[xeresana]

Originally Posted by Valeria101

Still trying to figure out this one!

So far...

1. Lustre / Orient (is there such thing as a dull pearl with great orient?)

2. Blemishes (can put up with some if condition #1 is met with flying colors, like circles - circled pearls look like something off a potter's wheel )

That's it. Haven't met a size, shape or color of pearl I didn't like, as long as the two above are met.

One more thing: no nuclei please. Since this ain't a matter of life and death exactly, I haven't worked out any reason for this - the 'whole' ones feel better... whatever that means. And I am alreay wavering

And no treatment: not wavering on this bit yet.

Well...that's pretty much what I look for. We are like pearl twins.

[Hanaleimom]

My priorities depend on what kind of pearls:

Tahitians rounds:
1) Luster
2) Blemishes
3) Color - no silver/gray nor white.
4) orient
5) shape
6) Size - prefer anywhere b/t 8mm - 11mm

Tahitian baroques:
1) Luster
2) Color
3) Orient
4) Blemishes
5) size
6) shape

FW:
1) Luster
2) Blemishes
3) Color - prefer non-white or rare color
4) Orient
5) Size - prefer > 8mm. For rope, 7mm

South Seas:
No comment, I can't afford it...yet.

Sea of Cortez:
Not familiar enough.

Other exotic (conch, abalone):
Very nice, but not a priority right now, so I don't want to think about it.

I have too much on my mind right now deciding how many other Tahitians & FW items to be lined up on my wishlist.

[GemGeek]

Here I am, just back from Hanalei Bay Resort in Kauai, trying to catch up on my PG posts!

What a wonderfully detailed description, HanaleiMom!

For me, after I figure out if I can afford the pearls, it's lustre/orient and blemishing. On baroques, if the blemishing has lustre, it doesn't count.

I missed you guys.