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I think those mabe necklaces are fantastic!!! I hope to see the generation of many more! Who woulda thunk mabes could make such a stunning statement in a necklace? I haven't seen mabe necklaces before these sea of Cortez ones- but they sure are a good idea!

D... I just loved meeting you, at last! And your pearls!

My hubby has been wearing strings of beads since the 1960's when I made him some "love beads" with a real, natural pearl on it from my grandfather's collection. (The grandfather sponsored pearl dhows in the Persian Gulf right at the end of the pearl business in Bahrain from the 30's-50's, when...

Just curious... Do I have to take the course to get the certificate? Or, can I just get one? This is going to be THE certificate that counts in the future of pearls IMO!! Jeremy's editing has been sheer genius! I supplied the first draft words, relying heavily on Strack in content and style...

I love klonks! So glad to see one!!!! And such a beautiful one. The big pearls that are solid nacre take ten years to grow. Now that nucleated klonks are more and more available, they only take 18 months or so to grow. My personal opinion is that ten year klonks are going to get rare in short...

Do I get any credit? I worked about 200 hours writing for it.

Wow. Looks like the biggest selection of types of pearls ever with Justin Hunter's and the pipi pearls!!! On his website Justin Hunter has some striped pearls like i have never seen before! I recently found out that the Tahitian pearl mollusk of Fiji has a bright orange body, though it is...

I don't think so. I have had some freshwaters that big. They are huge, what a great strand!!!!! The shape is a little eggy and would never be elongated like that if it had a nucleus. Freshwater pearls that size are unusual and will become more unusual once the the nucleated huge ones started...

Your necklace was made in Japan, but there is no telling where the pearls originated. What I meant was it was always impossible to tell real Biwas from Chinese ones; they come from the same mussel and were sold through the same channels in Japan until China started marketing on their own. The...

PS. The Diamond Policy was Japan's 'trade agreement' for growing pearls outside of Japan. It dictated that the foreign farmer provide all the capital, and hire only Japanese technicians. The Japanese would hold all the technical knowledge and were not allowed to share or teach it, and all the...

That kind of necklace is the mainstay of the high end "biwa" pearls. That is a wonderful clasp! I learned something else after I wrote the little history above. I picked up on a fact I overlooked previously. Apparently Dr. Masao Fujita quit Mikimoto in a huff (though his brother stayed with...

I don't think certification would matter on a strand like this. It looks old and the pearls look natural as they were, back then. If there were an appraiser that knew anything about old pearls, that would be a better option, but I am inclined to accept them as what they look like. Those old...

I like this idea!

If it isn't glass, you could half-drill it and wear it as a pendant or ring. If it is glass, it won't drill without shattering, so then something like a claw setting would be secure without drilling.. Whatever it is, it is a rare and wonderful gift of the sea!

Let me add my opinion- that it looks fabulous on you and that is just the right finger to wear it on to make it an up-to-date accessory.:cool: It is far more understated on the hand. The pearl seems to have orient- that play of blue and pink across the surface? It least it photographs like it...

If you haven't checked out Wendy yet, here is my thought: That bracelet would be overpriced at $250.00, let alone 250 pounds. I agree about the clasp. it is the cheapest available and it meant for necklaces where you can use two hands to open and close it. Wendy has this akoya bracelet for...

That piece is natural. I don't see any if, ands or buts about it, cultured pearls do not occur like that. It includes parts of the shell it was attached to to enhance the idea of a clump of grapes, a shape that is a fairly common occurence in natural pearls, though that one is the best I can...

https://www.amazon.com/Jewels-Sea-Pearl-Fishing-Arabian/dp/1909339296/sea+of+pearls I looks like it is for younger folks too. It is short, but I am ordering it and will report, once I get it Product Details Paperback: 60 pages Publisher: Medina Publishers (June 19, 2016) Language...

Good luck to you and your fishy pearl. If I were you, I'd wear it until someone wants to buy it right off of you.