[jerin]

Hi Kaywal,

yes the 8 mm look good on you but a size that looks really good and great with the pearls making a statement = 9 - 9,5 mm. I have a lavender strand in this size, most pearls are around 9,3 mm and it really shows off on its own! As you are so tall with this lovely long neck, you probably could have even larger and they still would look smashing! Try to buy a freshwater in above size and I promise, you will not have any strands smaller than at least 8,5 mm....

[Kaywal]

Originally Posted by jerin

Hi Kaywal,

yes the 8 mm look good on you but a size that looks really good and great with the pearls making a statement = 9 - 9,5 mm. I have a lavender strand in this size, most pearls are around 9,3 mm and it really shows off on its own! As you are so tall with this lovely long neck, you probably could have even larger and they still would look smashing! Try to buy a freshwater in above size and I promise, you will not have any strands smaller than at least 8,5 mm....

Oh Jerin--I already want a bigger strand! I want a strand of Tahitian baroques, so those will definitely be bigger-heh heh. I'd also love a strand of lavender freshwaters. Could definitely do a larger size there!

[Kaywal]

Originally Posted by GemGeek

They look very sexy poking out of that business-like shirt!

Thanks Blaire!

[Kaywal]

Originally Posted by katie

They are absolutely gorgeous !!!!!!!

And you do them justice, they are so pretty.

Tell me, did you get the 7-8mm ?

I'm trying to guage the relatively of the different sizes - to me you have the perfect size.

I can understand why you are thrilled !

Thank You!
Yup, I got the 7-8mm. They are a hair over 8mm.

Thanks for the sweet comments, ladies!

[Mervione]

This is weird, I thought I was reading in another thread that when you buy a strand that range between two millimeters like that, you´re supposed to expect that most pearls are small and only a few in the middle are in the big range? Maybe I´m just mixing it up with something else.

[gravityalwayswins]

Originally Posted by Kaywal

Oh Jerin--I already want a bigger strand! I want a strand of Tahitian baroques, so those will definitely be bigger-heh heh. I'd also love a strand of lavender freshwaters. Could definitely do a larger size there!

Kaywal,
I don't have freshwaters yet (on the short list!) but I started with a 8-13mm crazy, all sizes, all colors strand of Tahitian baroques. At first I thought the big 13mm one was monstrous...

Nowadays I think the others are kind puny. I'm so embarrassed by the shift in my own perception. I'm 5'11 with a self-described "giraffe neck", so I think the big ones do so much better! I'll bet big dark pearls would look fabulous on you!

[Casey.R]

Perfect size and I love th 16 inch length too!

[Mervione]

No one want to answer my question? I´m quite confused about this...

[Sueki]

Originally Posted by Mervione

This is weird, I thought I was reading in another thread that when you buy a strand that range between two millimeters like that, you´re supposed to expect that most pearls are small and only a few in the middle are in the big range? Maybe I´m just mixing it up with something else.

Hi Mervione,
It is when purchasing from Chinese vendors that you can expect the pearls to be on the small side.
Kaywal bought hers from PearlParadise, who state actual sizes and deliver what they advertise.

[Mervione]

I don´t think I made myself clear. If the strand was 7-8, then most of them could be 7 with just a very, very few in the middle being close to 8, and it´d still be the size they said it´d be. But, judging from KayVals posts, it seems that hers was over 8 mm, and I thought you´d have to buy a 8-9 strand for the pearls to be over 8 mm? Or even most of them being 8 mm. Of course, if I´m wrong about this I´d be happy, because it´d save me from buying a 8-9 strand, I could just get the 7-8 instead if I want most pearls to be 8 mm...

[Sueki]

Ah, I see....
It might be an idea to e-mail the vendor and ask .....
And tell them what you are looking for.
If it's one of the vendors on here, I know they will all be only too pleased to help.

[jerin]

I think I might have been the one telling that 8-9 mm means mostly 8-8,5 mm and perhaps 3 pearls reaching almost 9 mm, that is, as Sueki told almost always the case when ordering from a Chinese seller, if our vendors here say 8-9 I think most of the pearls will not be smaller than 0,5 mm from the largest size anyway. But that is not so when choosing a Chinese seller so beware or be hard on him that he tells you just how large the pearls are! Otherwise be prepared to get a lot of smaller pearls and just a very few reach the given size in the add!

[Pearl_dreams]

I have a gauge but it doesn't show tenths of a mm so I have to estimate. Measuring the pearls on my Freshadama 7-8mm strand, this is what it looks like to me:

There are (2) 8mm pearls in the center, a few 7.5-8 mm ones flanking those, a number of 7-7.5mm ones flanking those, then 7mm on the very ends.

If you really want 8mm, then buy 8-9mm.

[barbie biggs]

I am not an expert so this answer is just my experience, plus what I have heard on this forum.

1) My mother in law has Mikis. 2mm to 8mm. Her necklace has lots of 2mm akoya, then on up to about 7mm with one lonely 8mm. I didn't say anything when I saw it because I was shocked, but it was pretty.
2) In today's market usually, the graduations seem to be much less widely spaced. For the sake of this blog;
If you purchase 7mm to 8mm you will get some of both plus graduated sizes in between.
3) As far as I know there is nowhere that you can get a necklace with just 8mm pearls on it unless you order and pay for a custom order.

Lastly, this only applies to reputable vendors. If you accidentally stumble across a humbug, you may be in trouble.

But, generally speaking 7 to 8mm does not mean 8mm. It means 7 to 8mm.
This is not too bad though as it is the traditional size. Many, many women wear this size. You can never go wrong with it and if you like larger pearls, all you have to do is be able to afford them.

[barbie biggs]

Kayway:
I am so happy for you. I too have freshadamas, as do many here on the forum and they are just wonderful. You will never regret your choice. I hope you have many happy years with your pearls.
barbie