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Art, I hope you don't mind if I jump in with my own question to the group--since I am on the same search myself. I am trying to decide what tone I should be looking for. My wife has an dark hair, dark eyes and an medium-olive complexion. Should I be looking at champagne or deeper gold...

Wow... either you have the tiniest neck or those are HUGE!!!!!! Are they 15mm in the front??? Once you get into those sizes, the prices jump quickly. If you're comparison shopping, you'll see there's a huge difference in price between a 10-12mm strand, 12-14mm and 13-15. If you're trying to...

I can't answer any of the pearl cultivation questions, but I can tell you that those pearls look really nice (particularly the top 2 in post #4). Nice reflections! More importantly, it sounds like you had a really nice experience buying those pearls--and that makes them more special. Any...

Excellent point. I am not sure what mastercard and visa offer, but American Express has a reputation for being the best card for consumer purchase protection. Every AMEX card provides users with: (1) a 90 day return policy on any purchase they make using the card; (2) automatically extends...

It's hard to tell from the pictures--they look blurry to me and the ones that are clear are small. From what I can see, it looks like a very lovely strand and I like the shapes. Ovals, off rounds and semi-baroques--no weird pointed cones or snouts. If you're are happy with the strand, and...

Art: I understand your reluctance to make a huge purchase like this online. It is nice to be able to see what you're buying and handle it in person before making the purchase--especially when it comes to jewelry. That said, I strongly suggest you consider buying online. When it comes to an...

Art, like you, I have been looking at Tahitian and SS strands. The ones you have look very nice. In your opening post, you asked if you paid too much, but never mentioned a price. Of course, even if you did, it would be pretty hard to tell from here whether you paid a fair price or not (it's...

I looked into gold akoyas a while back (5 years ago) for another big b-day for my wife. At the time, the examples I saw were natural gold akoyas, but they looked tan or yellowish to my eye--not that really metallic gold you find on SS. The few truly nice looking gold akoyas I saw then were...

Thanks so much guys for the input. Obviously, I sort of knew in advance what you guys would say, but I needed to just hear it anyway. I guess I'll have save up a while to get her a set of south seas that she will truly love. Jeremy, are there actually freshies, dyed or otherwise, that can...

Thinking of buying Golden SS from "xiangmingtan" on ebay. Is this a mistake? Hi guys. I am new to the site--posting wise. I have been a lurker from time to time. This is such a great community and resource. Thanks for the effort y'all make to educate newbies like me. :) Anyway, my wife...