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Yes I agree! The Hanadama unbleached white does seem to have more blue overtones. In particular, there is one pearl within that strand that really stands out with an almost metallic sharp blue shine. I can always pick out that pearl when I examine the strand. I love it!

Thank you all for your kind words. GemGeek, yes, I have no idea how that photo turn up that way!! :)

Hope you don't mind - I'm just going pearl crazy at the moment and had to take shots of my pearls side by side. I'm now eyeing a Tahitian AND a freshadama/gem grade strand for my next acquisition. Pearls are addictive! Top are my 7-7.5mm natural unbleached hanadama studs, followed by the 8.5-9mm...

Hello, I'm new to the forum and also a new fan of pearls! A neck shot of the 18" 8.5mm - 9mm natural unbleached hanadama necklace that I bought from PP in December. Thanks for allowing me to share!

No neck shot until I wear something more than a sloppy tee and shorts lol. But I do agree that Mikimoto has v nice pearls. Although there is a difference in both lustre and orient between the two strands, I guess one must bear in mind that this is really the lowest of their five grades that I'm...

Yes I meant A1, sorry for the confusion! The nacre thickness on the hanadama necklace is 0.55mm and that of the earrings is 0.4mm. And here are pictures taken indoors with natural sunlight streaming in. I'm very happy with both strands of pearls and the hanadama still exhibits slightly higher...

Here are some pics which I took in the room this evening. Under this lighting it looks like there is very little difference between the Hanadama and the A+ mikimoto pearls. In real life, the Hanadama is a tad more lustrous but not as much as what I was hoping for, considering the A+ is the...

They have arrived and are indeed gorgeous! I had them sent to my office so I will take comparison pictures when I get home. The box in which the necklace came in had a lot of white lint specks though, and the earrings box cannot close properly so I would say PP was let down by poor packaging...

Yes I ordered the unbleached natural white hanadamas in a 8.5-9mm necklace and in a set of 7-7.5mm earrings. The pictures I have seen on this forum were TDF. The forum also gave me the idea to email PP asking for advance pictures of the pearls (I had never thought of doing that!) and Lynsey very...

Thank you! I really like them too - as a complete newbie, these were what made me totally change my mind about pearls. However I have since done as much research as I can, which leads me to be very excited about my PP hanadama natural white necklace and earrings; even opted for the more...

Pattye, here you go. The bottom right pic is just something I took this morning comparing the miki (bottom row) with a cheap choker of 8-8.5mm pearls which I had bought 4 years ago. I have also just placed an order with PP for some hanadama pearls and can't wait for it to arrive!

I wish I got a special cruise price lol - the price I paid is the same as the corresponding necklace found on mikimotoamerica.com (US$3500) - the box is hotstamped Mikimoto and the necklace is identical in structure (and clasp used) as that which appears on the Mikimoto website. I was just...

Hi, this is my maiden post on this board. I'm a complete newbie to pearls, having only developed an interest in them in the last few months or so. I recently purchased a pearl necklace by Mikimoto bearing the description of a graduated 9x7mm A1 necklace. I'm unsure what 9x7mm means - does it...