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Whoa- I was reading the latest issue of Pala Gems, when I came across some gorgeous pictures they took of some crown jewels currently housed in the Natural History Museum of Munich while they were...

Those are gorgeous! I love the Silver color, very nice! I don't think they're quite going extinct yet- what with all of the nucleation techniques that are being experimented with, heavily textured FW...

That is a great photo, Pearl Dreams! Wow- i wish mine came out like that! Maybe a new camera is needed lol...? Dwight, I'd definitely agree with some of the other ladies on the forum here- you'll...

Their uniformity in color, shape and size leads me to suspect that they could be cultured saltwater Akoyas- upon up-close inspection do you see any blemishes of any kind? Small pits or pin pricks,...

What great surface quality for such large, circled baroques! Nicely done :)

I'd remove the ring before washing my hands- the chlorine in the tap water can slowly begin eating away at the epoxy adhesive, sneak into residual bubbles inside the mounting, and weaken the pearls'...

Hi Clr-

What a great question! Purple hues are traditionally spiritual and artistic colors, representing a flair for drama and style; it's also the color of royalty and courage in deeper shades....

I dunno- there's only 1 picture to analyze, but to me, from the look of the settings, the provenance of the piece, I lean hard Chinese FWP set in Sterling with CZs.

I've never heard of them- it sounds like a vendor brand rather than a pearl type.

It's pretty- I really like the iridescence of blue Akoya- lots of shimmering pinks and greens.

Those are cute- I like the deconstructed feel of them, very organic. :) Nice! I'd put them on a website, but it would have have a more "couture", funky theme to it to work well I think.

Right?! I just smacked my own forehead- Duh. :) I'll remember that forever though- Thanks Dave!

Great question Caitlin- one would assume so, but a quick Google search is just pulling up lots of Soup recipes for me lol. :)

Easily Strack's Pearls- by far the most detailed and comprehensive tome out there. I refer to it all the time.

Isn't that funny? You'd think it would be the other way around since the graduated style is so much closer to that classic vintage look- but the non-graduated strands are harder to put together, so...

Hi Allein,

Welcome to the forum! Definitely, definitely upgrade to the Gem Quality- the luster is so worth it. While AAA Freshwater pearls are lovely, the extra sparkle and glow that come with a...

Love the graduation job on that necklace- those pearls look gorgeous! Probably Akoya, but like Caitlin said, we'll need much more detailed photos before we can tell you much more than that.

Hi Steve-

I was just reading my copy of the Pala Gems newsletter and saw your gorgeous pearls! Congratulations on such a great mention, and keep up the amazing work you're doing- I'm still...

Wow that's a toughie! I'm leaning towards agreeing with Ivona- due to the irregular shapes I'm voting Freshwater, but very lustrous and pretty freshwaters :)

Hi Sea Urchin-

I don't know about the other sites, but we've been out for a little bit and are expecting to restock any day now... The 7.0-7.5mm size is by far the most popular due to it's...

Stunning colors- wow :cool:

What are you planning on doing with them?

The luster on the top strand is much sharper than on the bottom strand, there's no doubt in my mind that it's a top quality strand. The surface is also much cleaner.

The bottom strand looks to be...

Autore is an Australian South Sea pearl house- those are real cultured White and Golden South Sea pearls; Chanel's are likely faux. The House of Boucheron is also high end fine jewelry. I've never...

Actually, the grading guides state that 1 single deep inclusion is allowable, and usually hidden when drilled. A "pin dot" is not considered a deep inclusion

This is from Pearl Paradise's...

Too cute! :o