Recent content by CortezPearls

Glad to have you on the forum Sandra: Welcome - Bienvenida!

Medieval times were GREAT for Men & Pearls...unless you happened to be a Serf! But nothing can beat this photo...I LOVE THIS PHOTO!

The groom's attire is fantastic too! But surely lacking pearls 😢

Gorgeous pearls!!!

Hmmm...the resolution is not very good, but I see some clear indications of authentic cultured pearls...albeit: of loooow quality.

My pleasure! PG is not only a forum, but a source of information!

Yes, you gave me one! And it is great book!

I agree...an old Osmena...quite unique!

Exactly...for the sake of clarity, somehow the term "Mabe" became more common...and I would add: The Mabe-gai pearl oyster is Pteria penguin The Rainbow Lip pearl oyster is Pteria sterna If there ever was another "Mabe" pearl out there...it would have to come from a Pteria species...and the...

Oh my babies! Miss working with them!

It was a short lived creative outlet I guess.

Not at all...just very precise. Loved the detailed explanation.

Those are totally EROTOCHROMATIC!!!!

Great explanation

I see the 14K mark, on the left side a small mark that I have never seen before.