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Slraep
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Hah, I have been very naughty and lied! It is not from a Chinese vendor. It's....
http://www.perlesdetahiti.net/site/en/505.html
Slraep
http://www.perlesdetahiti.net/site/en/505.html
Slraep
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jerin
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Aha, but then I did not guess wrong reg. the colours, but the shape still baffles me... it is the very first Tahitian with a shape like a freshwater
Naughty girl!
I have checked the link form Panda's discussion:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330077531801
The same saler sell the clasp for $36 and Earring without pearls for $30. So he has only $60 for the pearls and EBay cost.
With this cost, one can not buy good Akoya-pearls with 6,5-7.5mm.
Also one sell akoya generally 6,5-7,0 mm and 7,0-7,5mm.
JWei
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330077531801
The same saler sell the clasp for $36 and Earring without pearls for $30. So he has only $60 for the pearls and EBay cost.
With this cost, one can not buy good Akoya-pearls with 6,5-7.5mm.
Also one sell akoya generally 6,5-7,0 mm and 7,0-7,5mm.
JWei
I have found this thread absolutely fascinating. In my recent quest for a 'good' 9-10mm or 10-11mm freshwater black strand, I have seen many interesting dye jobs and I do agree they are getting close to 'Tahitian black'. But none of the pearls I have yet seen have been of sufficiently good surface or shape for them to ever be confused with Tahitians. In fact I'm ready to give up trying to find a good black freshwater strand in these sizes because the quality is quite poor. I have of course looked at the various sites of the trusted sellers on the forum, but failing that I have had recourse to e-Bay. I'm expecting something on Monday. Goodness knows what it will be like, but the picture was very nice.
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Valeria101
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PGDesign said:
No surpise, the pearls would have had to be nice to begin with to look nice died. And I am not sure how many would tint large, fine freshwaters.
If I'm not mistaking, 10mm is not large for the bead-nucleated black pearls, but rather large for the non-beaded freshwaters.
Maybe around 8mm you'd have a better chance...
Hi Valeria,
Yes, that's exactly what I've been told, good pearls of that size would not be dyed, only the poorer quality ones would be given that treatment. I would have to compromise size over quality. It will be interesting to see what turns up in the post on Monday. They are described as Lustre: AAA Surface: AA Shape: AA. Not that 'grading' tells you much. Since posting just now, I have fallen victim to overwhelming curiosity and ordered another 10-11mm strand, this time described as 'Tahitian black'. Since they will relevant to this thread, I shall try to take a photograph of them. They'll be delivered in about a week.
Since finding this forum I have come to understand what 'pearl addiction' really means. I have now got it, certainly.
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