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I'm sorry to hear about the computers. What a headache. At least some of the surge protectors did their job. Glad to hear you guys are getting back on your feet.

Pattye, I love your keshi's. The bracelet is especially cool with the larger pearl charm.

Those earrings are TDF. Josh picked out a wonderful pair for you.

The other option would be to do 2 orders. That way customs sees with each order that it is under the threshold. But I agree that AAA would be fine for a bracelet.

Experts can correct me if I'm wrong but you might be best of with either of these two choices if you really want the piece to last 30-40 years: the Freshadama or the Natural White Hanadama. Akoya's have a bead on the inside that the oyster layers nacre over. What this means is that there is a...

Honestly, the size of the pearls that you want in AAA might be what is tripping suppliers up. Larger Tahitian pearls are usually the result of second graft techniques. This means that the farmer implants and harvests one pearl and then reimplants to harvest a second larger pearl in the future...

The issue with peals is that they are a commodity. Which means that it is hard for a single seller to have a monopoly on quality. While I buy a lot of brands when it comes to fashion, I buy quality at a fair price from less famous companies when it comes to pearls.

My first pearls were a 10-15 strand torsade of small rice crispy pearls strung with 2 akoya pearls which had been languishing in my mother's jewelery box unworn for a good decade. While I enjoyed giving that necklace new life, it wasn't the strand that caused my pearlitis. A PP Freshadama strand...

Hi guys, Thanks for the help. I should have been clearer. I am well aware of the size difference. I own tahitians and expect SS to be in a similar size range and was fully aware they are produced by different species. I was really curious about luster and color variation: issues with which...

I'm curious about the phrase "satin luster". One reads it throughout discussions of pearls. What is the distinction between satin luster and low luster? Satin always seemed a little bit like coded language but perhaps I'm wrong.

I'm not in the market yet, but I've started to be drawn to goldens. Other than the difference in value, do golden SS and golden akoyas have any other different characteristics? For example, should I expect one to have more luster than the other as well as more variation in overtones?

Love the clasp Wendy. I always think it is challenging to find a clasp which matches the weight of Tahitians.

My recent strand sounds very much like the one you describe wanting. I purchased it from Jose at www.tahitianpearls.biz/tahitian-pearl-necklace/multicolor_tahitian_pearl_necklace_tnmq.htm I was a little leery of purchasing it from a site that ended in .biz but after reading about other pearl...

Thanks Pattye. That pearl is by far my favorite. I just love blue tahitians. I haven't named it yet, but I'm thinking about it.

I totally agree with the sentiment about reading web photos of tahitians. I general, I find that they all seem a little puce-r in real life compared with specially lighted photos. That was definitely the case with my Tahitians I got from Jose. His picture: Mine: While I am not the best...

They look really lovely with the dress. High fashion win.

The overtones are so pretty.

The color and orient is really nice on the ones people have pictured. I passed this time but am definitely a bit envious. Saving my scheckles for some other pearl goals right now though.

Thanks for sharing with us. I'm going to third, fourth, fifth (?) liking the banded pearls especially.

I think that holiday jewelry shopping is so popular since people are already in a better mood due to the vacation. Also, the costs of the vacation, which frequently are quite expensive, make the jewelry seem relatively more reasonable. There is a bunch of behavioral economic research suggesting...