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    Default Sea of Cortez Pearl Strands - Photos

    Hello everyone,

    We haven't fully recovered from the devastating effects of Hurricane "Jimena", but on this ocassion I want to share with some photos of what we consider to be our finest pearl necklace so far...as I have mentioned before, we only produce ONE PEARL STRAND PER YEAR of this quality.

    Christened with the name of "Stella Maris" (Stars of the Sea) by its owner (name and other details cannot be disclosed), it contains 49 Gem-grade Sea of Cortez Cultured Pearls. Sizes range from 11.4 mm (central pearl) to 8.6 mm.

    Hope you enjoy the photos!
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    Douglas McLaurin, M.Sc. Aquaculture
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    Thanks, Douglas,
    That strand is mind-blowing, to say the least! It's like diffuse Abalone colors!!! Each pearl has so many colors.

    Simply, PMC pearls are the most beautiful cultured pearls in the world.

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    An impressively effective way to thumb one's nose at disaster!
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    Oh, that is beautiful. Like the colours of the night.

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    Beautiful and divine are those pearls. Lucky is the recipient of that strand!

    Hope you will recover quickly from Hurricane "Jimena".

    cheers
    Ash
    Cheers,
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    Oh! Just to see this one in person-- it's magnificent in photos!! Am now enjoying it as my desktop background----We all so eagerly look forward to your harvest photos, Douglas! And you always thrill us!
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    That's an absolutely exquisite strand, Douglas!

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    just awesome Doug! Does it have an owner yet?
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    Lucky owner!
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    Pinch me, do you mean you are the lucky owner??
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    SO MANY PEARLS, SO LITTLE TIME----

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    I'm completely speechless. Is this from this harvest or a culmination?
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    OOOOh Blaire!!!! really??? You lucky thing! I just had a call from one of the WAGS I will be be-jewelling for a red carpet event later this month & they would be perfect! She is wearing silver. Ah well, now on with the hunt for silver pearls, and nothing will compare I'm sure. Thats the trouble with seeing these extraordinary examples, it raises the bar for what we want.

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    Truly beautiful! What a thrill to see your work produce something so incredible!!
    Bravo!!
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