Recent content by Tedski_TX

Color me confused. Does commercial grade refer to bulk pearls sold by weight? Does that mean they have not yet been sorted by grade, or that they have been examined and fall below a certain quality threshold? Might one find AA+ and AAA pearls within a lot of commercial grade pearls? What...

Thanks for the replies. Ted

I am new to this forum, as well as to "the pearling life." I was just reading Richard Wise's "Secrets of the Gem Trade," (from 2006), and it has raised a couple of questions in my mind, thoughts on which I would be interested in hearing, from members here. 1. What is the current status of...