Why is it so hard to find a long necklace of Golden South Sea Keshis?

[TECS1990]

I started collecting golden South Sea keshi pearls more than 20 years ago. it took me ten years to put this necklace together. As the saying goes, "I wish I knew then, what I know now".

That’s amazing! I want one too! I’m only just getting into non-round pearls these days. I bet that strand has a lovely heavier weight to it if the pearls are not nucleated as well.

Would you perhaps say these are technically more like baroque? I always find the whole keshi vs baroque a bit tricky, but from my understanding keshi are not nucleated and flatter in form?

Interestingly, my SA Mikimoto showed me some strands where the baroques did take flatter shapes too, but she did confirm those were all nucleated. The black south sea are a bit more even in shape, I do love a longer strand!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

... from my understanding keshi are not nucleated and flatter in form? ....

My Tahitian keshi (which actually belong to my daughter now) are not flat:

 

[TECS1990]

My Tahitian keshi (which actually belong to my daughter now) are not flat:

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These are beautiful too, that lustre! Very interesting!

 

[MintyFresh]

My Tahitian keshi (which actually belong to my daughter now) are not flat:

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Beautiful and rare. A very cool clasp!