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Hi all, A question to those of you who are selling jewellery: how you calculate the maximum cost of presentation boxes. Is it according to the sale price of the jewel, or maybe its cost? And what percentage do you allow for your boxes? I am looking for a new line of boxes and I was wondering...

Has anyone had a chance to read it? Any good feedback? I'm trying to see if I can buy that issue (Feb 2011) without having to subscribe for a year.

Hi all, not a pearling industry news thread per se, but rather addressed to online pearl retailers. I was wondering what referencing system you were using for your inventory, and why? (and what you would change if given the opportunity). I am working on my own system, and looking for advice...

Surprisingly I could not find any mention of that necklace on the forum. It's big. :eek: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/the-world-is-their-oyster/story-e6frg8k6-1225836202993 IN an airy workshop overlooking the water in Fremantle, Simon Henderson and Marianne...

An interesting 3-page article on Vanity Fair yesterday: http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/07/pearl-industry200907 Not your average grain-of-sand-article; that Steve King did his research.

Hi Pearl Experts! Here is a ring with what looks like a mab?. Can anyone help me with the possible origin of this half pearl? These pictures have been submitted to me by email. effisk

A project undertaken by the OCEANIS research team in French Polynesia aims at developing a certification for the Tahitian pearls (something a bit similar to Champagne, some sort of AOC). This would be made technically possible with a mineral tracer (no radioactive stuff :D ), making it possible...

PEARLS come in all colours, shapes and sizes, and range from black to golden to the palest pink. And, contrary to popular belief, they are not formed by a grain of sand getting inside an oyster. Full article. A good change from the ubiquitous "pearls are formed when a grain of sand..." on the...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitingmidge/sets/72157603664068492/

...well, almost. :D http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18834.asp?q=%3Ci%3ETo%20Beijing%20and%20Back%3C/i%3E,%20Episode%208:%20Visiting%20a%20Chinese%20Pearl%20Factory

Hi all, I have held in my hand a pearl from a nautilus last week end. The pearl was egg shaped, about 8x6mm, white, it seemed translucent, porcelain-like. The surface was not smooth. I did some research, and the only reference to a nautilus pearl I could find is an article in a French...

Hi all, here's a link to a PDF file describing an attempt at xenografting between L. marginalis and H. cumingii. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep252003/727.pdf

Hi all, I just came across this listing: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270054406293 What would be a fair price for such a pearl, and would a matched pair be more expensive than (more than twice the price of) a single pearl?

Hi all, I just came across this website: ritchies.com Just type "pearls" in the search box. They have some nice pieces, and many go for less than the estimated price. it's a Canadian website so I guess it's in Canadian $. PST and GST (not included in prices) do not apply to overseas buyers.

Hi this message is intended for the forum admin. I would love an RSS feed of the 10 or 20 latest threads (last updated threads), and I'm sure it could benefit some other members. We would be able to read the forum from our RSS reader (for those who use one), or at least see the last messages...

Hehe, I know :D It's just ...huge. Just though it's worth mentioning such big calcareous concretions do exist. Here's a pic: Here is the address for an excellent article that cover everything in this thread

Hi all, I just encountered an online shop selling "reborn keshi". What are these? A post by Zeide a few days ago led me to think they are keshi produced in the empty pearl sack after the cultured pearl has been collected (thus reborn). Am I right? I also saw another shop selling shell pearls...

Hi all, What do you think of this item? http://cgi.ebay.fr/COLLIER-PERLES-NATURELLES-4-RANGS-FERMOIR-ARGENT-MASSIF_W0QQitemZ200017470712QQihZ010QQcategoryZ11019QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It says 6 - 7 mm naturally black CFWP, silver 925 clasp, 39 cm long. (it actually says natural pearls, you have...

Hi all, I went to le Petit Palais in Paris last week-end. The building has been recently renovated and there is a permanent exhibition. There are a few jewels featuring pearls. Here are a few photos I shot. These are by Georges Fouquet, around 1900. Very Art Nouveau.

Hi everyone, I went to the "foire de Paris" yesterday. it is a trade fair where all kinds of businesses can have their booths. There was a few booths of jewels made of Tahiti pearls. One of them was showing pendants with sculpted pearls. The pearls are sculpted with tribal designs (similar to...