Recent content by Fabio

A lot of pearls leave French Polinesia without having passed Xray … expecially through HK …

2/300 pounds ? So he should sell them to public at something near 500 pounds … he has to add Vat and gold fitting too… in my shop I sell a pair of 10 mm A/B and 18 kt white gold at little less than 150 € equal at 125 pounds … so I don't really think that a jeweller could pay you what you expect...

There is a big difference between diamonds or pearls and jewels. A loose pearl or a diamond or a pearl strand has nothing to do with jewels. Cartier or Bulgari or Tiffany have an higher price in the secondary market. But for pearls as for diamonds the price is only for their quality.

Is there a company that is considered the "best" when it comes to cars ? By "best" I mean, top quality/industry leader/long tradition/could be among first to market. As I am italian my answer is : Ferrari. Is it the same for pearls ? Not really. There is something different : top quality. You...

Try here : http://www.abbeys.com.au/book/pink-pearl.do Or why not to buy it in french ? It is at 45/50 $ http://www.skira.net/perle-rose.html Pictures are the same ! :cool:

Purchased in Venezia, Italy five years ago ? Really unusual that is 14k gold made ! Quite all italian jewels are 18k ! 14k it is only for export :confused: Do you have a calipers ? It seems smaller than 16mm … maybe 13/14 …

I hope to have not done to many mistakes in my poor english ! :rolleyes:

It's all true but it isn't all the truth. Jewelry retailers aren't all the same. I don't charge for drilling my pearls. I don't charge my pearls 100% or more. I buy only by lots mixed in size or in colors and not mixed grade. I do my pendants or rings in my atelier. I buy baroques and cerclees...

Really are there people that could think to buy 3 strands of tahitian pearls for 36 $ ? Difficult to buy one pearl at that price !