jshepherd
Pearl Paradise
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Is it true that a baroque shape indicates that the nacre is thick?
Not always. It will typically mean nacre is thick in different parts of the pearl (like the extended part).
Is it true that a baroque shape indicates that the nacre is thick?
Not always. It will typically mean nacre is thick in different parts of the pearl (like the extended part).
Thanks for your clarification, Jeremy.
I'm looking forward to souffle Tahitian pearls too
So, from a consumer point of view, given that we know lots of pearls were being smuggled out anyway, the system was nice but fairly pointless and just added to the costs for legitimate pearls. It also, as it stands, stops the export of the ' souffle'ish pearls, and I assume we all want to see them.
The mistake is to believe that this will be the producers that will define the quality criteria, it will be buyers who will define it and I can already see the depreciation of the pearl of Polynesia even if these producers think master the market.
It will sell scrap, pearls without layers and without control, super !!! Bravo!!! Total discrediting of the products.
DEATH OF AN ANNOUNCED PEARL:
- Notice to pearl farmers: now you can harvest in 6 or 8 months time to reach your quota and limit costs by reducing your activities until the year after. The layer of nacre is not mandatory ... why wait longer to harvest = increased production.
Aren't souffle Tahitians unlawful for export under the nacre depth over the bead law, Jeremy?
Moving forward, it's wise to be wary of cheaper Tahitians, but I'd think most will be terrific as ever.
Jeremy, I don't know the exact current legislation (and can't find the statute itself online) but isn't that an unlawful export then? If giving the pearls away gets around the law it is a remarkably bad law with a huge hole in it.
The low grade ones are already getting to market, that's the point Pearl Dreams. If a farmer knows his pearls will fail he simply smuggles them out rather than submitting them for testing/
.Justin is in Fiji so he's not bound by the Tahitian nacre requirements is that correct? If he's not, what is the nacre depth on his Tahitians ?because his are truly gorgeous.
Josh is bound by the requirements is that right ? So his pearls would have the required ( for now) depth - it would be interesting to see if there is a visible difference in the appearance of the pearls if the nacre is less. Though I would imagine he will continue to grow his stunning pearls to his current standard.
Your generalizations are wrong.
There are a few bad apples, but they are the exception and not the rule. I only know they exist because I see the pearls in Hong Kong and they rarely make it out to the show floor. The only company I've seen consistently with pearls that look smuggled is Shanghai Pearls.