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Inside this book......

One of my most prized possessions of pearling memorabilia.

that's just brilliant!

There are some in India, I have a few clients interested in culturing pearls in their local species.

Can't put my finger on it but to me, there seems to be something about these pearls that suggests a different provenance...

Correct pearl dreams, most mabe nuclei are produced from plastic based raw materials and are typically glued to the inside of the shell. With abalone, the procedure is a little more difficult than pearl oysters as the foot of the abalone is so strong compared to the mantle of an oyster. There...

Yes we are fussy but we need to be. It's an important part of every day! (almost as important as wine is for later :o)

They're great Katbran! Hope you have fun there!! (and enjoy the coffee :) )

yep...spectacular!

That necklace is gorgeous!

Good share Mikey

great colours!

They look gorgeous together!

That's a gorgeous piece. Hope you wear it in good health and happiness

Thanks everyone. They do look gorgeous and looked even better on her. They were 14mm which I didn't add earlier.

Just thought you might like to know the outcome. ZedPea viewed various pairs and ended up choosing these buttons.

I'm getting some samples for ZedPea to check out and the parcel will include some 14mm buttons! Well recommended everyone!

Hi Zed Pea I can probably help....and i'm in Western Australia too! If you can email me on george@pearlingtechnologies.com and let me know what you're after, I can try and get some pairs (in various sizes and grades) for you to check out and compare. All depends on what stock is available. Cheers

We've uncovered ceramic, stone, glass, plastic etc. We've also seen half drilled nuclei with small plastic discs fixed into the hole by a small plastic pin!

Yeah they are a bit pricey. Even though they're made in China and labour is cheaper, they're essentially all hand made and polished, so cost is higher than machine made rounds. Not sure that many would be using these and most of the drops on the market would most likely have round nuclei within...