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I will assume that you are referring to the pearls that are advertised on AP's website. The term "collection quality" and their "advertised" nacre thickness has been discussed in this thread: https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1048

Zeide, My information about the increasing length of culturing time was from Strack. If it is incorrect I take no responsibility :D Also, you might want to clarify that while the average nacre thickness of Akoya at hamage may be .2mm, that is not the average nacre thickness of farm grade A...

Caitlin, I did not mean to turn it into a "taking sides" argument. If it appeared that way it is not how I intended it. I guess that saying "a few years" could be see to mean "two years". What you said was "a matter of years" and KAC said "a couple of years". The point was that it has been...

Zeide, Your response illustrates the point I was trying to make. There are so many other factors that are involved that making a general statement that the nacre on an Akoya pearl will wear off in a couple of years is very misleading. It is already a well known fact that during the early 70's...

Now that is interesting :) The Nike pearl products really interest me - crossing the bridge from athletics to fashion...

If you take the figures posted literally (that an Akoya pearl with .7mm nacre thickness will last 10 years) that would mean a diameter deterioration of about 1mm every 7 years. If you apply nacre deterioration value to pearls in general (namely Freshwater pearls) that would imply that a 8mm...

One thing to look for when purchasing online is something that is missing from the pearls shown on Macy's website - grading. Generally speaking, if you go to a website looking for pearls and they do not tell you what the grade of the pearl is, it will be a low quality pearl. The other thing to...

I also agree. It is my opinion that the dark lavender tends to show the orient much better. The light lavender in some light tends to wash out and the peach coloring sometimes can have a translucent look. All in all if you want Freshwater pearls that have both the highest luster and orient -...

They are correct in stating that seashell pearls are manufactured but they are incorrect in stating that they are real. The short description is that seashell pearls are man-made from the ground up mother-of-pearl from the inside of the mollusk shell. "Real" pearls, whether cultured or natural...

I have no personal dealing with them, but in looking quickly through the website I see things like a "$6000 AAA 6.5-7MM WHITE SEA PEARL 14K" necklace for $399. Since it is labeled a "sea pearl" I can only assume they mean a saltwater pearl - thus Akoya. This is more than what we sell a 6.5mm...

Well, they are also advertising a "lavender" necklace but the copy says "Each beautiful AA+ quality Cream pearl..." :D But my favorite is in the Q&A section - speaking of the individual that strings the pearls: "She is a GIA creative jewelry design and manufacturing graduate and if that...

I like the Photoshop work they tried to do. The background is bleeding through the pearl.. :D

In the different threads here it has been discussed over and over how most of the pearl sellers on eBay are not selling you what you think you are buying. I just though that I would post a good example that I came across. These three auctions are from three different sellers. You will notice...

Also, the strand that is all black appears to have baraque pearls in it as well as the strand that has green. Am I correct? If is hard to tell.

Well, from what I understand, the ones that are in existence were not presented with their original blind coconut. Also, I didn't think that there was anything in the in the cellulose meat that could cause a calcareous formation - in less than a year. But then again I am not a Botanist...

I though Coconut Pearls were a myth - having never been proven by actually seeing the coconut cut open and finding one.

You should be able to get 7-8mm Freshwater pearls within that price range. The one thing to be aware of though is that in that size, you will predominately find AA+ grade in the Black as this is the grade that is selected for the dying process. The AAA grades are generally sold in their natural...

Well, I know that this piece also has diamonds but it is still work a look :D http://cgi.ebay.com/EXCLUSIVE-15CT-LRG-OLD-CUT-DIAMONDS-PEARLS-14K-NECKLACE_W0QQitemZ180033463116QQihZ008QQcategoryZ92762QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180033463116 Be sure to read all the copy :)

Yes - they are using a lot of marketing copy to make them sound authentic. Using phrases like "organic pearls" or saying that "they" coat them with nacre... Just remember, if someone is selling a complete strand for the price that any one of the sellers here would have on a single pearl then it...

LOL - your funny :) You know that was for the other category :D