The Pearls as One is excellent, I learned so much! I think more than anything, I realized how much goes into making a saltwater pearl necklace. When I have a sack of unloved vintage pearls, it is hard to imagine that much work ever went into them. (I also got my info from my sweet hubby on post WWII Japanese peace plan & pearls... It was to give jobs to the US jewelers & jobs to the Japanese pearl industry...opinions are mixed on how well it worked...especially since I just saw a strung & knotted pearl strand with bead cups, no clasp but a paper saying that "the clasp must be kept separate from the pearls or the tariff will be 200% instead of 2%") .... I can't wait to read updates!