buying advice sought - hanadama graduated

[jshepherd]

It is not very difficult to do, actually. You simply use pearls that you know will pass. In October, a producer/processor from Japan came to our office for a week and brought a lot of pearls. We selected all the zero-spot, highest-luster strands and sent them back to Japan with him for certification. Every strand passed. High-luster, one-spot strands will often pass certification, but the zero-spot high will pass every time.

 

[keepclam]

You are looking for an interesting piece. If I may ask, why a graduated strand?

Simply my wife's style preference.

As a consumer, I find it interesting to consider spending money for Hanadama pearls that are not yet Hanadama. I'd say that adds a level of discomfort, particularly when dealing with a vendor I have no past experience with that uses their own grading system. Trust is a difficult thing to gain, particularly with large purchases.

 

[jerin]

Keepclam,
in that case you are most certainly much better off to deal with one of our vendors on the forum, like Pearl Paradise, just look through other posts....