Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

[SurfnSci]

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Wearing GSS pearls from the Philippines (via Druzy) with a repurposed Aura setting from PP today.

 

[jeg]

That turned out beautifully, SurfnSci!!!

We’re in the mountains of Hakone. An adventure by bus, train, cable car and gondola to get to the resort

 

[pattye]

Beautiful scenery, Jeg, and definitely an adventure! Thanks so much for taking us along with you in spirit!

 

[jeg]

For sure, Pattye!
Today in Hakone-

 

[theseventhsphinx]

Thanks, everyone!

@BWeaves Love your beautiful Kojima ombre today!

Wire-wrapped tahitians from CMW pearls.
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:: droooooling::

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::still drooling::

I love this @SurfnSci !!

 

[CathyKeshi]

Beautiful pearls everyone … just beautiful!

I’ve been having tons of trouble with photos not loading; likely ny mediocre internet, sigh … but tonight I got all to load on my phone and finally … Jeg in Japan … stunning even in miniature on phone … LOVE the 3D Catzilla Have fun, friend

 

[jeg]

This is the highlight of my trip! Being able to meet the people at Takahashi, see beautiful pearls, and to see the office where everything is processed.
Entry to the office-

Meeting Mr. Seki and Yy, who are the workforce behind the Instagram pages.

The staff has many responsibilities and are specialists at what they do. This particular morning was a sorting day. Here, they are sorting pearls that have not been processed yet.

 

[jeg]

This person is using a sifter to sort sizes-

Later, she was sorting pearls for multi colored strands

This person was sorting natural pearls for strands-

And this person was sorting baby Akoya-

Ayako also happens to be Mr. Seki’s wife!

 

[jeg]

The processing room…

Pearls being bleached. Every company has their own secret formula for bleaching and pinking. During the bleaching process, the pearls are rinsed and sorted again several times.

The pinking solutions, but no pearls were being pinked on this day-

The machine for polishing the pearls-

And bags of pearls in their natural state waiting to be sorted and processed-

 

[Pella]

Jeg, thank you so much for such informative photos of your visit. Also that photo of you at the torii is superb and one for framing I suspect.

Pella

 

[jeg]

Thank you so much, Pella! Lots of memorable pics and experiences from this trip. It’s been a few years since I’ve been back to Japan. There are so many changes and it has been very busy everywhere with people from all over anxious to get out and travel.

 

[jeg]

So, a fun pic for everyone… from these strands of baby pearls, can you tell which are the Akoya and which are the freshwater???

 

[jshepherd]

Great behind-the-scenes tour! That's a very rare treat in Japan.

 

[CathyKeshi]

Wonderful; thanks so much Jeg

 

[jshepherd]

So, a fun pic for everyone… from these strands of baby pearls, can you tell which are the Akoya and which are the freshwater???

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I see what looks like three akoya strands in the center.

 

[SurfnSci]

Amazing pics, Jeg - thank you so much for sharing!!!

 

[CatMom]

What a fabulous visit jeg!

 

[SurfnSci]

Wearing white/silver Robert Wan tahitians today (from Pearlescence), while still drooling over those gorgeous Takahashi pearls from Jeg's tour.

 

[jeg]

Beautiful, SurfnSci!! I love silvery white Tahitians!

Just a little glimpse of today’s journey… I’ll create a separate thread when I return home because it’s easier to work from my ipad rather than my phone and I don’t have them syncing while I’m here.

A visit to Mikimoto Island. So quiet today. We practically had the whole place to ourselves.

 

[CortezPearls]

Beautiful, SurfnSci!! I love silvery white Tahitians!

Just a little glimpse of today’s journey… I’ll create a separate thread when I return home because it’s easier to work from my ipad rather than my phone and I don’t have them syncing while I’m here.

A visit to Mikimoto Island. So quiet today. We practically had the whole place to ourselves.

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Hope I can visit this site someday!