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Katbran, thank you for the input, oddly enough, my pearls never went missing via regular post, e-packet and so on, which at the beginning It was what I also thought It would happen. What would a lot be ? I imagine in my case would end up being a few kgs, making the trip worth it ( in theory )...

Hello, I own a small jewelry company based in Brazil ( I mean really small, Just me ) this year I am considering taking the flight to HK and do some pearl buying, as the dollar is, at the moment, very strong against the Brazilian Real, huge sums of money may not be at my disposal, with that in...

Once again, thank you. I feel more at ease now.

Pearl Dreams, thank you for the reply. To my eye, it's an area that kind of seems "peeled" with a chunck of it's outer layer already gone. Could It simply be a flaw that simply came with the pearl ? Btw, I smashed I couple.

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Hello, I was wondering If I could post some pictures of a few strands I have. I bought them Very cheaply a while ago, however, due to insecurity on my fresh " knowledge" on the matter, could someone give me ama opinion oh these ? For me they are what they were sold as ( freshwater pearls ) but...

I've always loved jewelry and precious stones etc etc. I've been reading extensively about jewelry history. I do plan in the future ( not too far ahead ) to became a gemologist( hopefully at the GIA too ) and a bench jeweler ( not to pursue a career as such, but one must know how things are done...

Amrita, thank you. So you also work with wholesale? That could be a start. We must talk then.

Yes yes i saw at the GIA store a week ago, but if you check the status, it's in back order, i send an email and the reply i've got was: they have no ideia when and if the book will be for sale again, because they got some conflicted information from the publisher. They just told to keep watching...

I see. Well, I don't really have a background with pearls, I'm still educating myself on that field. I've been trying to find Pearls by Elisabeth Strack and it's been impossible. I can only find it in german, and my knolege of the german lenguage is quite basic.I'm starting the GIA Pearl Grading...

Pattye, yes, i'm starting a pearls business. In the next few months i will be making the final decision on it. Well, to start with, it will not be a huge amount, i'm just starting after all, but the first investment in pearls will be around 7 to 10 thousand US dollars. MY first idea is to start...

So, for wholesale wich one would be better ? Hong Kong or Beijing ? And going to China is the only good way to buy them ? I mean, is there any trustworthy company that takes orders online ? Thank you PS: I'm quite new here