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I'm no expert but here's an article that made me go "uhm, really?" https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/buy-first-real-pearls-fake-south-sea-mikimoto-tiffany-10166906 Quotable quotes include: "The whiter the pearl, the more expensive." (sorry gold ssp's and SoC's!) "South Sea...

My wssp studs were feeling lonely, I didn't have a pendant or necklace to go with it. :p took me some time to decide on what to get (pendant or strand, went with strand), then what strand design and length, blah blah blah... I wanted a 35-in tenyo strand, but decided against it. It was too much...

hello pearl people! a friend lent me this necklace as part of my research (still working on what strand length i should go for). not sure what it is though, she said they are akoyas. it is pretty heavy and has grit to it, so yeah, they're real. the buttons, color and some spots throw me off...

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...

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...

I know I told myself I probably won't buy anything after my Jewelmer purchase, hehehe... famous last words. :p Here I am, planning my white pearl set. :P Here's the deal: I'm always a pendant and stud person. I work with my hands so nothing much there, just a watch and my wedding ring. I...

I know I should listen to the news, but I think all I did was look at her pearls. I think she rocked the look for her age, and now I want her necklace. :p :p :p http://time.com/4926285/japan-princess-mako-engagement-royal-title/

Hello there, me again! :) I got attracted to certain designs like the Paspaley Lavaliere and PP's Embrace pendants; the uneven 2-pearl lariat necklaces and Jewelmer's charms are kinda cute as well. However, these got me thinking: won't the gold scratch the pearls? Especially since the pearls...

Hello there, Forum newbie here... so how did I end up here? :) I was happily wearing my small 2mm cluster pearl earrings (which I owned since I was 7) when a colleague at work approached me in the wash room, genuinely showed concern and asked why was I wearing my daughter's pearls. She...