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I love the dangle on the clasp of the CFW. Beautiful surprise when you turn your back. Also the 6mm tourmaline beads and the necklace of tiny tourmalines supporting the pendant are truly lovely and "edible"! Wonderful colors not available in any other stone! How durable is tourmaline? The...

Got 'em! Oh, my-- I *love* that tourmaline slice pendant!!! Thanks for uploading the pictures! It's nice that these supplement the photos on the Pearls and Gems thread. CarolK

Hi, Pearl_dreams, Vhere are linques? I see nuhthingk. -- Got 'em now!!! CarolK

Nice! That must make your job real easy!!!:rolleyes: I would imagine that rumor mills amid an industry in perpetual high-speed evolution quickly would render publications obsolete. Jeremy, we need an online journal, _Chinese Pearls Now_, emphasizing the "Now". However, the Chinese tendency to...

Hi, Cathybear! Sorry to hear you are sick! But you are as hilarious as ever, "they're the ones that get the chop". Moonglow *is* a wonderful, atmospheric, picturesque name--much better than CSSFP--Good Lord! Hope your fever breaks and that you can enjoy that post-illness weightless feeling...

Right on!!! Many things of real human value--of soul--are under appreciated today. "Pearls before swine." The soul cannot be encapsulated in an appraisal. When I hear an orchestra performance, I often think of the thousands of years' worth of expertise required for one hour of my enjoyment...

Welcome to the forum!!! Please be careful. YouPearl's interface eerily resembles that of Amazon.com. Perhaps YouPearl believes that this will subconsciously make them appear more legitimate and solid. Cathybear's advice sounds good to me. If you feel you *must* try them out, I would buy...

Hi, Waimeamomi, Is the South Sea keshi in the top 3 photos of post #19 the same pearl as the far right one in post #14? If so, HOORAY!!! I started to read this thread way too late and, when I saw post #14, hoped that you had gotten that pearl. It's a real find, that one (well, all of them...

Hi, Aggie.P! Sorry I took so long to get back to you. I am still pretty new to this forum and didn't know about this conversation until just now (12:16pm Sunday night). Yeah! I am still seriously thinking about the trip next June to Cortez Pearl. Sounds like a fun group is planning to go. Are...

There's something magnetic and tactile about those jet beads. I'd like to put them on a table and roll the strand around. Bet they are calming to hold--is that what worry beads are for? Dramatic and beautiful! CarolK

Thank you for the citation of the GIA study, Gail! I tried to find P-G posts which specifically addressed Ward's remarks, but failed to find what had I hoped for. I wanted to find a post saying, "Ward was wrong.", and information about definitive studies disproving his statements. You and...

Hi, Pattye! First printing: 1995 Second printing: 1998 CarolK

On pp. 46-47 of his book, _Pearls_, Fred Ward says, "I confirmed that the Chinese are nucleating mussels with their own tissue-cultured freshwater pearls, which result in all-nacre round or almost round pearls. Aiming for an even higher percentage of rounds, the Chinese are reshaping some...

Thanks for the post, Jerin. I got goosebumps reading your history of the "Honours of Scotland". European history is so interconnected. I thought of Michelangelo when you mentioned Pope Julius II. It's amazing and fortunate that humans value and guard "mere" material symbols of sovereignty and...

That Tay pearl is absolutely lovely. CarolK

Dang. This is great information. I love this forum!!! Many thanks to everyone who has answered my clueless question!!! CarolK

That quotation is a keeper, Sueki! CarolK

The first thing that came to my mind (well, after, "I wish I had those!") was, they're "like sunshine, on a cloudy day". What *wonderful* earrings! CarolK

In my limited experience, the actual price for which a piece of jewelry is sold always seems substantially less than its appraised value. Why is this? Are appraisals always inflated--like the sticker price on new cars? If you paid the appraised value for a piece of jewelry, will this have...

"faboo"--the *BEST* new word in a loooong time!!! And, jeanpn, your pearl really *is* faboo! It has my favorite Tahitian color combination. What is the industry term for this color combination, anyone? CarolK