Idea for Husband's 50th Birthday Present

[waimeamomi]

If you are in the UK then Wendy for sure! (pearlescence)

[zengirl]

Thank you everyone. Maybe Wendy and I can find something together for my husband's 50th birthday present.

[dmj]

we all like the idea of a round single 20 mm peacock pearl :P large pearls rarely come in good colors because they rarely make amazing colors above 16 mm a grey tahitian in large size s will not be extreem hard to find but a large peacock one is what every pearl lover wants

at the moment i have some pearls in london with as largest round a 17,6 mm and thats huge already

is it a pearl just to be in a box or also to get a pendant or something made out of ?

otherwise a natural abalone pearl horn or something weird interesting is always nice. i never really have guys here that love pearls and sometimes i show them abalone horns and they are amazed its a pearl and the colors in it

a nice box for a pearl should not be a problem most sellers will be able to fix something nice for that i think ( i would when i sell a 20 mm ) :P haha

im a guy so i know most pearls look super gay on guys :P haha there are some ways to make them look good though

when its just as a symbol of the pearl a large pinctada shell with a mabe or blister pearl still attached to it will be nice to have i have those things around my house and guys love these things

and in price also wayyyy nicer than a 20 mm pearl :P

the vat etc people talk about is there only most people send pearls with no price on the package as the package will get stolen otherwise

good luck

[zengirl]

Oooooh look at that 17.5mm grey!!!!!! How much? Hahaha. ;-)

P.S. My husband is fantastic in that he's not the slightest bit worried if anyone ever thinks he might be gay. Although he's a total Alpha Male he's not sexually threatened by anything that's not decreed to be hetro by society. However, he just doesn't wear jewellery much.

[pearlescence]

Hi DMJ
We debated about putting correct values on customs declarations in another thread - http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/sho...ghlight=ethics
I guess you missed that.
What would happen if you shipped a high value item and it went missing?
There is, of course, no problem with customs between EU member states

[Amrita]

Yes Wendy I remember - that was a great thread and it was a great discussion about the balance between profit and ethics!

[dmj]

yes i also declare my pearls but for some reason most post company s are not that safe anymore and they keep missing packages on a daily base so for me i dont put any value on the packages

and since there is no value they arrive safely

and a pearl has no set value its not a piece of gold where you can say hey its 20 grams so worth that much

it all depends where you live i guess where i am from i get my tax back as a company when i import something so it doesn't really matter

[dmj]

zengirl the 17,6 is somewhere around 1100

i think to actually have on a necklace or something as a men a 14 / 15 mm black pearl will be fine maybe more blue color than peacock and also the skin tone is important white skin does not go superb with a green pearl where blue does and darker skin is more nice with creme and green color pearls

tomorrow i have somebody from the cook islands here to look over some harvest and i think he has a idea for a men line with pearls also i will try to let you guys know what he is up to

[Alex]

Hi Daniel - 17.53...... that is a big pearl ....

1,100 is that GBP or USD ?

would love to see any picis you may have of the Cook Island pearls

[dmj]

gbp

i will take some pics tomorrow

[pattye]

As cuff links were mentioned, I just saw these Sea of Cortez mabes

[dkan 168]

1100 GBP for a single pearl???!!!

I wish I have deep pockets!

DK

[dmj]

wellll its a retail price ( i never no to give people retail or wholesale here ) anyway it will be made into a pendant and on display during international jewellery london in september so if your around

[dkan 168]

wellll its a retail price ( i never no to give people retail or wholesale here ) anyway it will be made into a pendant and on display during international jewellery london in september so if your around

Ooo, if it is opened to all and not just to those in the trade, then I would love to come along if it is during a weekend on a day trip.

It would be a pleasure to meet you in person and see your beautiful creations in the flesh!

Where could I find more information please?

DK

[dmj]

http://www.jewellerylondon.com it is a trade only show hopefully me and some other dutch designers will also do a non retail only show in london