[Pearlgully]

ZE / CFWP

Gail

[Mervione]

This is what Caitlin said:

"More people will gues when they read the title, which is Pink South Sea 13.5 mm"

But yeah, they do look like freshwaters to me. I´ve never heard about pink south seas anyway, though... Let alone seen any.

[Pearl_dreams]

Ha, I'm guessing Pearlgully guessed right about Zeide.

They are freshwaters no doubt.

However, I have a question about SS pearls. Are there some that have colors other than white or black?

A few months ago I was in the shop of a jeweler who makes very nice handcrafted jewelry. This man brought out a small tray of button shaped stud earrings that looked to me like natural colored CFWP. The jeweler insisted these were Indonesian SSP and brought out some literature-- a catalog-- showing these, with high suggested retail prices (about $600 per pair.) I made some vague remarks and left (without buying!)

Are there in fact Indonesian pearls of varied natural colors? Would these be considered South Sea pearls?

I wonder if Strack addresses this...? *going to look*

[Mervione]

I´ve seen a few blue-ish SSP from Druzy. This leads me back to the question about foreign contaminents... Sigh.

[Slraep]

Originally Posted by Caitlin

Look at these. Some people know to whom they belong. More people will gues when they read the title, which is Pink South Sea 13.5 mm

Argghhhhhhhhh........MY EYES, MY EYES! Quick, where's the holy water!! Okay, that's better.

Caitlin, the "person" said they were SSs??? Here's the story the "person" told me:

"The peach necklace is also from that research station(Heilongjiang*) but it is transgrafted from Burmese rose-golden pinctada maximas. "

So you see, according to the "person", it is a half breed.

* Northern Chinese pearl research project that the "person" funded. No trace of it now because apperently frankenfish ate all the mussels and the perliculture students abandoned it. Another similar personally funded project was to be revived in Mongolia somewhere.

(I think I need another splash of holy water)

Slraep

[mausketeer]

Originally Posted by olmander

I am looking at my new 36 inch long baroque Tahitian collier, which Ashley from PurePearls has put together for me with love and care, and enjoying all the blue, green, peacock and purple colours coming together with the circles. That's exactly why I like circles more than drops.



Olga

Olga - those are GORGEOUS! I LOVE the circled shapes so much! Can I ask you what size they are (mm) if you don't mind answering?

Jodie

[olmander]

Oh no, sure I don't mind!

They are 8,0-9.6 mm (counted on the narrower side), and AA/AA+ quality. Luster is just great.

Ashley (PurePearls) has extended this necklace for me from declared 20 inches to 36, and I have an impression that most of the extra pearls are rather on the larger side. Anyway, they are very well matched and have such beautiful colours that I still (almost after a month of having them) put them on my bed table every evening to enjoy the colours before falling asleep. I never expected to have to much blue colour on Tahitians...

And I can wear it double around the neck, or as one long necklace

[Mikeyy]

This again goes back to the fact that the nuclei actually tickles the oyster. Circle is caused by the oyster rolling with laughter. Prove me wrong if you can.

[olmander]

Wow, Mikeyy, this is a good one!
It explains my attraction to the circled pearls - according to your theory they are just good-mooded

[Mikeyy]

Originally Posted by olmander

Wow, Mikeyy, this is a good one!
It explains my attraction to the circled pearls - according to your theory they are just good-mooded

Oh absolutely they are the happiest of pearls. I would think that would be obvious just by looking at them. The idea that the oyster is unhappy is just a self imposed guilt trip. I think they are tickled to be able to make a pearl.

[pattye]

Olga,

Love those Tahitians, great colors, and that you went for a 36" length! Not sure how I missed this thread for so long! Think the circles are great also! I have heard them described as "circles of love" to put a real positive spin on them.

This again goes back to the fact that the nuclei actually tickles the oyster. Circle is caused by the oyster rolling with laughter. Prove me wrong if you can.

Mikeyy--great explanation, you're the expert!

[Mikeyy]

Originally Posted by pattye

Olga,

Love those Tahitians, great colors, and that you went for a 36" length! Not sure how I missed this thread for so long! Think the circles are great also! I have heard them described as "circles of love" to put a real positive spin on them.

Mikeyy--great explanation, you're the expert!

Some of us are glass half full. Right?

[pattye]

SOOOOO Right!!!

[Caitlin]

Oops- I missed this thread for a couple of weeks. Dfrey, Pearl Gully and Slraep are correct. ZE and cfwp. I have never head of pink south sea pearls! And I would be surprized to ever see any!

[barbie biggs]

Okay, here we go again:
There was a post not too far back (kinda sounds like once upon a time huh?), and it said something like, "One of the most expensive SS's are white with a natural pink tint, but they are very rare."

I've never seen them either but I've been salivating over the idea ever since I read that.
barbie