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a great pleasure to meet Steve and to see his nautilus pompilius blister pearl. That blister did not resemble a nice pearl, but i was hurried, the room lighting inadequate, and he had other materials to share...so i look forward to a more leisurely inspection. Best to all, Tom

Hi All, I have not seen the report yet, but information came down the line from GIA NY where these were tested, that they are all bead cultured! So, my suspicions were correct and I was, in fact, getting down to a bead nucleus. I will post more information later if there are any...

Hello everyone, the best way to reach me is via email at SalesVP@Sternpearls.com Hope to hear from you soon!

To answer this question, YES!!! The flame pattern on this pearl is absolutely amazing in real life. As usual with most pearls, a simple picture does it no justice.

Valeria101 and Dad, Thank you for the thoughts. These things are turning out to be quite a mystery as the discussion surrounding them continues. I will take the next step and bring them with me to GIA so we can see what some enhanced analysis yields. I will post the findings after my trip.

I also want to add... Many times in the field, I have seen a lot of people mishandling their weighing equipment. Scales are very sensitive and they must be treated as such, especially in regard to pearls, where accurate thousandths of a carat are necessary to have. Always make sure to leave your...

Hi everyone, My father, Dr. T.K. Stern, recently went on a trip to Hong Kong and found some "antique" pearls in a shop. Apparently he had been looking around when he found that the owner had a little bag of discarded old pearls sitting in one of the shelves. Allegedly they were very old...

Hello Everyone, My attention was recently brought to this thread and quite frankly, I am infuriated and disappointed. In the past and even now, my family and I are constantly faced with suppliers trying to push merchandise like this onto us. I have had enough with this type of business tactic...

Interesting.... I would like more suggestions on where I could find the right buyers. THE buyers, the biggest collectors. I am trying to find those who want the best so I can bring them the best. Any big names out there? Ways to contact them? And for Mikeyy, if you could, please tell me who the...

Greetings to all, If i had the greatest pearl in the world, who would buy it?