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Is $1100 in Canadian dollars or RMB? I went to the Shanghai pearl market 3 weeks ago and their freshwater pearls are quite cheap. The "best" strand a particular store showed me was 800 RMB. 800 RMB was before negotiations too. I didn't ask for prices for coloured freshwater pearls though because...

Thanks for all the info, Jeremy! I'll be going to Tiffany's and Tasaki's in the next few days. I know Tasaki is more affordable than Mikimoto. Do you know anything about their quality? The saleslady at Mikimoto said Tasaki is inferior, but I think she may be biased and would like to know your...

Hi Jeremy, Do you know why Mikimoto in Hong Kong don't use the A/AA/AAA rating system? When I compared the luster of the "best of the best" to their medium quality strand, my untrained eye really couldn't tell the difference. Would the higher price be due to it being a little more pink in...

A little background about me, I know nothing about pearls. I only started reading about pearls after visiting the Shanghai Hongqiao pearl market and bought an Akoya necklace and earring set. It was a tourist thing that we did and it was sort of an impulse buy. After the purchase, I got a little...

Oh nm, I just read the description. They are metallic. Thanks!

Thanks for your reply, Jeremy! So do you mean these exotics are also metallic in luster without indicating so on the site? http://www.pearlparadise.com/p-1062-8460459460-mm-exotic-freshwater-pearl-stud-earrings.aspx

Hello. I'm new to the forum and to pearls. I was looking at Pearl Paradise's exotic and metallic stud earrings. Does exotic mean metallic? If not, what is the difference? Thanks!