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some of the mistakes are no intentional (gulf of mexico) while some others may well be intentional. I find it suprizing that no one in the committee corected the gulf of mexico mistake, which makes me wonder if the actually read the finished thing. I also find suprizing that all agreed about the...

Mike, are you going to that tahitian pearl auction? I'd love to hear how the auction went. It is the first one since all the news about the GIE and the export tax and it would be interesting to see how buyers react.

I absolutely agree. Some of these guys are however experts and do know the product. Ken Scaratt for instance. It looks like they overlooked the "details"... the odd pearl types... and the freshies. I'm actually wondering if The Pearl Steering Committee actually did write the blue book or just...

Conf?d?ration Internationale des Bijoutiers, Joailliers et Orf?vres (CIBJO) There's a more recent version of the book here: http://perles.effisk.net/blog/images/pdf/CIBJO-Pearl-Blue-Book.pdf I haven't taken the time to compare both versions. quote: The draft was prepared by The Pearl Steering...

eh wait the picture has changed! where's the clasp gone? (I was worried you were daltonian or something with the first pic :D )

what is the clasp made of?

That pretty much answers my question. ;)

Isn't the service de la perliculture a completely different organization from the GIE PDT? They were however both created at the initiative of the local government, but I don't think the dissolution of the GIE PDT would affect the nacre thickness minimum. There are other GIEs around...

I thought it was some kind of dental floss until I googled it. :)

They're 100% faux. Some members of the discussion may be too polite to say so. I'm not. :p I had some doubts with the first couple of pics, but these two don't lie: https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/attachments/cultured-pearls/5119d1221095711-thrift-store-find-too-good-true-pearls2.jpg...

Josh I've seen a couple of surfboards on your photos. How are the waves on ahe? Any kitebaording down there?

Circled pearls are circled because they're turning in the pearl sac. At one point and for some reason the production of nacre slows down on parts of the the pearl sac's surface. Because the pearl is moving in the sac, the depression follows, thus creating circles. It's a theory that's still...

I took a year of during my studies. Not pearl related at all... I was in charge of maintenance in a hotel! and I worked in a deli on Dundas st. http://www.list.co.uk/place/100306-glass-thompson/ Best cheesecake and tarte au citron ever! but the chef has changed since then...

Peter is referring to the disease that killed young oysters in 2000 on Manihiki. Ben Ponia said at the time that it would take five years for the local industry to completely recover.

I was just outlining the trend. Less funds, both for PR, marketing & so on.

R?gine Doloy, ex-PR for the GIE in France just confirmed the ex- part. She told me that most PR representatives are in the same situation. The GIE is visibly rationalizing its budget.

Horus if I remember my history courses properly. Was this a clasp? I spent a year in Endinbugh. Was working just off the royal mile. I loved the city and really enjoyed the long summer days.

yet another quahog pearl makes its way to a dinner plate http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/LIFE/808270302/-1/NEWS And if you don't find a pearl in your own quahogs, not a problem, grandma's chowder recipe is conveniently detailed at the end of the article.

I'll really have to get a closeup as the surface is really hard to describe. It isn't smooth, I wouldn't say porcelain like. It's actually slightly bumpy, but with a regular pattern. No flames comparable to the conch pearls. It seems slightly transparent too. There is no iridescence as such but...

Sorry for the wait :) I'll try to get closeups. The skin of the pearl is really different, a bit like sanded glass.