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Kobe is hosting the Japan Pearl Fair 07 next month, and Hisano and I will be attending! We’ll be doing another pearl farm tour the week before, wrapping up with the show in Kobe. If anyone here is planning to attend, let me know so we can connect!

MILAN, ITALY: OCTOBER 24, 2025 – The 2025 CIBJO Congress is set to open in Paris, France, on Monday, October 27, 2025, and it will be broadcast live worldwide. Free access to the live broadcast will be available via the dedicated congress website at https://cibjo.org/congress-2025/ or via the...

Agree :)

I had a call with John Ford of AGTA on Tuesday about the tariff situation. There are some countries that may eventually see relief (China not likely being one of them), but there is a process each needs to go through and it is time consuming. As for now, cultured pearls are not exempt.

There is a discussion happening at CIBJO next week that all are invited to if they are able to attend virtually. The timing is a bit off for most of us in the United States, but if you're a night owl ... ;) Per the announcement - Join us to unlock the value of responsible pearls! We will...

It will probably take longer than 45 minutes, and you can definitely put multiple pieces in at once.

These are bead-nucleated freshwater pearls. They look to be natural color, but they are not South Sea.

Yes, it will be on YouTube

I know a lot of people have been curious about the new type of bead-nucleated freshwater pearls being produced in China. I’ve been out to the farms twice in the past year and have seen a complete shift in how many of them are now culturing pearls. It’s a real transformation in freshwater pearl...

These are known as shell pearls. They are a type of imitation pearl. So they are fun to wear, but unfortunately not real.

OMG Blaire!!!! We've missed you so much! Tomorrow is my birthday and BEST. GIFT. EVER :)

I am not certain, but have been told that many special blues come from Tsushima. That's probably where they came from. There were from the brother of the gentleman you met in Kobe who had all the special tiny akoya strands.

Unfortunately these are not South Sea or Tahitian. They are dyed, Chinese freshwater pearls. I am 100% sure.

Perfectly said :) :heart:

They are dyed Chinese freshwater pearls.

Whoa! It looks like nacre, but I really don't know I've never seen a pearl that looks like that ....

They look like imitation pearls, unfortunately.

From Instore - The nontraditional pearl trend of the past few years has collided with the ‘90s and Y2K style revival to create an incredibly fun landscape of pearl designs Some of the designs don't really float my boat, but the pieces from Heather Guidero and Emma Burke ... :love...

We are working on the newest version of the course now. It involves a rewrite of the cultured modules and a new set of natural pearl modules. The conch module is visible because it's been going through peer review. You can see it here -...

They are cultured pearls. They are cultured freshwater pearls :)