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I got curious when I saw the Golden South Sea pearls sale in Pearl Paradise. The information provided by the site is that the pearls came from the Philippines. They looked very similar to the strands being sold by Jewelmer in their jewellery stores; although most of the strands sold by...

I have visited Dhaka, Bangladesh several times over the past eight years. On my first trip, I was excited about the "Bangladeshi pearls". I was surprised and disappointed because all the pearls being sold were Chinese freshwater pearls. They had quite a selection from low quality dyed pearls...

I was thinking that the original buyer wanted a three-strand necklace, but it was unavailable. So she/he got three separate Mikimoto strands of varying lengths (the receipt shows different price for each strand) and had them assemble using an after-market three-strand silver clasp. This...

Definitely Chinese freshwater pearls. The settings are rhodium plated base metal from China.

Nice post Grace. Very informative and I love the pictures.

There is quite a variety of pearls in Greenhills, but 90% or more of the merchandise are from China. It is also important to have some basic knowledge of pearls (or know exactly what you are looking for) since most sellers take a lot of liberties in presenting the goods that they sell like...

Greenhills is such an interesting place; but always shop with caution. I remember several years ago (when I did not know anything about pearls), I was sold a pair of "baby South Sea" pearl studs for something liks US$150. It was a gift for my cousin. Now I know (on hindsight) that they were...

Nice to "see" you here in Pearl-Guide.com, Jose. I myself recently joined the site and I've found it very informative and interesting. It is a rich resource of information on pearls. I am glad to share pictures and information on the nice strand I got from TahitianPearls.biz. It is a lovely...

This is the description in the accompanying certificate from TahitianPearls.biz: Pearl Type: Tahitian black pearl Pearl Shape: Circle' semi-baroque Pearl Size: 9-11mm Pearl Nacre: Extremely thick Pearl Surface : Light to moderate blemishing Pearl Luster: Excellent Pearl Color : Fancy...

The Power Pro 20 lbs. that I ordered from Amazon just arrived. I immediately worked on the 11mm freshwater pearl strand of my sister-in-law. Power Pro is much easier to use than silk. It is easier to knot. I usually use a tweezers when knotting with silk, but with Power Pro the knots stay...

Caitlin, Here are pictures of a similar strand I bought from Tahitianpearl.biz. The strand is a gift to my sister. I took a few shots of it. Very nice multi-colored rings with fantastic luster.

I recently bought a strand of multi-colored tahitian pearls from them - - similar to the one in the link posted. It was gift for my sister. The strand was exactly as described. In fact it looked better since the pearls had a deeper luster than what was captured in the photograph. Jose was...