Can you tell me about grey/ silver pearls??

[that_someone_special]

Tell me everything you know about grey/ silver pearls....!

Are they natural? (obviously some can be dyed) But where/ which ones are the natural ones?

What do you look for in that color of pearl?

And if anyone has pictures of them.. please post!!! I''ve been obsessing over that color lately.

 

[LGK]

I have some yummy dyed silvery grey ones from Stachura Wholesale, they're big chunky freshwater keshis. Amazing iridescence or orient or whatever you want to call it, and very lustrous. They were $37. Linky

I think there's some unbleached baroque Akoyas that either Pearl Paradise or The Pearl Outlet offers. They look gorgeous too, and are natural colored- they're a silvery bluish grey color.

I have no idea how to tell dyed from undyed grey! I have always either bought from reputable places for the higher end stuff, or gone for clearly-labeled dyed freshwaters for cheap fun stuff.

I might be able to find them to post a pic. I have a bad feeling I stuck them in a jacket pocket though. And that might take a while to track down

I just realized yesterday I wasn't sure what I'd done with them...

This is the pic from their website.

Oh, just noticed: Stachura has some natural undyed silver Keshis now too- similar price to their dyed ones. Here.

 

[DiaDiva]

I have tahitians that are natural and undyed. I bought them from Elana and this is an example of one her silvery pearl necklace

 

[DiaDiva]

Here is a pic.

 

[clop]

Hiya!

I don''t know much about pearls, but I LOVE grey/silvery pearls. Below are my natural, undyed 8-9mm Tahitian pearls from The Pearl Outlet. Please excuse the poor picture quality, they were taken for scale purposes, and not for exhibiting the color/lustre etc of the pearls. They''re a bit lighter in real life than in the pics, but slightly darker, more of a graphite than from TPO''s pics.

 

[clop]

This is TPO''s pic of the Tahitians.

 

[clop]

These are TPO''s Silver Akoya''s w/ rose, aqua, and green overtones.

 

[clop]

These are TPO''s Gray South Sea pearls. I was contemplating this purchase too long, and then they were sold out

Both the South Seas and Akoyas were available during their November sale; I purchased my Tahitians during their October sale.

 

[that_someone_special]

I am digging all of the pearls posted

Sorry it took a while to respond-- I forgot I posted this thread

Clop, I could not find those liste on TPO website.. do you have a link to the akoyas with the rose, aqua and green overtones? Thanks for sharing too!

LittleGreyKitten, I don't know much about keshis, but I see that they can go for a large amount of money-- what is it about them that makes them go for more? It puzzles me....

DiaDiva, *drool*

 

[clop]

Hiya Swedish Bean! Below are the links for the pearls. Unfortunately, the Akoyas are sold out too. I contacted TPO, and they said they''ll let me know if they get any more grey/silver pearls in. I''ll post if they do. Thanks for starting this thread, such gorgeous eye candy!

Akoyas from November Blowout:
http://www.thepearloutlet.com/servlet/ProductView?commodityID=40794&command=cp&supplierID=490

October Blowout:
http://www.thepearloutlet.com/october09blowout.htm

November Blowout:
http://www.thepearloutlet.com/november09blowout.htm

 

[innerkitten]

DiaDiva, I loooove your pearls!

Some grey silver pearls are natural. I have a strand in lavender with strong silver overtones and some silver blue south sea earrings. And of course some silver blue untreated baroque akoyas.

 

[innerkitten]

Oooooooh! http://www.thepearloutlet.com/servlet/ProductView?commodityID=40794&command=cp&supplierID=490

I love these earrings!

 

[LGK]

Date: 11/24/2009 8:39:10 PM
Author: swedish bean
I am digging all of the pearls posted

Sorry it took a while to respond-- I forgot I posted this thread

Clop, I could not find those liste on TPO website.. do you have a link to the akoyas with the rose, aqua and green overtones? Thanks for sharing too!

LittleGreyKitten, I don't know much about keshis, but I see that they can go for a large amount of money-- what is it about them that makes them go for more? It puzzles me....

DiaDiva, *drool*

Freshwater keshis, like round freshwaters, can be quite reasonable. I am pretty sure it's the Tahitian, Akoya and other saltwater keshis that are very expensive. All keshis, even the saltwater ones, are solid nacre, no bead in the middle. From what I understand (and I'm no pearl expert, mind you) keshis are pearls that start spontaneously in an oyster used to culture pearls, rather than started by the pearl farmer. So they're a bit closer to a natural pearl in that way.

The keshis I own (freshies) have really striking lustre and orient. Way more than other pearls I own.

ETA: The second link in my post above is busted because they're out of the natural silver freshwater keshis. I got a strand but I had to get the slightly larger ones (oh woe is me!)