| I have to reply about the pearl nacre and the Tahitian.
The piece of nacre from the split Akoya came from a 9mm Japanese strand. The nacre measured .44 in the thinnest portion, and and .76 in the thicker side. It really did come from a top-quality Akoya pearl.
The Tahitian that I gave Mike was a clean, round, with medium luster. When the freshwater chipped I felt horrible because the color was exactly what he was looking for. It can be a delicate operation increasing a .7 hole to a 1.5, especially with an older, highly treated CFWP. It was my mistake not to drill it personally as our driller had not done this before, and by drilling too far from one side cracked a piece of opposing nacre. So, to make up for it, Mike got a free Tahitian on leather. I knew he wanted one, but was going to save up for it. Not to mention he is an incredibly nice guy. |