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Hello and thanks for asking about these.. I feel like I should probably chime in on this one. These brooches are/were made by the sweetest lady in ALL OF HONG KONG (Sorry Terry and Ann). As a family we have been buying pearls from her and her husband (and now their two AMAZING daughters) for...

This was a fantastic recap of your trip! Seriously some of the best photos of pearl farms I have ever seen! The most treasured Akoya strands I have are from vintage stock.. and my favorite is a multi-strand necklace of silvery blue Akoya keshi which Fuji gifted me when I was a pup in the...

OMG that mixed tone "bubble" rope... PLEASE TELL ME YOU BOUGHT THAT ONE!

I just uploaded two short videos to our YouTube Channel of Fuji Voll and Kiyoshi Yoneguchi in conversation at Kasumigaura, Japan this past April. There are more to come! Watching these two talk about their favorite subject after decades and decades in business, was really touching. It was a LOT...

Yes we are working on streaming the talks again this year.. but they will definitely be recorded and added to YouTube! The link to our channel where we post the lectures is HERE. (in case you didn't catch these ones)

Thank you dear Pattye, looking forward to seeing you soon! ❤️💨

Sharing this little collage I made for Pearls By The Bay 2025. Can't wait to share all the fun with you pearls! Cheers, Sarah

It was great to see you both there last year, and hope you enjoy your upcoming travels VERY much! Cheers, Sarah

I just posted two of the lectures from last year's PBTB: Hannah Vera of Wild Ocean Pearls & Douglas McLaurin of Everywhere All The Time :LOL: BOTH ARE FANTASTIC!

You'll be missed! ❤️💨 Sarah

I've heard Croatia is AMAZING! I hope you will really enjoy!

YOU are invited! ❤️💨 PEARLS BY THE BAY MAY 18th 2025 10am-6pm NEW VENUE! This year we are thrilled to invite you to join us at the boutique Acqua Hotel in Mill Valley for the world’s only day-long seminar dedicated entirely to pearls! This marks our 6th year hosting this unique event, which...

I LOVE that piece Purranha.. very creative!

to be clear.. only answering your question, not suggesting that the entire necklace was freshwater. YES, maybe a another type of marker, I'm still thinking it may have had reverent connotations.

Japanese fresh water tissue nucleated or "keshi" pearls were mostly sold to the Middle East, most likely they were resold as natural pearls.