| I do not think you need to pay $20,000 for a strand like this. I have seen other strands in the past for less than half. If you have time, and would like to see a lot of these, I would suggest doing a pearl tour of Kobe and visiting several of the factories. I am sure you would find a couple.
I have not heard much new about the natural pearl market. I just checked the latest issue of Pearl World and Jewellery News Asia (of course they would not report it), and do not see anything. Where is this coming from? The Middle East, perhaps? That would be very interesting if naturals made a come back. The game would change! |