wondering if i were to purchase "now" when something becomes available, the gem quality would be the lower end of the spectrum (if that makes any sense)
should i hold off my purchases until the next winter harvest? i'm not in a hurry since i can only buy 1 pearl necklace so i really want the best i can get.
my ideal necklace would be 10-11mm and has to be gem quality but i've sorta decided that i should settle for 9-10mm instead since 10-11mm seems impossible. i did a search and it seems like the last time 10-11mm gem quality pearls were available was in 2006!!
any advise appreciated.
