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Oh yes, I definitely hope so! I really hope that people are happy with the talk. The daunting thing about this is that, by doing so I will be opening myself up to a lot of criticism. So I had better be prepared! If anyone has any tips on how to check for any sort of treatment in pearls, please...

Unfortunately you have hit the nail on the head with that, Perlinda. Yes, most farmers here only want to export their pearls only, even though I have explained to them that Philippines isn't even our main market yet! I believe the farms here also have contracts/joint ventures with some...

faceted pearls are a bit strange looking! saw them at the fair too...but your pearls and your photography is lovely! I wish i had a pinctada margaritifera shell!

Hi Katbran, Thank you! We sell both. We can do wholesale of finished products if the customer so requires. Our pearls are loose when we get them, and we match them ourselves into pairs, strands etc.

Hi Lisa, LOL. I would never try to pass off FW pearls as SS. These baby/small SSPs were specially requested because the Australian market prefers them for earrings. In the Philippines it is an entirely different story, they just want big, big, big pearls, 15mm even if it's meant for their ears...

I didn't know that! thanks for the tip! I shall look it up :)

Thanks for that Jeremy, and thank you for replying to all my emails. You have good work and business ethic that I really look up to. Too bad my partners and I didn't get to meet you this time around in HK!

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the kind words and feedback! I really appreciate it. Sutrisno: Thanks for saying it looks good! it was a mixed lot of grade A to C, but with really nice lustre :) Karin: Thank you :) you have been very nice and encouraging! Jeremy: You are really...

Hi all, i was just wondering if anyone has dealt with Man Sang HK/China before? i saw them at the HK jewellery fair booth and spoke to them over the counter, but never got a card. Does anyone know if their SSPs are treated or pre-treated? what are their prices like? thanks!

Hi Sutrisno, thanks!! :) i saw your reply on another thread, are you indonesian?

under the CIBJO pearl guidelines, i would just like to say that it is clearly stated that pearls that have gone through maeshori or any treatment must be disclosed by the seller. But if a wholesaler is unsure (i have met those who really have no idea) of what they are selling, how would the...

Hi guys, my name is Val, i'm new to this forum. Just not too long ago, we purchased this lot from Indonesia. they are cultured SSPs, and have not gone through any kind of processing, not even the tumbling with shells/corn chips.

Pearls that have undergone maeshori has made it harder for us who sell pearls that have not undergone this treatment. We had some potential clients say that their SSPs have mirror-like luster and ours is ONLY satiny. SSPs are known for its soft, deep, silky-satiny lustre, not mirror-like...

does it fade? does it fade? what I am most concerned about after reading this thread, is that with maeshori treatments done to South sea pearls, is the change in lustre permanent? if it isn't, how long before it starts to fade? does maeshori also affect the lifespan or structural integrity...