Idea for Husband's 50th Birthday Present

[Amrita]

Yes Wendy I remember - that was a great thread and it was a great discussion about the balance between profit and ethics!

 

[dmj]

yes i also declare my pearls but for some reason most post company s are not that safe anymore and they keep missing packages on a daily base so for me i dont put any value on the packages

and since there is no value they arrive safely

and a pearl has no set value its not a piece of gold where you can say hey its 20 grams so worth that much

it all depends where you live i guess where i am from i get my tax back as a company when i import something so it doesn't really matter

 

[dmj]

zengirl the 17,6 is somewhere around 1100

i think to actually have on a necklace or something as a men a 14 / 15 mm black pearl will be fine maybe more blue color than peacock and also the skin tone is important white skin does not go superb with a green pearl where blue does and darker skin is more nice with creme and green color pearls

tomorrow i have somebody from the cook islands here to look over some harvest and i think he has a idea for a men line with pearls also i will try to let you guys know what he is up to

 

[Alex]

Hi Daniel - 17.53...... that is a big pearl ....

1,100 is that GBP or USD ?

would love to see any picis you may have of the Cook Island pearls

 

[dmj]

gbp

i will take some pics tomorrow

 

[pattye]

As cuff links were mentioned, I just saw these Sea of Cortez mabes

 

[dkan 168]

1100 GBP for a single pearl???!!!

I wish I have deep pockets!

DK

 

[dmj]

wellll its a retail price ( i never no to give people retail or wholesale here ) anyway it will be made into a pendant and on display during international jewellery london in september so if your around

 

[dkan 168]

wellll its a retail price ( i never no to give people retail or wholesale here ) anyway it will be made into a pendant and on display during international jewellery london in september so if your around

Ooo, if it is opened to all and not just to those in the trade, then I would love to come along if it is during a weekend on a day trip.

It would be a pleasure to meet you in person and see your beautiful creations in the flesh!

Where could I find more information please?

DK

 

[dmj]

http://www.jewellerylondon.com it is a trade only show hopefully me and some other dutch designers will also do a non retail only show in london

 

[zengirl]

Pattye - those cufflinks are really lovely.

Ok, so I can't have a 20mm Peacock Tahitian. I'm open to a smaller one then. Looking.....