Fiji J Hunter pearls

[Lovinggems]

Recently I went to Fiji, I had a wonderful vacation. During my visit I went to the J Hunter Pearl Farm in Savusavu and got to see part of the 2015 harvest sorting. Here's a collage series of my visit.

 

[Lovinggems]

More photos.

 

[Lovinggems]

I purchased a pendant and 2 loose pearls. I want to create pearl rings with these pearls.

One is a antique bronze colour (green/bronze/gold), the other is a chocolate with lavender/cherry overtones.

I need to fix the photo rotation later.

 

[Lovinggems]

For the chocolate keshi I am looking at multi-row pave in red gold, white or cognac diamonds?

 

[Lovinggems]

A more organic bezel, like these rings.

 

[iguanatan]

Love your photos, and love the pearls you bought. The rings will be spectacular, I have no doubt!

 

[seaurchin]

Going to Fiji and picking out your own pearls. Wow! Can't wait to see the finished pieces.

 

[Acinom]

Ooh! I should come over to the pearl section more often. Thank you for posting the link to your thread!
I love love love the pendant and loose pearls you bought.

For the chocolate ring I think I would choose white diamonds for a fresh contrast. But combining it with champaign diamonds would also look very chique. It would be great if you could ask your jeweller for a layout in both color options. It is very well possible that you will be able to tell your preference then.

Happy thinking

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you iguanatan and seaurchin.
Acinom excellent idea, I'll also ask about different karats of rose gold. I'm happy you liked the pearl photos.

 

[Bailey1856]

Truly beautiful and unique pearls!

 

[Fly Girl]

I love your pearl choices. They are very fine examples of Fiji pearl colors.

The PP Facebook special this week reminds me of your ring setting examples for your keshi ring. Your keshi appears to be smaller than the sample rings, but the organic shapes will make for an amazing setting. I look forward to reports on this project.

Thanks for the photos of Fiji. It looks like a wonderful trip.

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you Bailey and Fly Girl.
The keshi is around 10.5mm so it is smaller than the inspiration rings, it has a flat bottom so it was a good ring stone candidate. Do you have any suggestions on the red gold and diamond colour? I thought of using pink sapphires but I need really small melees for this ring to look good.
Here's a photo on my finger, can't capture the lavender overtones well here.

 

[Fly Girl]

Thank you Bailey and Fly Girl.
The keshi is around 10.5mm so it is smaller than the inspiration rings, it has a flat bottom so it was a good ring stone candidate. Do you have any suggestions on the red gold and diamond colour? I thought of using pink sapphires but I need really small melees for this ring to look good.
Here's a photo on my finger, can't capture the lavender overtones well here.

Personally, I'd find a local designer/jeweler and lay the pearl against different materials. It will sing when you find the ring color tone. It might be good old yellow gold, but a really nice red gold might be perfect. I had a piece made within the last year with lavender sapphire melee, and that stuff is gorgeous. The sapphire melee comes in a variety of colors. I think it might be perfect for your pearl.

 

[Acinom]

Thank you Bailey and Fly Girl.
The keshi is around 10.5mm so it is smaller than the inspiration rings, it has a flat bottom so it was a good ring stone candidate. Do you have any suggestions on the red gold and diamond colour? I thought of using pink sapphires but I need really small melees for this ring to look good.
Here's a photo on my finger, can't capture the lavender overtones well here.

Love this photo

 

[Pirard]

I want to dive into that beautiful bowl of pearls...thanks for sharing these photos! And I look forward to seeing the completed projects!

 

[Kay]

Thank you for sharing the pictures from your trip. How exciting to be able to visit Fiji and choose your own pearls! You chose beautiful pearl souvenirs!

I like the idea of a setting with an organic shape for your keshi ring. I love the rings Yvel does with keshi and satin finish gold.

http://www.yvel.com/24-satin-sea-pearl-collection#/jewel_type-rings

 

[CRDKeshi]

That pearl looks so much more beautiful on your hand; I love that soft, fluid, melting organic shape

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you Bailey and Fly Girl.
The keshi is around 10.5mm so it is smaller than the inspiration rings, it has a flat bottom so it was a good ring stone candidate. Do you have any suggestions on the red gold and diamond colour? I thought of using pink sapphires but I need really small melees for this ring to look good.
Here's a photo on my finger, can't capture the lavender overtones well here.

