CortezPearls
Once upon a Cortez Pearl...
Joined: 08-26-2005
Location: Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
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I would really like to read a book you will create of this subject Dave!
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I agree Lagoon Island Pearls
They probably could have also designed a course that would "supplement" the Pearls as One course...focusing more on treatments, processing and identification.Leave a comment:
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Really great combo! It's a match made in Nature
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I like 'em!!! Nice size and great luster
Should make for a very nice tin-cup necklace!Leave a comment:
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I finished the course in just over an hour. Fouled up the question that used Swiss Francs
It has great photos and interesting videos.
The course is nicely done but basic. Pearls as One is definitively much more complete...but I believe ALL pearl education is a must! Good job by...Leave a comment:
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Oh Wowee! I agree with BWeaves
The jewelry work (Feline) reminds me of Bast, the goddess of ancient Egypt! Lovely!...Leave a comment:
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I so totally agree....Leave a comment:
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Never heard of them before...I would usually associate those names with sellers or producers of faux perles or imitations.Leave a comment:
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Hello Emmamae! A nice pair there...but really hard to tell without handling the pearls directly.
Just with the photos, these seem to be a pair of FWPs...there's something in their appearance (specially the shape) that tells me they are FWPs.Leave a comment:
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Could be that the company closed down and are selling their inventories.
It's a very nice Akoya necklace...with pearls of a size rarely seen today. Good find!Leave a comment:
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Very nice brooch echolovesyou
The pearls are either natural or seed pearls...no doubt about it.
Please let us know if you find more information...what a great find!
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We had a server issue this morning...we are still looking for a reason for the issue Marianne
It is not upgrade related, seems to be Server related.
Checking these issues takes time...
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It looks like a good option to learn even more about pearls
Thank you Hyun! I will check this out on my return
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That is one amazing bag indeed!
Love the fresh summer looks, the "Summer of Pearls"
Doing a bit of traveling today...will need to catch up ASAP!Leave a comment:
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You really have to have it restrung and then take some photos for us all to see in the "Show us your pearls in Action" thread
Quite a good find!
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Love the keshi! I mean...I love keshi pearls! But these have a blue-gray that not even the blue akoya display
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Hello Faith!
These do look like Japanese Akoya pearls...even their color screams "vintage" and those pearl sizes...wow...we don't get to see those sizes anymore but at the beginning of pearl culture it was common to obtain small sizes. As the experience of the grafting technicians improved,...Leave a comment:
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I agree wholeheartedly: Dave's explanation and diagram are superb! And Jeremy's description of how the shell and the pearl are the inverse of each other...simply magic!...Leave a comment:
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Hello again! Just got informed about another GIA Webinar...this one is about X-RAYS:
X-Rays and Their Use in Gemology...
Thursday, April 15 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Did you know that X-rays not only reveal bones but have applications in gemology as well? X-rays are used to separateLeave a comment:
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