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OOOO! Wow! What amazing pieces! The brooch(and the pearls) are gorgeous and the color transition of the enamel leaves is really remarkable. I really LOVE the lavender guilloche locket, you don't see a lot of that color either. And the deco watch is fantastic. You have almost all the...

Lisa, Thank You. We are fine, just passing thunderstorms yesterday. BWeaves, Thank You. I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to watches. They are all working except for the green guilloche one. The large gold hunter is probably the oldest and has a key to wind it. The most unusual is the...

Lisa, I am not in PA but Texas now. However, I lived in NJ for many years and my brother and his family live in Carlisle, PA. The watchmaker and his son are "old school" watchmakers/repairs and though they take at minimum 2 months to repair movements and minor cosmetic repairs they are upfront...

Mine doesn't work, but I have had good luck with a watchmaker in PA that does excellent repairs on antique watches. They are unbelievably slow though.

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Lisa, Wow that is a gorgeous watch, and what a great story that goes along with it. I have to agree with you though, they are my happy place! Honestly, I have a thing for guilloche in general, but really love the "ladies" watches the most. I have several women's watches(I find they aren't as...

Thank You, Ladies! I have included photos of the piece in question and another piece I need to have repaired. The pearls in the enamel watch are 2.0-2.3mm(large), 1.5-1.7mm(med), and 1mm for the smallest ones. All of which are half round and the larger are half-round and half drilled. The...

Hello All, I am trying to find .7mm to no more than 1mm undrilled seed pearls for replacement in an antique piece I have(Art Nouveau). So, color matching isn't too big of an issue nor is a perfect round, but size...that has been a headache. I find a lot of 1mm and up. I need around 15 to 20...

Thank You! Yes, they nearly glow and I bet after a bath they will be even more beautiful! I will take a peak at the video. I can restring like a champ, but always look for shortcuts. How about the earrings? Any thoughts?

While I can’t tell you much about pearls, I can tell you about the maker in the 5th photo which is Silpalda. They are primarily known for their Sterling jewelry, but I do have a few Pearl pieces from them. They also retire pieces regularly, so they become collectible and can have modest value...

Sorry for the graininess of the photos. They have some dimples and bumps throughout, however it’s not very noticeable unless you look through a loupe and off round here and there. Some of the smaller ones look speckled(?) pitted. I tried to photograph well, but the smaller pearls are between...

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Hello All, I upcycle/repurpose vintage jewelry into more modern usable pieces as a hobby. I buy large lots of "junk" jewelry and nose around thrift stores and the like for usable pieces. I often will buy a piece for the clasp closure which was the case with the strand of pearls, at the time...