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Ahem, Google - you who make old news new again, mothball tomorrow's! ;) Seriously now: this pearl has a story here already [refresher and report]. All that certainly does make one think of the issuer: must have been a mollusk of both tremendous stature and considerable patience, methinks...

Quite the question! Well, pearls are complicated - very improbable to ever get bored of the subject, there is ample pretext for contemplation after the 'wow' moment has gone (not that there is need for that, although the first impression never hurt a piece of jewelry, did it). This state of...

Is the content of these links related to you in any way, m4816k? Just what came up with a search? If so, how did that happen? Just curious...

Just this: a practical pearl ring holds pearls of 6mm or less. [NB. referring to round pearls, or thickness of other shapes] Amended by: If (much) larger, then the ring has an alternative use - say, as a pendant - to fill in more wear time and claim the title. Decree applicable to issuer...

Some rather beautiful things done with small natural pearls: http://www.claudie-ple.fr/collections.html

Reminds me of something (LINK)... [cannot be absolutely certain, but I always thought that the 'labyrinth' series launched the series of 'felted' gold - there wasn't much around when Niessing launched them back in the day] I don't think Niessing has allot of things with pearls (cannot...

The question seems to be about the price paid. So... what was it? Otherwise, if you like these semi-round pearls, then you have just found another fan of the kind right here. I love the combination of cape diamonds (yours seem of deeper color?) and pearls of similar mellow shades! Only recently...

'Guess it is up to the pearl-maker to decide how big and round they can go, not to the wearer, regardless of who they are. One bet on cultured here... That hat reminds me of another (too well for confort!)

What else? :p However, your original question suggested the 'original' was of interest. If you had asked for three large and unusually skinny pearl drops from a trepidation-free US-based source, I would have said 'Betty Sue King' and be done with it. Or THIS Amusingly, the various...

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I think this is known to be the case, Ramona. It would have been even more of a thrill if the experiment described in the article, had involved grafting, wouldn't it!

How extraordinary! Any chance he might pass by the forum? It would be great to see the design develop :)

Forgot about this thread! Obviously, I have a bit of a hard time getting jokes through and the former needs explaining. I meant to ask... whether it is is possible that anyone could know which is the greatest pearl but not where to sell? It seems impossible to find such a thing out - even with...

Congratulations! :) The reflector thing would sound impossibly complicated (at least, compared to 'usual' jewelry fare), if ... similar settings would not already be around. Not that many, but the idea has a handful of incarnations. Here's one: The spessartite is quite large: SOURCE In...

I was not thinking of opal wearing off, but of potential miss-match between my imagination (with no single set of technical restrictions to consider, so far) and your jeweler's responsible comfort-zone. Otherwise, there have been opal rings around since always... and this stone would fit safely...

A guess: [SOURCE] An omega shank would keep the stone above your finger. Those were done on historic swivel rings also, but I could not find a suitable example online off the bat. The stone does not need to be pierced (I suspect the one above was not, but...), naturally. Got to say: it...

Point taken! I have been looking over all sorts of research related to pearls recently trying to answer a question close to what you are saying: how much detail is used / needed for pearl identification, and what is 'enough' for a positive ID (meaning, an investigation blind to sources and...

Your guess is as good as mine. However, the necklace may not need to be taken apart for certification if some 'paper' is required in the future (THIS).

Would you say this is because of limited sampling (or some other technical failure), or because there isn't allot of material difference to chase after?

... Thinking of those pearls and colors: