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I definitely want to go someday! At the moment my boss/mentor has banned me from Tucson for my own sake until I complete my gemology degree (I’ll probably ban myself until I complete the pearls as one course, too.)

They’re spectacular, aren’t they? If I had a few thousand to spare I’d get their Forever Beyond the Mist necklace in a heartbeat. Their spondlyus princeps and pteria sterna pearls are fascinating.

I had no idea! Are they actually listed on their website somewhere (and I couldn’t find them) or would it be a private contact sort of thing?

I found a place, on etsy and their own website, called Aloha Pearls Hawaii that seems to sell strands of them, but I’m not familiar enough with naturals to feel comfortable making the jump just yet with an unfamiliar/unvetted company. Their “gemstones” for sale are also… worse than poor. So I...

These are just what I was looking for, thank you! I sort of assumed that Kojima only deals in finished jewelry but I suppose there’s no harm in asking.

I’m a collector of rare, unusual, or simply interesting colored gemstones and pearls. I want to round out my hoard collection with some more pearl specimens, however the difficulty I have discovered is that the pearl trade is as much, if not more inundated with fakes, stimulants, or straight up...

Well… my pearls have multiple owners! When I’m not wearing them, my dolls usually are. The type of doll I collect and the fairly high humidity that my room is at baseline lend themselves well to keeping strands in good condition, even if they go unworn for some time. Here’s two of them, Halti...