These blue baroque akoyas are on apparently the monthly special at PP again. After seeing all the beautiful longer strands from the last round, I soooo wanted to have a 36-inch necklace too. Unfortunately, the necklaces sold out so fast last time, and the subsequent returns were not great matches (my strand was very blue and fairly round).
I went into the PP offices recently when this batch of blue baroque akoyas arrived, so that I could select/match a strand. These pearls were SPECTACULAR in person, and en masse. Wow. The pearls had amazing luster and orient - it was so difficult to walk away with just one more strand.
If you missed out last time, this is a great chance to snag a strand!