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I would add that her husband, King Bhumibol of Thailand, is the wealthiest royal. So, it is possible that those are natural pearls. And here is another photo of the triple strand:

Caitlin, I don’t know if her pearls (both the single strand in the youtube & the triple strand in the photo) are natural or cultured. The single strand may be natural though, as there is a record that the queen‘s grandmother (Queen Saovabha) has a big strand of pearls bought from India...

This is another one, a triple strands when she visited Russia two years ago: http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/hm-queen-75th-birthday.html

Dear PG, Here is the clip of Queen Sirikit of Thailand in her 77th birthday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uzuk8nmQcc&feature=related Her pearl necklace, earrings and pendent are amazing. I think the only thing that is more beautiful than her pearls is her smiles. Love live the queen of...

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Hi Eugene. They are beautiful pearls and they look real to me. How big are they? Would you post more photos? Tanakarn

I know a couple of good pearl vendors in Bangkok: 1) Lisa Pearl at MBK mall, phone (+66)-081-7007366) 2) The pearl store at Ja-Tu-Jark market, phone (+66)-084-7173543 There are other companies selling/farming pearls in Thailand: http://www.rangyaipearl.com/ http://www.phuketpearlfactory.com/...

1. Price/ Reputation 2. Orient/ Luster: I love pearls with rainbow orient and good luster. 3. Color/ Overtone: my favorite is white with pink overtone 4. Shape/ Surface. 5. Size: I like big pears. Anyway, to me, small pearls are lovely too ;) 6. Pearl Type. I prefer south sea & Tahitian for...

The pearls are beautiful :)! Thank you for posting the photos.

Hi Michelle, Your vintage graduated Akoya are beautiful :) Are they Mikimoto? Would you tell us how old they are? Tanakarn

Would you tell us exactly what kind of information you need? I found one article about culture of Thai hyriopsis bialatus: http://www.aseanbiotechnology.info/Abstract/23006027.pdf Tanakarn

It is possible to find AAA Akoya as beautiful as Hanadama. The common grading system for Akoya is A, AA, AAA, the AAA is the top grade. Anyway you can find AAA+, AAAA or even AAAAA+ on ebay. Hadanama pearl necklace always have a certificate from a pearl laboratory in Japan. You can see photos...

I and my friends were in an airport in Europe and were looking for pearls. Vendors of one store told us that CFWP are fake pearls and Majorica shell pearls are real saltwater pearls and my friends believed them. Anyway, I had explained to my friends about this and recommended them to visit...

Hi Terry Shepherd, Those Akoya are beautiful! I love combination of the colors! Thanks for posting the photos, Tanakarn

I do love both of them. I like rainbow orient and long durability of CFWP and I like high luster and strong (rose) overtone of Akoya. I have never seen clear evidences about durability of high quality Akoya; I expect that they would last generations too. Tanakarn