1. Yes I have several strands. My first strand was akoya. I wore it every day for over 15 years. Then I graduated to multicolor stands, a 10 mm pistachio strand, several blue strands and a rope and a five strand blue torsade with matching earrings. Lately I have gone back to white akoyas, 10mm...
I have 10.3mm natural white from Takahashi in Japan they are not hanadama but darn close. I bet Pearl Paradise could ask their supplier to meet your request. They are really good with special orders.
Such sad sad news. What a good man and friend to many of us here. I am glad I have many great memories of him at the RUCKUS. It was fun interviewing him. He was nervous at Jeremy and Hisano's wedding to perform the service and so very relieved to know he did it well and that they are still...
Alex doesn't wear his Tahitian but he does have one. I hope to get him in a strand someday. He does really like and know about pearls. He has even asked to go with me when I visit Jeremy now but before I had to bribe him with the close by restaurants to Pearl Paradise.