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Bumping up this thread, maybe there will be other contributors. For me, it's quality. I prefer limited but ohh-la-laaa options, it makes decision-making at 7am for accessories a lot easier. :P I am new to pearls, but not so much on other jewelry. And well, for most purchases, from my phone...

Just noticed at the recent Singapore jewelry fair that the adjustable opera/rope strands are all over the place. Basket clasps or in-between pearl clasps seem to be a popular option. Any reason why they became mainstream? (e.g. some celebrity wore it? trickled down from high end shops like...

No problem Lugana. I must have bad eyesight, all of them seem to have great luster and surface quality. Top 2 tenyo are more consistently pink, 3rd strand looks creamy, and the last one, well, looks pink like the first two! I also checked their nacre thickness, they are all 0.5mm to 0.8mm. I...

Ok, so I visited a few more stalls for hanadamas, and it seems that there is pride when they say, "we also have tenyou, you want to see it?". I feel so bad not knowing about it but I ride along and ask for it to be taken out. And they do take these out with a flourish! Maybe the seniors and...

Got it, thanks Jeremy! The puzzled look on my face must have amused the shop guy. It was hard reading the Japanese certs with what little practice I have, and encountering the Tenjou grade stumped me. :)

Thanks Jeremy, any idea how it differs from a Hanadama? I wanted to ask the vendor, unfortunately he's not proficient in English. I wish I took my Japanese language classes more seriously... :(

Hello pearl people! I am at the jewelry fair here in Singapore, and I came across a beautiful 8.5-9mm akoya necklace. The shop guy said that this is a Tenjou grade (for those who know Japanese, the sign on the PSL certificate has the characters "heaven" and "lady" on it). And he said that this...

Wow, fresh Fijis! My eyes went straight for that golden drop, hahaha! I wish you could join the jewelry fairs here in SG, we're just 8 hours away! :)

I usually prefer round ones, must be the OCD in me. However, I'm beginning to appreciate baroque and circled tahitians. The color play seems to be stronger in these. Maybe I should consider a rope of baroques, hmmm...

Oooh, a hanadama rope! beautiful, BWeaves! Quick one: was it assessed/sold as a rope, or is it 2 hanadama strands restrung?

I like the way you think, PD! ;) ;) ;)

Last one, I was referring to the Jewelmer boutique shops which are in all major malls, not jewelers using Jewelmer pearls which is uncommon in Manila. A friend of mine in Tokyo mentioned that Jewelmer is more expensive in Japan, because of the luxury tax imposed over there. Sometimes even...

wow, i can only imaging the price of that third one... beautiful!

Case closed! :p Enjoy your mother's Miki's, hope we see more shots of your string in action soon! :)

oh man, that harvest strand is really something! congrats on your purchase, and don't forget the neck shots!

Had to look for newberry's explanation earlier. I guess we'll just refer the harvest strand source as "that gssp farmer in the Philippines"? :rolleyes: ;) Since Jeremy mentioned in FB that some harvest strands from the same source are being made (by the beach, over a glass of wine if I...

Now that is some wearable art piece! The stand was a really good idea!

Looks like it! Congrats on the purchase! There are a lot of ssp's in PH, but it's rare to find a pretty good one. Usually there are quite a number of "fish bites" (which annoys me), or the surface is obviously uneven (again, annoying!), some vendors will say they're round (nope, just...

Photos are a bit dark, but it seems that the PP one is more silver grey and the BN one is more rose/cream? I'd play devil's advocate and say, why not go for the hanadama? :rolleyes: ;) maybe it's my buying habit (i'm a one-and-done person), but I'd say save a little bit more, and purchase the...

they look tahitians for me too! how do you like your pearls so far? and as a "practice", any chance of neck shots? :P