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Yes, please share ... What is WOT? Thanks Pattye!

Me too me too... I'd like to try my luck at that pearl trip for sure! Shall i email you directly? Thanks

Awesome... Im glad you all enjoyed it! I thought was hilarious, because i could hear his voice in the words. Douglas... Was that " could" as in permission... Or could in ability ;)
Mais oui, mon...

I haven't had a chance to check in on Pearl-Guide for quite some time... but I thought you all might enjoy this article written by Rudolf Voll aka "Pearl Admirer" (Fuji's father) from the Asahi...

Wow... I thought I was having a crazy month of May... wishing you all the best!

Fascinating thread. I have thought a lot about why certain people are drawn to pearls more so than other gems.. And have sold many pearls for medicinal use. Most all of the rest of this thread is new...

Thank you ladies...
Lilliefuzzysocks, thank you... I was trying to steer clear of evaluating the clasps based on listings that included strands of varying qualities of pearls strung on them.
I...

Lilliefuzzysocks YOU ARE AMAZING!
Thank you, that is a huge help! The difference between the "buy now" and undisclosed bids and actual selling price was what was driving me nuts!
You're hired!

Greetings from Hong Kong,
I am hoping that some of you avid internet pearl hawks will help me out...
I am trying to estimate the current market value for these vintage clasps.
They are all...

I'd love to join you all for dinner! I will be in booth #107 at the GJX from the 5th to the 10th. Looking forward to it! Hope this finds you all great!

What a great story... thanks for sharing this! Such a great reminder of the dedication of pearl farmers to their craft and how they are tied to the waters they live around.
"But with the advent of...

Ivona.. THAT NECKLACE IS GORGEOUS! I love the mix of the sunstone with the pearls.. beautiful photos too! Makes me happy to see this little tiara thread keeps inspiring! Cheers, Sarah

Great work Morphius..
I have just been playing around with pearls on chain these last couple of days myself. The top necklace is 8 Chinese fresh water stacked petal pearls, middle necklace is the...

They certainly look like Akoya pearls to me.. I love that they show the flaws "on the underside of the bead".. I appreciate any and all dealers who list the "flaws" but I have never heard of the...

Adeline... GET A DRILL.. it will inspire your lovely creations even further! I prefer my Yotsuba model to the Chinese versions I have used. It's a bit heavier and sturdier, but much more expensive...

Thank you Lisa,
Acting as a translator here: Fuji says that in significant quantity Biwa pearls were not harvested before the mid 1960's
For many years after their first harvest in Lake Biwa there...

Hi Helen... Thank you for the compliment. Fuji says this definitely looks like a necklace of Chinese fresh water pearls... especially with such a distinctly Hong Kong style clasp. We both agree that...

Hello and thank you Karin for the heads up.. I had my pearl-guide brain stuck in conch pearl farming ;)
And welcome Helen!
Given what I can see from the photos, I lean towards Chinese fresh water,...

Conch pearls are actually included in the controlled export of all products "bi-products" or not that come from any subspecies of conch. In order to legally import them (or export them from their...

Imanit, Those sure look colorful in the photo.. looking forward to seeing your photos of them.

Lisa, Sometimes they do double drill button shape pearls so they will sit flat.. mostly in really...

Wow thanks Steve, I thought I was going a bit deep... He he we all have to be careful what we say about Debeers.. They have ears everywhere!
The natural pearl business can be a very extreme world,...

Smetzler, I must add that there does seem to be a nearly exact ratio of sheisty and dishonest people in the natural conch pearl business as there are in the diamond trade, although the conch pearl...

ooooohhhh I LOVE this game! Fuji and I sometimes get a little loopy sorting through loose pearls in Hong Kong, and end up seeing all kinds of animals in the pearls. It's usually when I know it's time...

Hi Five Pearls..
I recently had a similar request from a man in Germany. I sent him to my dear friend Katja who is a master goldsmith and has a gorgeous gallery here Petaluma California. They...

They look natural in color to me. Generally producers will use peach color pearls to irradiate.. and the outcome is silver in color. (which is NOT to say that all silver/grey Chinese fresh water...