[airdancer]

May I get some opinions if there is a difference in between 1 and 2 in terms of their orient and luster? They look almost the same to me and not exciting at all. Sorry, I don't know how to put pictures in the post.

This is 1

This is 2

[olmander]

Hi! I think it's just the quality of your pictures (on which the second version looks better to me but I guess in life they are about the same).

I have a similar one and this is one of my favourites, it has such an amazing glow!!! I just can not leave it out of hands! Just try those of yours in a different light.

[airdancer]

Hi Olmander, yours look simply amazing!

I saw this baroque necklace of yours in another thread and wrote to the shop you mentioned to ask for similar baroque pearls. But I can't really see the luster from the pictures and am quite hesitant to buy it outright since it is costly for me to return.

[olmander]

Oh, I see! But if these are pictures from VoP-Munich, it is indeed the quality of photos.

The photos they've sent to me when I was ordering were also not exciting. But I knew what I was doing because a month before I was there in the shop during my business trip to Munich and got a similar peach-beige-apricot long necklace which was (and still is) just fabulous!

That's why I knew that this must be the same type of pearls.

So, if it is from there - don't hesitate, I saw those pearls in person:-)

Best

Olga

[airdancer]

Thanks for your help! That's very reassuring.

[olmander]

Here is the photo of the same necklace which I got from the shop before ordering. This is the same necklace as on my previous photo. As you see the product itself is much more encouraging

[airdancer]

My goodness! Indeed so! Btw, this particular multicolour strand from the same shop (approx 16 inch, 12-13mm) is simply astounding but perhaps another time...

[Pearl_dreams]

Wow! That greenish-yellow/purple/peach colored pearl is unlike anything I have ever seen.

[jody]

Does someone have the link to find the baroque pearls on the Blue Legend web site? I can't seem to find them. Thanks. They are really nice looking.

[olmander]

Jody, they don't have baroques in Legend Blue, as far as I know...

Olga

[jody]

Thanks Olga, my mistake, thought they were Legend Blue.

Originally Posted by airdancer

My goodness! Indeed so! Btw, this particular multicolour strand from the same shop (approx 16 inch, 12-13mm) is simply astounding but perhaps another time...

Airdancer, in this last strand you can see the orient very much in the pearl in the middle (rainbow colours) and in Olmanders strand orient was best seen in a pearl to the right.

[Nerida]

Jerin, I am trying to detect orient - I always think I know it when I see it, but defining it is a whole different ball game! Do you mean the pearl in the middle of the top row of pearls in the multicoloured strand? And do you mean the pearl at the right close to the bottom of the picture in the white strand?

Thanks!

Nerida

[airdancer]

The multicoloured strand is extremely desirable If you click on the magnifying glass icon, you would be able to get a bigger picture of the strand - not necc. clearer however - and you would be able to see the incredible luster as well as the orient on the pearls. The colours are gorgeous and seem to have a delicate translucent quality. Simply amazing strand but unfortunately out of my budget.

I am pretty sure that the pearls in the multicolored strand are fireballs, bead nucleated freshwater pearls. The metallic colors are usually very beautiful. I saw many wonderful strands of fireballs at the Tucson gem show last week and the prices have gone up drastically.



Gail