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    High karat pearls

    Forgot to mention that none of the stuff from "my" pics is actually mine - it's all googled up and loaded down:D I love that look so I came up with this thread.
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    High karat pearls

    In other words, pearls in high karat gold - do you like them, do you have them, maybe share a picture or two...? Here we have a 24k mabe ring from www.neimanmarcus.com, tahitian 22k necklace from www.susancampbelljewelry.com and 22k diamond clasp of a pearl strand from www.zeira.com.
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    Help with colours

    Regarding color dillemas I have to say a few words. There are some rules. But rules are here to be broken;) So whatever you say, someone won't like it because of personal prefrence and taste. In general (not just when it comes to pearls), people with light skin look best in warmer tones, while...
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    Are browns untreated?

    I heard those are a wonderful match to shopping tv alchoholic diamonds:D
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    Sins of pearl wear

    Exactly. White pearls compliment black outfit, but black outfit doesen't really compliment white pearls. I guess it all depends on what you want to compliment more.
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    Sins of pearl wear

    I was joking with the title of course, and I forgot to mention that I'm talking formal wear here. Of course, people can wear whatever they find nice, I just don't like seeing very valuable pearls "stripped" of their shine when worn with certain clothes. Whites sometimes look almost plastic, just...
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    Sins of pearl wear

    Maybe we're not talking the same things here. What I meant was; you can have 2 pearls of the same variety/shape/size/luster...but of diferent colors, priced exactly the same (especially if we're talking freshwaters). I remember reading once that pearl is one of the very rare gems (amber is maybe...
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    Sins of pearl wear

    OK, maybe I'm overreacting with this, but I can't understand some things when it comes to wearing pearls. For instance, why do people insist on wearing white pearls on black clothes? That way luster almost totally vanishes and pearls look like some ordinary white beads. Black makes too high of a...
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    Are browns untreated?

    Various shades of brown (chocollatte, copper...), I know there are treated ones (read about it somewhere), but do they come untreated as well? Are they only available as freshwaters or...?
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    If you have...

    ...a few millions and don't know how to spend them, here's a suggestion - contact Christie's tomorow and buy Baroda pearls. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfsearch/LotDescription.aspx?intObjectId=4890918 Aprox. value 7.000.000,00 - 9.000.000,00 USD Nothing much...:)
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    Happy mother's day (almost off topic)!

    Just a small correction... Just a small correction... ...the Day is april 22nd, so it's today - don't know how I forgot to check the date yesterday:)
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    A few Q's from a novice:)

    Thank you for all the explenations and answers, but I have more:D First let me just mention that I know what overtone and orient look like, since I've seen (mostly on photos) how each looks, but I was just confused about when and in what types of pearls they appear. And now to questions. 1...
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    Happy mother's day (almost off topic)!

    Happy mother's day to our mom - planet Earth! April 21st is internationally accepted Day of the planet Earth. And we all know that in order to enjoy nature's gifts like pearls and other gems, we must keep our environment as clean as possible. Keep that in mind the next time you go shopping for...
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    A few Q's from a novice:)

    Hy everybody, I'm a new member, a relative beginner when it comes to knowledge of pearls, so I'd have about a zillion questions, but for now I'll settle for only a few answers:) 1. I read numerous articles on pearls, but many are contradictory, and I'm especially confused when it comes to...
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