Recent content by pearl4me

Thanks GemGeek and Donna for your input. I only saw larger strands, 13 mm and up at the front, at the jewelry stores near me. I tried one on that was about 14 mm at the front and it looked overpowering. It could be that the strand was very white white almost like a toothpaste so it looked more...

After endless hours pouring over websites looking up pearls, I've decided to get a SSP necklace as my next piece much to my DH's relief as he probably never wants to hear the word pearl again. ;) I already have a double strand 8 mm akoya so I think a strand of SSP would be a nice addition. I'd...

Hi, I'm looking for a smaller strand of white South Sea pearl necklace--preferable 10-12 mm (I may consider 12.5 mm or 13 mm). I'm only 5' 1" so don't want anything too overwhelming. I'd like the pearls to be mostly the same size or very little graduation. I've checked Pearl Paradise but they...

I took my friend who loves pearls into Tiffany on Tuesday to look at their necklaces in person. Nothing's like seeing the real thing. :) They have one strand of 8.5-9 mm and few smaller ones. To me, the 8.5-9 mm was creamy color with light pink overtone. It was free of blemish that I could...

Hi GemGeek, Your pearls are gorgeous! :) I was just browsing through the natural Hanadama on Pearl Paradise site yesterday. It's great to be able to see the pearls taken in natural setting. I find it's hard to tell from the professional photography setting as everything look nice and rather the...

That's why I'm hesitating although the seller seems confident and encourages me to get the piece verified by Tiffany. I just don't know how they could sell it that much cheaper. Hmm...:confused:

Hi Maria, My husband felt that we can take it to Tiffany to be verified and appraised. And if it's not authentic, we'd have recourse with eBay and Paypal. I'm still hesitating. The one I'm looking at is item #150516850646. She also has a 9-8.5 mm that she can post up for $5k if I'm interested...

Hi Maria, My husband felt that we can take it to Tiffany to be verified and appraised. And if it's not authentic, we'd have recourse with eBay and Paypal. I'm still hesitating. The one I'm looking at is item #150516850646. She also has a 9-8.5 mm that she can post up for $5k if I'm interested...

Pattye: Yes, I did. For Akoya, I seem to look better with whiter pearls with not too much pink overtone (the pinkier ones completely wash me out) or white ones with some silver overtone. I have fair olive skin tone so SSP white looks nice. It took me a while to get used to the whiteness of SSP...

Thank you for your comment. Each type of pearl is very beautiful in its own right. I'm wondering more about the long term value. A carat of diamond will remain a carat and hopefully retain its value and may even appreciate over time. From what I read, pearls appear to be non-generational (can't...

Hi, Has anyone here have experience with ebay sellers proud_babushka and ksn2hs? They're husband and wife team and sell Tiffany and Mikimoto pearls along with other pre-owned designer jewelry. I'm looking at a Tiffany 8 mm necklace which states that it's a new condition. I contacted the seller...

Hi, I'm new here. I've been researching pearls and came across this site. I truly enjoy reading up on the information and honest opinions. :) I'm a diamond gal myself and only own a few pearl items. My mom gave me a 13.8 mm SSP ring which I haven't worn due to its large size. I wanted to get...