Personally, I'd find a local designer/jeweler and lay the pearl against different materials. It will sing when you find the ring color tone. It might be good old yellow gold, but a really nice red gold might be perfect. I had a piece made within the last year with lavender sapphire melee, and that stuff is gorgeous. The sapphire melee comes in a variety of colors. I think it might be perfect for your pearl.

Fly Girl I'll never get tired of looking at your collection and I like your jewelry aesthetics alot, if only I have T Lee as my local designer/jeweller. The melees in your photo look a lot like rubies, are they more purplish in real life? I tried placing the pearl against white/yellow/rose gold etc, I've ruled out pale pink, white and 24 kt yellow. So now it's between red and 18 yellow gold. I think the right shade of red wil match the earthy warmth of the keshi.

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you Bailey and Fly Girl.
The keshi is around 10.5mm so it is smaller than the inspiration rings, it has a flat bottom so it was a good ring stone candidate. Do you have any suggestions on the red gold and diamond colour? I thought of using pink sapphires but I need really small melees for this ring to look good.
Here's a photo on my finger, can't capture the lavender overtones well here.

Love this photo

Thank you Acinom, I know your ban hasn't extended to pearls yet.

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you for sharing the pictures from your trip. How exciting to be able to visit Fiji and choose your own pearls! You chose beautiful pearl souvenirs!

I like the idea of a setting with an organic shape for your keshi ring. I love the rings Yvel does with keshi and satin finish gold.

http://www.yvel.com/24-satin-sea-pearl-collection#/jewel_type-rings

Thank you for your kind words again Pirard and CRDKeshi. Fiji is very close to Australia so it was the ideal place to visit from this part of the world. CRDKeshi if I didn't choose the pearls in person I would have gone for one of the darker chocolates, but I was able to put them between my fingers and view it against my skintone, seems like the paler pearls look better on me.

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you for sharing the pictures from your trip. How exciting to be able to visit Fiji and choose your own pearls! You chose beautiful pearl souvenirs!

I like the idea of a setting with an organic shape for your keshi ring. I love the rings Yvel does with keshi and satin finish gold.

http://www.yvel.com/24-satin-sea-pearl-collection#/jewel_type-rings

Kay I love that website, your recommendation is perfect.

 

[jack111]

wow,so beautiful!

 

[CRDKeshi]

Kay, you are a dangerous woman LOL ... that Sati Sea keshi collection is gorgeous

 

[Kay]

Yep, that's me, a dangerous woman. I am in love with the Satin Sea collection -- it makes me crave something with matte yellow or rose gold.

I am just waiting for the right keshi to come along for this ring:



It looks great with the WSS keshi, but I can also picture it with a colorful FW, Tahitian, Fiji or SOC keshi.

 

[CRDKeshi]

Yep, Dangerous Kay All those ideas would be stunning!

 

[Lovinggems]

Thank you jack111. Kay I love your choice , and I love the station necklaces on the Yvel website.

 

[NacreLover]

Thanks for posting this. You did something on my bucket list. Are there more photos you can share?

 

[Lovinggems]

Thanks for posting this. You did something on my bucket list. Are there more photos you can share?

Thanks NacreLover, I will look through the files again, a lot were repeats and some were overly dark.
It's definitely worth visiting if you like relaxing and water, and I'm sure you'll choose really gorgeous specimens to take home with you.

 

[Tucs]

Ooh I like that ring! Modern, simple design yet elegant.

 

[icy_jade]

Lovinggems: thanks for sharing your lovely pearl pics. That Keshi strand. Wow.

How will you describe the difference in color between Fiji pearls and the usual Tahitians? Also was it mentioned why the pearl color differs? Eg due to breeding of specific desired colours or the pearls/shells originally have different colours than those in other regions?