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Small round freshwater have increased in price. That means any size below 7mm are being sold at higher prices than previously. I have some 2000 kilos of freshwater in stock so I am not particularly concerned! I am also told that smaller size graduated freshwater will no longer be widely made due...

We are not exhibiting this time but most likely will do in September. I was just in Asia and there are major price changes. Small round strands are particularly expensive now.

The clasp hallmark is probably JKA not NKA - if so it was made by Kohle in Pforzheim in Germany. In Germany silver can be hallmarked as 800 ie. 800/1000 silver content.

The price you pay for your Tahitian lots is, as Jeremy said earlier in the thread, partially dependent on the lot size you are purchasing, however during Covid it has been more about the timing of your purchase. We have been buying at many of the on line Tahitian auctions and it is clear that...

We have decided not to exhibit in the May or June show. I feel that the majority of customers will not come to Asia at least for the foreseeable future.

The organisers of the Hong Kong show promised exhibitors that they would have new stand allocations for the May show before the 14th of February. To date the organisers have not done so. I strongly suspect that there will be no show in May. Who would go to Hong Kong even then? I think that going...

The March shows have now been postponed to the 18th to 21st of May. Both shows will be held simultaneously at the Airport venue. The real remaining questions are ... will the customers come and will the Virus be a thing of the past by May....?

The latest news looks rather bleak. All travel from the pearl farming areas of China to Hong Kong has been banned. There are over 80 confirmed cases in the Chinese pearl farming areas. Hong Kong has also severely restricted all travel from China to Hong Kong. As a long term exhibitor at the...

We exhibit in the Hong Kong show and most of our customers wire us the funds after they purchase the goods. We normally then Fed Ex the goods to the customer.

Yes! ..... and exhibiting in the pearl hall (1P22). I have made lots of interesting items for the show especially in rare fancy natural colours. Would like to meet anyone who is around.

Hi Pattye - thanks for the reply. They are two separate necklaces that can be worn as one. Up here in the UK we seldom see that round bright thing in the sky called the sun. I think in daylight the two necklaces would appear slightly less intense than in the photograph. Many of our customers are...

So here is the question ......We are working to prepare goods for the Vicenza and Hong Kong shows over the next few weeks and the real question is.... what colour do you think will be popular this coming year? We have had quite a few unusual bespoke requests in the last week like the light grey...

I tend to disagree - pearls ARE popular in Europe. Consumers have become more price sensitive and branded overpriced offerings are simply not performing. Who would want to pay thousands for a branded item that is readily available in exactly the same quality for a fraction of the price?

This is / was the largest pearl company in Europe for decades - not an online operation.

There is breaking news in Europe which will have an impact in our industry all over Europe and further afield. I post the original link below which is in German. https://www.gz-online.de/news-detail/schluss-fuer-schoeffel.html At the “better end” of the market Schoeffel has been the largest...

I will be exhibiting in the the pearl hall - stand 1D28 but only from the second day onwards. The timing of the show (the day after Jewish New Year) means that I will arrive a day late as I want to spend the holiday with my family. A small taster below ... 2 row natural blue Tahitian .....

If they are "Edison" pearls and black then they are 100% dyed. If you want a natural black colour and you like the peacock and aubergine overtones .... buy a nice Tahitian pearl....

The aircon is fine. My staff keep telling me how lucky I am because it is snowing back in London ....

We had a great first day! Customers have gone with size and fancy colours. Our 20.7mm South Sea piece was first to go. We also sold many large Tahiti loose pearls 16, 17 and 18mm. Peacock and bright green Tahiti’s have also gone well. I am loving the buzz of the show this year!