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I picked out a baroque necklace this morning and by the time I got home tonight and went to buy it, it was gone! I suppose it went on sale with the others, and got snapped up. Alas! Back to browsing. Congrats on your gorgeous strand, callire!

my guess is the same-- the one to the left is Tahitian. man, I think I need some dyed freshwaters. :)

this is really cool. I second pattye's questions about colored pearls and low grade pearls. (ps. yikai-- I am not actually from Indianapolis, I am from Milwaukee, but I'll be living in Chicago soon. Midwesterners unite! :) )

I have the 100 inch rope! It is not too long! I am 5'5.5". For pics of me wearing it a few different ways, see the TPO rope page. It works really well when it is wrapped around four times-- 2 choker length, 2 opera length. It also looks lovely when you double or triple it and tack on a vintage...

Welcome to the board! Good luck in Indianapolis. The Midwest is a lovely place to be, we are very friendly people :) It's really cool to hear from someone so involved in the Chinese industry. I'm just a pearl novice, but I would be curious to hear more of the the Chinese pearl company...

Article in a special FT section about jewelry "It may be the ultimate irony for the cultured pearl, whose existence relies on man’s intervention, that the same hand endangers them." they mention a mikimoto practice: "Tiny sensors are installed in live oysters that can detect when they are...

thank you all for your kind comments, about the ring and about chicago! as usual, pg proves itself full of wonderful people, not just wonderful pearls ;)

all this economics love! thanks guys! too bad I am horrible at macroeconomics, and cannot get us out of this current mess. Valeria--you are an economist! How grand! I take back what I said, then--the profession is glamorous in its own way :) yes, my main field will be labor (+ a dash of public...

thank you my pearly friends! :) I love pearl jewelry with some history, and I especially love having a good excuse to buy some. Pattye, I'm off to the University of Chicago to study economics. When I'm not modeling pearls in front of the mirror, I'm modeling labor markets. Sexy, I know. I...

I just got into my top choice phd program (with full funding!), so I immediately decided to use some of my future stipend money to buy myself a pretty present (duh! what else would I do?). Obviously, it needed to involve pearls. specs: 15k gold, four little seed pearls, 2 tiny diamonds...

I think you'll be forgiven for being a fangirl! I'm counting on you, callire, to post as soon as the new strands start showing up on pp ;)

Sarah at kojimapearl.com may have what you are looking for in terms of fireball/flameball (she calls them flameball). Peach, Pink,and White Flameball pearls another yet another

Yes, Octavia, this is only the beginning...now that you have stumbled upon this forum, heaven help you! Have you got matching freshwater earrings yet? ;)

More out of curiosity than anything (I am a lowly grad student), I was wondering if you would share your asking price for these (if you plan to sell them). I like the clasp almost more than the pearls! Where did you find them? I may be moving to the Bay area next year, and sould love to learn...

Oh wow! Great pieces. How big are those multicolored lovelies?

that's my favorite of the four. your lucky wrist!

callire, why did you have to post this, why! :) i want one! i wonder how long the supply will last...I would feel like such a spendthrift ordering this so soon after having my graduated strand made up. hm. hmmmm. post pics as soon as you get it so i can decide!

thanks for the kind words, I am pleased as punch with my simple strand, and am so glad you all like it too! ps boo, your avatar is adorable! did you make those yourself?

she's right! embrace it. i think my pearl collection quintupled since i came across this board just over a year ago...thankfully, there's enough sound advice to go around that building up a pretty collection doesn't (necessarily) mean breaking the bank. Over Christmas, my grandma showed me...

I sorted the best of the white pearls from my lot of drilled rounds into a graduated necklace-- dainty 6mm up to big-fat-9ish. They are all round/very near round, and so clean, it is clear some were leftover freshadamas. I was so impressed by the quality of the lots Jeremy sent us! I was not...