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Does anybody know how the coronavirus will effect the Chinese market exhibitors in Tucson? With the limitation of travel in many cities, I was wondering if there might be a definite lack of Chinese pearls at the show.

Hello friends, I couldn't find any posts on the 2020 Tucson Gem Show. Who's going?? Any pearl expeditions to be aware? I always love meeting new friends and, of course, seeing old friends. I have meeting up with Jersey Pearl the last couple of years for many adventures. Where are you all going...

I am troubled by this. I was in a very respectable jewelry store with a friend who was a friend of the Manager. We were picking up a donation for an event and the manager said that these Tahitian pearls were NOT dyed. She made such an emphasis of saying they were not dyed that I had to say that...

This article in yesterday's WSJ is really great. It would have been greater if it had mentioned some of our pearl artists, but the trend is in our favor. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-classic-pearls-became-improbably-hip-11544546249

I bought a few loose pearls from them at GJX in Tucson and they seem to be ok nice. I don't know about their sustainability practices or anything else.

I thought you might like to see this unusual pearl and diamond necklace that went to auction this December 10th at Christies. I showed it to a princess. I can't tell you who, but I think she is wearing it these days. We will have to keep a look out in the media for sitings!

Will Josh be selling any of his Kamokas in Tucson? Will Sarah carry them?

Hello all, This may seem like old news now, but I have just returned from NYC, working at Christies for the Elizabeth Taylor Collection viewing and auction. I spent 6 days working and every morning I would arrive an hour early to just walk through the jewelry viewing without another soul...

Does anyone know of the information that was presented at this presentation? I have gotten in contact with GIA and they don't have any material. Unfortunately, I couldn't be there, but it is of significant importance. Can't understand why they don't have a transmission of the text...

I just tried to buy some stock of hanks of 10-11mm freshwater rounds and semi-rounds from a supplier and was told that the price of pearls had TRIPLED in the last couple of months. Hence, the incredible rise in price for his goods. Have any of you experienced similar price increases?

Can anyone tell me what the current duties and requirements are for loose gems and pearls for Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia?

Since keshis are non-nucleated and, what I call, Pearls Gone Wild, are they considered a free-form natural pearl?

I have received a very upscale ski/clothing (you might guess whose) catalog that is advertising "kasumiga freshwater pearls" in necklaces, bracelets and studs. I have a couple of questions about this. Production of Kasumiga pearls stopped in 2006 and I thought they were fairly rare. They...

Does anybody have experience drilling freshwater pearls? I'm not only talking about drilling to string, but drilling to embed into the pearl surface. What kind of drills work? I have tried bud burs and stone setting burs with my flex shaft, but they are barely denting...the surface. Any...