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Hi Anna, Ohhh!!! You are going to be in California?! April? Sounds lovely (though every season is lovely in our sunny California ;) Where? What wonderful news! And I'm looking forward to my new book! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Marina

Alas, I set my heart on purchasing the best Hanadama my budget can afford and keep it forever and list it in my will one day :cool:. So, I need to understand better the story behind the name (grade) and what (who) is authorized to grade a pearl or a strand to be Hanadama. So far what I...

they are beyond gorgeous! Thank you for sharing those pictures!

Thank you, BWaves! She is asking $100, but I guess I'd rather add that hundred to my Hanadama piggy bank :D

Merry Christmas Morning everybody! An acquaintance is offering me some of her pearls. She is a vintage jewelry enthusiast but not particularly knowledgeable in pearls. She told me these are "corn" Japanese freshwater for the 60-80s. Very white and 4mm. I was wondering if that is so...

What a wonderful find for a newbie! I just ordered my copy!

ohhhhhh! awwwww!!! Where is a drop-dead smiley when you need it? :) Thank you, PearlDream for that picture!

thank you, BWeaves! Would it be possible to see a picture of your string worn? Pretty please? :)

Thank you, mrsadm! That is an important piece of information to understand and consider.

Merry Christmas, Jeremy! Thank you for your answer! I am not sure I completely got it though. So it can be done but not so easily, right? So it is not a matter of simple restringing, right? I can wait for the right length, time is not an issue.

Merry Christmas, Dear Pearl Lovers, and Connoisseurs!

oh, interesting point. I didn't know about it. I guess need to ask Jeremy directly whether it is possible to make my string longer out of two Hanadama strings, or maybe make it a string and a half, though I am not sure I care for the look.

Thank you for your reply, Dear PS! I have never tried to string anything like that. I have a few older freshwater strings, that worth nothing to practice on, but since I want Hanadama and/or AAA I would not risk it and I would definitely need a professional help with matching. Thus, it should...

Hi Dear All, I am a newb, but a fast learner and a curious one :) I am trying to find a strand of the higher quality but having a hard time to find anything longer than 18". I guess it is just a standard length that stands are created at, giving its popularity and difficulty of matching. But I...

Thank you, Dear PD! Yes, I agree those sellers are one and the same :) though with pretty good FB :) So, I did a simple home test to confirm the clasp is silver - just draw a line on a piece white paper. Silver would leave a mark. And so it did.

Thank you, Dear PD! Thank you for clearing it up. So... what would S in a box mean? My strand is from the 60s, according to family history, and I was told it IS silver and believed until I found a few references that it might be platinum (I see at least 2 auctions on eBay right now where two...

Hi, I am new here and this thread is quite old But I wanted to say that it is a pretty common misconception to assume that S in a square means Silver. Actually, it means Platinum in Miki's world. SIL means Silver. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong