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In case you missed the whirlwind live event we had last week at the shores of Lake Kasumi ga Ura, featuring the Pearl Paradise dream team, Mr. Kiyoshi Yoneguchi: the last remaining freshwater pearl farmer in Japan, and yours truly CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RECAP! This was SO fun to be a part of...

PEARLS BY THE BAY MAY 21st 2023 Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa in lovely downtown Sausalito California An intimate day long event : celebrating the essence, fashion, history and legends of PEARLS! LINK TO TICKETS (and more information on where to stay and the easiest ways to reach the event)...

The time has come! We are ON for Pearls By The Bay THIS May 15th 2022. Here is the link for tickets and more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pearls-by-the-bay-2022-tickets-301724023677 We will gather in the open air Junto Room of the Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa in the quaint...

Our Dear Pearl Friends, We are happy to announce and invite you to : The Pearls by the Bay 2021 : Sunday October 3rd in Sausalito California We will meet in the (open air) Junto Room at the Casa Madrona Hotel at 1 pm The intimate day long event which will include: Lunch, Pearl show and tell...

The last week or so I have been having an interesting although somewhat confused back and forth email ride with someone who showed me a photo of a strand of what may possibly be Japan Kasumi pearls purchased at Gump's (a high end retail department store in San Francisco). I have not seen the...

I got a text from a friend this last weekend including this photo she found on FB... It looks SO similar to the one I took and posted on our website so long ago. It is almost difficult to see the difference with out a magnifying glass. :cool: I used the Google reverse image search, and...

We are home now, but still glowing from our amazing time in Guaymas, Mexico at the Sea of Cortez pearl farm harvest. The first day there was a wonderful breeze and I had a great time squishing oyster guts, delighting in each and every pearl that was harvested. It was such a treat to see...

As many of you know, we buy and sell Japan Kasumi pearls which we buy directly from the farmers in Japan. I have posted numerous photos on pearl-guide and on our website, have fielded hundreds of inquiries, and mailed out hundreds of packets of information about these very special pearls. All of...

Please excuse me if this was already posted. The very first issue of Margaritalogia has been published by Elisabeth Strack (the Empress of Pearls). I am very excited to know she will be publishing newsletters, as she is such a brilliant mind and the most knowledgeable person on pearls in the...

I recently came by a strand of cultured pearls from the Pteria penguin shell. I found them in the far back of a suppliers show case and was immediately drawn to them because they were obviously ocean pearls but the colors were unlike any I had seen before.. Some golden mauve/brown tones mixed...

I haven't had a chance to check in on Pearl-Guide for quite some time... but I thought you all might enjoy this article written by Rudolf Voll aka "Pearl Admirer" (Fuji's father) from the Asahi Evening News Tuesday June 4th 1968. I love unearthing his old photos and writings... such a legacy...

Greetings from Hong Kong, I am hoping that some of you avid internet pearl hawks will help me out... I am trying to estimate the current market value for these vintage clasps. They are all stamped 14K and are all set with original Japanese Akoya pearls (by that i mean, I did not set the...

Happy Valentines Day Anyone have heart inspired pearls to share?

I am home again in sunny California again, and as promised here are just a few of the HUNDREDS of old Pacific Pearl photos that I unearthed in Hong Kong this last trip. Here is Fuji Voll as a baby in New York City 1949, with his mother Frieda Voll who is modeling a hair cap and several strand...

Ever wonder who actually buys all of those terrible lusterless Chinese pearls with holes and offered by the ton? The answer is : NO ONE ! Here's one to chew on.... The other day during lunch here in Kowloon, I noticed a freight truck across the street being loaded with taped boxes (that looked...

I thought you all might enjoy this pearl I found in a lot of thousands and thousands... MAY IS BIKE MONTH... ENJOY THE RIDE... or... SHARE THE ROAD TO FUN!!! Cheers, Sarah

Hello pearl lovers... I just wanted to let you all know that Laura McCabe has reopened her website www.justletmebead.com. In my opinion she is a GENIUS. The site is full of her latest works, and at very reasonable prices.. including bead work kits, original works and fun baubles. Her pieces...

Hello fellow pearl lovers..... I thought it appropriate to start a thread dedicated to the playful and regal spirit of the TIARA ! I have been meaning to share this beauty. Handmade by a dear friend of mine Katja. (she owns Tutto Amiamo Galleria in Petaluma, California.. and is well know for...

Greetings from an extra humid Hong Kong, I am not sure where to post this thread, but I am wondering if some of you online retailers, and online shoppers would help me navigate the world of "Bill Me Later" and Lay-Away. I am relatively new to on line retail sales, and having been in the...

Many of you have probably already know this and some of you may have already received your copy, but for the rest of you I would like to introduce you to the recently released (updated 5th edition) of THE PEARL BUYING GUIDE, by RENEE NEWMAN GG It is a wonderful rundown of what can be a...